Product Manual

If you still cannot eliminate the failure situation, please consult Bainbridge
Technologies or any of our distributors
Explosive gases. Prevent ames and sparks. Provide adequate
ventilation during charging.
Disconnect the supply before making or breaking the connections
to the battery.
Against recharging non-rechargeable batteries.
WARNING:
CAUTION: (1) Temperature of the case will be high during the charging operation.
(2) If the AC input terminal does not connect to F.G. or the ground, then
the case should be grounded or the leakage current may harm the
users while touching the case.
(3) The charger should be xed rmly at its operation place or be
mounted on a holding rack for extra support. Reserved space for
built in is at least (325*145*55) L*W*H
(4) During charging, the battery must be placed in a well ventilated
area.
Notes On Failure Elimination
Status
Possible Reasons
Ways to Eliminate
No output
voltage
Output voltage
is too low
Can’t achieve
the FLOAT
(green light)
stage after
long period
of charging
operation
Power switch is not set to ON(-)
Set the power switch to ON(-)
Wrong polarity of the battery
connection (output fuse open)
Replace the fuse
Wrong selection of the
115/230Vac switch
Repair required. Please
send it back to us or any
of our distributors
Wrong selection of the
115/230Vac switch
Choose the correct input
voltage range through the
115/230Vac switch
Batteries are aging or broken Replace the batteries
The gauge of output wire is not
large enough
Choose connecting wires
with suitable gauge
Model
PB-360-12
PB-360-24
PB-360-48
Suggested Battery capacity
80-200Ah
40-125Ah
20-65Ah
1. It will not have any problem if the capacity of batteries larger than the suggested
value. It just takes more time to make the batteries fully charged!
2. If you have any question about
the suitable charging current for
the batteries, please refer to the
technical data provided by the
battery manufacturers or consult
the vendor of the batteries.
Suggested Battery Capacity:
Please choose wires with
suitable diameter of its cross
section based on the current
rating. Please refer to the
following table for the information
of some frequently used wires.
Using red wires to connect
the (+) terminals and black
ones for (-) terminals is highly
recommended. (Black wires for
grounding is a usual practice in
electrical applications.)
AWG
10
12
14
16
18
20
CROSS
SECTION(mm
2
)
5.262
3.309
2.081
1.309
0.823
0.517
Max.Current(A)
UL1015(600V 105
o
C)
35
22
12
8
6
4
Selection Of Output Connection:
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
-20 0 20 40 60 80
LOAD (%)
Ambient Temperature (
o
C)
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
-20 0 20 40 60 80
LOAD (%)
External Case Temperature (
o
C)
1. Below the ambient temperature
of 40
o
C , PB-360 can provide the
maximum charging current to the
batteries. If the ambient temperature
is higher than 40
o
C, the output current
of PB-360 will decrease automatically.
Please refer to the derating curve
shown as below:
2. Below the ambient temperature
of 40
o
C, PB-360 can provide the
maximum charging current to the
batteries. If the ambient temperature
is higher than 40
o
C, the output current
of PB-360 will decrease automatically.
Please refer to the derating curve
shown as below:
Charging Current And Ambient Temperature:
NOTE: Output voltage of the charger (VFLT) can be adjusted through SVR1 without
connecting the batteries and this adjustment will change the value of V at
the same time. For example, if originally VFLT is 13.6V and VBOOST is 14.4V,
after adjusting V to 13.2V under no-load condition, V will also reduce to 14V.
So, please consult the manufacturer of batteries about the suitable charging
voltage before make any adjustment.
1. Make sure the charger is shut off and choosing suitable wires to
connect the charger and batteries based on the rating of charging
current. The polarity must be correct: charger output (+) should
be connected to the (+) terminal of batteries and charger output
(-) should be connected to the (-) terminal. In no times should the
(+) and (-) be short together or the charger and batteries will be
damaged.
2. Select the correct input voltage range between 115VAC and 230VAC.
The selecting switch is preset at 230VAC in the factory.
3. Set the ON/OFF(0/-) power switch to ON(-) and check whether the
operation of LED is correct (red : charging; green : battery is full).
1. The charger is only suitable for “lead-acid” batteries.
2. The charger should be assembled in the place with good ventilation
and low moisture. Exposure to the rain or snow is strictly prohibited.
3. Wires connecting between the charger and batteries should be
as short as possible since the high voltage drop on the wires will
increase the time required to fully charge the batteries.
4. Make sure the charging voltage and charging current are suitable for
the batteries you are using.
5. If the batteries need to connect in series for charging, old batteries
are not suggested to be used with new ones or the lifetime of
batteries may reduce because of the unbalance charging voltage
distribution on new and old batteries.
6. Please turn off the charger before connecting or disconnecting the
wires.
7. The charger has a 2-year worldwide warranty, however, damages
from misusing the charger will not be included in the coverage of
warranty.
Assembly Procedure:
Notes on Operation:
At the beginning stage of operation, the charger provides the largest
current with 14.4Vdc of output voltage (for 12V batteries) to charge
batteries. The LED indicator will lighten in red and the built-in fan will
spin to dissipate the heat (360W only). After a period of time (probably a
couple of hours, based on the capacity of batteries), the charging current
will decrease gradually. After reaching 10% of its maximum value, the
charger will go into “oating-charge” stage. The fan will stop spinning,
charging voltage will decrease to 13.6Vdc, and the LED indicator will turn
to green. The relationship between charging current and charging voltage
for each operation stage are shown in the curves below:
Status Under General Operation:
STATE
VBOOST
VFLT
PB-300/360-12
14.4V
13.6V
PB-300/360-24
28.8V
27.2V
PB-300/360-48
57.6V
54.4V
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