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HOW TO RECOGNIZE WHEN YOUR POWERTOP IS CHARGED
The PowerTop when fully charged will have a voltmeter reading of 12.8-13.2 volts on the LCD display. It is
recommended to place it on charge aer purchasing and every 21-28 days or so if kept in storage for any period. No
need to leave it on indenitely ( ie: oat charging as it’s called ) - as this will shorten the baery life.
As the voltage reading falls o - these are the typical readings you should see to determine the level of charge sll in
your baery >
13.2 volts is 100% charged; (Full FLOAT status - reading will slowly fall to 12.8v)
12.8 volts is 100% charged; BOOST indicates ready to use
12.4 volts is 50% charged; < Lowest recommended level of discharge to get best baery life
12.0 volts is 25 % charged; < Audible baery alarm will sound
Use external charger when baery falls below this level
11.0 volts is 0% empty. < Automac low voltage shutdown - external charger required
When charging with the internal charger - the meter voltage will rise up to 14.2 volts and then start to fall back down
to about 13.7 volts DC.
It may toggle between the BOOST and FLOAT levels before fully charged. Once fully Charged the unit can be turned
o at the wall socket. The BOOST light will stay on all the me except when the baery voltage is above 14.2V.
The charge me for this to happen can vary depending on baery condion, but up to 16 hours maximum is required
for a full charge to be realized.
Aer turning o the Ac wall charger - the PowerTop will sit on a reading of 13.2 volts for a couple of hours - before
seling down to the nal 13.2 - 12.8 volt reading of 100% full; - whereby it will stay on that reading for a number of
weeks before slowly discharging. This is with NO appliance plugged in and the unit sing in storage.
Charging through the Red Solar, Grey with a DC-DC charger, or Blue Vehicle Anderson sockets, can speed the charging
process up to be much quicker me frame ( ie around 6-8 hours ).
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