BatteryMINDer® 24041-AA-Series 24-Volt Aviation-Calibrated Charger / Maintainer / Desulfator INSTRUCTION MANUAL BATTERY TYPE CONCORDE FLOODED RECOMMENDED CHARGER MODEL S2 S5 GILL FLOODED S2 CONCORDE SEALED RG S5 ONLY HAWKERODYSSEY S3 ONLY GILL LT/7000 S3 All Models Include: • 2’ Battery Clip Cord Set (insulated) with Quick Connector • One Ambient Temperature Sensor (ATS-1) (see Simple Operating Instructions) READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS VDC Electronics, Inc. • 155 W. Carver St., Ste.
BatteryMINDer® Aviation-Adjusted Models 24041-AA-S2, S3 & S5 Table Of Contents Required Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Preparing to Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 DC Connection Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Unit Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BatteryMINDer® Aviation-Adjusted Models 24041-AA-S2, S3 & S5 REQUIRED SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING READ AND FULLY UNDERSTAND BEFORE OPERATING Contact VDC Electronics if uncertain about any settings or operation. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSON, OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING: This unit is designed for protected use and should never be exposed to rain. Do not attempt to use the unit if it has been dropped or damaged.
BatteryMINDer® Aviation-Adjusted Models 24041-AA-S2, S3 & S5 Always follow battery manufacturer’s strict instructions for proper care, charging and testing of battery. Always use their FAA Approved “Instructions for Continued Airworthiness” (ICA). Questions relating to the subject should be referred directly to the battery manufacturer to be certain of current requirements that may have been added to or changed since publication of their instructions.
BatteryMINDer® Aviation-Adjusted Models 24041-AA-S2, S3 & S5 B. Connect (RED) charger clip to (POS+) post of battery. C. Position yourself and free end of cable as far away from battery as possible, then connect NEGATIVE (BLACK) charger clip. D. Do not face battery when making final connections. E. When disconnecting unit, always do so in reverse sequence of connecting procedure and break first connection while as far away from battery as practical.
BatteryMINDer® Aviation-Adjusted Models 24041-AA-S2, S3 & S5 CHARGING A FILLER CAP LEAD ACID BATTERY A. Carefully remove all filler caps from your battery. B. Check the water-liquid electrolyte level. If the level is low or has ever been below top of plates, severe lead plate sulfation has taken place. Significant recharge/reconditioning time is needed to restore these plates to a condition where the battery may be expected to function normally. C.
BatteryMINDer® Aviation-Adjusted Models 24041-AA-S2, S3 & S5 against the inside wall of each cell to dislodge air bubbles that will cause more balls to float than should. Failure to do so will yield false readings that indicate a battery that is not fully desulfated or does not qualify for desulfation. C. If no balls float in any cell, the cell is shorted. This means your battery is beyond the point of being properly recharged or reconditioneddesulfated. Dispose of the battery. D.
Aviation-Adjusted Models 24041-AA-S2, S3 & S5 BatteryMINDer® 6 AVIATION-CALIBRATED 1 a b c 7 6 3 2 4 8 5 Common Features (All Models) 1 LED indicators (a, b & c) (See Battery Condition and LED Status page) 2 Maintenance Mode ONLY button 3 Temperature Sensor input connector 4 Output cord with quick connect plug 5 Input power cordset 6 Mounting tabs 7 Battery Clip (insulated) BCAA cordset with quick connect plug 8 ATS-1 Ambient Temperature Sensor installed (included) Rev.
BatteryMINDer® Aviation-Adjusted Models 24041-AA-S2, S3 & S5 SIMPLIFIED OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Read and thoroughly understand ALL SAFETY Instructions, pages 3 - 7 including Preparing to Charge, DC Connection Precautions, Unit Location and Qualifying Your Battery BEFORE proceeding further. 1. Attach Battery Clips (7) (supplied), to output cordset of charger (4). 2. Attach output to battery terminals: RED band = Positive + BLACK band = Negative -. 3.
BatteryMINDer® Aviation-Adjusted Models 24041-AA-S2, S3 & S5 24041-AA-S2 Gill (Sealed + Flooded Wet Cell) + Concorde Flooded 24041-AA-S3 Hawker-Odyssey + Gill LT/7000 24041-AA-S5 Concorde (Sealed Valve-Regulated AGM + Flooded Wet Cell) Rev.
Aviation-Adjusted Models 24041-AA-S2, S3 & S5 BatteryMINDer® Battery State of Charge Table Battery Condition Battery Voltage (Vb) <22 BEFORE full charge AFTER full charge >22 Low Voltage Normal Voltage LED Status Table LED Status (Power / Error and Charge LEDs) A.C. power disconnected, battery connected correctly OFF OFF At Soft Start mode, Bulk charge mode or Absorption mode ON ON Float charge mode ON FLASHING A.C. power connected Reversed Battery Polarity ON OFF A.C.
BatteryMINDer® Aviation-Adjusted Models 24041-AA-S2, S3 & S5 DETAILED OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Installed properly, your charger is set to provide your battery with what it needs to out-live and out-perform any similar battery used in the same application-conditions by a factor of two (2). Read and thoroughly understand ALL SAFETY Instructions, pages 3 - 7 including Preparing to Charge, DC Connection Precautions, Unit Location and Qualifying Your Battery BEFORE proceeding further. 1.
BatteryMINDer® Aviation-Adjusted Models 24041-AA-S2, S3 & S5 5. Charger will automatically start within 15 - 30 seconds. The Charge – Float LED Indicator will light GREEN. The charger will now begin charging by first checking the battery to determine its voltage and ability to accept a charge. Should the battery not have a normal fully discharged voltage (21.0V minimum) the unit will begin charging in the “Soft-Start” mode to determine if the battery can be safely charged.
BatteryMINDer® Aviation-Adjusted Models 24041-AA-S2, S3 & S5 large or too deeply discharged to be fully charged in the normal time allowed by charger. If you are certain battery is not defective, having read and understood completely all of the above concerns and conditions, proceed to reboot the charger by unplugging from the wall (A.C.), disconnecting from the battery (D.C.) and waiting 10 seconds before reconnecting the battery and then the A.C. This allows charger to begin charging battery again.
BatteryMINDer® Aviation-Adjusted Models 24041-AA-S2, S3 & S5 LOCATED WITHIN A CONFINED AREA, SUCH AS IN AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPARTMENT. BATTERY SHOULD BE REMOVED OR OPEN TO FREE FLOWING AIR TO AVOID POSSIBLE BUILD-UP OF HARMFUL HYDROGEN GAS SHOULD BATTERY HAVE A SHORTED CELL(S) OR CHARGING SOURCE IS INCORRECT OR MALFUNCTIONS. REFER TO YOUR BATTERY MANUFACTURER’S RECOMMENDATIONS ON CHARGING A BATTERY WITHIN THE AIRCRAFT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
BatteryMINDer® Aviation-Adjusted Models 24041-AA-S2, S3 & S5 TEMPERATURE AND ITS EFFECT ON BATTERIES Temperature has a direct effect on the life of a battery. The design life of the battery is based on an average annual temperature of 25°C (77°F). As the temperature increases above 25°C (77°F), the life of the battery decreases. The chart below shows the effects of temperature.
BatteryMINDer® Aviation-Adjusted Models 24041-AA-S2, S3 & S5 The chart below shows the need to regulate the output voltage of the charger to ensure against over or under charging your battery over a wide range of temperatures. Using your Ambient Temperature Sensor (ATS-1) will accomplish this better than any other known method. CHARGE AND FLOAT VOLTAGES AT VARIOUS TEMPERATURE RANGES Temp °F Optimum Charge Optimum Float Temp °C -S2 -S3 -S5* -S2 -S3 -S5* ≥120 26.7 28 26.7 25.9 26 26.
BatteryMINDer® Aviation-Adjusted Models 24041-AA-S2, S3 & S5 MAINTAINING MULTIPLE BATTERIES BatteryMINDer Aviation Maintenance Charger Desulfators can be used to maintain up to six 24-Volt batteries at a time, providing each battery is fully operational (no dead-dying cells), free of sulfate and meeting the minimum open circuit charge “rested” voltage of 25.5 Volts, after being fully desulfated. Never connect two or more batteries together unless they are fully charged.
MULTI-BATTERY CONFIGURATION (2 - 24V parallel only) 24V + – 24V + – BC2AY: Insulated Battery Clips paired with 210AY Y-Connector with SmarTECHnology* 210AY Y-Connector with SmarTECHnology* One BatteryMINDer Will Maintain Two Batteries Using a BCAA (included) + BC2AY* Accessory *Accessories optional Rev.
BatteryMINDer® Aviation-Adjusted Models 24041-AA-S2, S3 & S5 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE Power ON indicator does not light after being AC outlet is dead. plugged into AC for 30 seconds. SOLUTION Plug in a lamp or other appliance to check for voltage. If controlled by a wall switch, be sure switch is on and try to prevent accidental shut off while charger is working. Output lead connections Switch (reverse) connections at to battery may be battery. reversed.
BatteryMINDer® Aviation-Adjusted Models 24041-AA-S2, S3 & S5 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Battery Condition Battery still has an Indicator lights YELLOW unacceptable level of (After battery has been sulfation. completely charged). Battery must stay connected to charger and remain in MaintenanceFloat mode (GREEN blinking indicator) for 72 hours or longer. Then REBOOT (see below) ERROR and CHARGE LEDs blink simultaneously Reboot unit by unplugging from A.C.
BatteryMINDer® Aviation-Adjusted Models 24041-AA-S2, S3 & S5 DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS - VDC Models 24041-AA-S2, S3 & S5 29.4V -- 4A MCU controlled H.F Battery Charger Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Aviation-Adjusted Models 24041-AA-S2, S3 & S5 BatteryMINDer® FOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT All returns must be authorized by VDC Electronics. In the event that you believe your product may be defective, you MUST speak to a VDC Electronics technician at 1-800-379-5579 x6 (ET) before proceeding further. If you must return the unit, the technician will give you an RMA #. Please use Return Form http://batteryminders. com/forms/returns.pdf when returning your product.
BatteryMINDer® Aviation-Adjusted Models 24041-AA-S2, S3 & S5 BatteryMINDer® Guarantee and Warranty Policy effective Jan. 2013. ALL Returns and Replacements must be authorized by a VDC Electronics technician. Units must only be returned to VDC Electronics, Inc., NOT TO THE DEALER FROM WHOM IT WAS PURCHASED. One-Year 100% Unconditional Money Back Guarantee: Your BatteryMINDer product is guaranteed within the first year to perform as claimed or VDC Electronics, Inc.
