Product Manual
BatteryMINDer
®
Model SCC180
Rev. E-052115 Page 17 P/N VDC SCC180-MNL
Frequently Asked QUESTIONS
Q: Can the Solar BatteryMINDer be used to charge, maintain and desulfate
any size or type lead acid 12-volt battery such as sealed gel, agm, deep
cycle, marine, maintenance free electrolyte?
A: YES, BatteryMINDer can charge, maintain and desulfate any type size
lead acid based battery, regardless of construction or brand. If possible,
always charge your battery(s) to full capacity using a plug-in type 120 Vac
input high output charger, before connecting it to your solar maintenance
charger.
Q: Can BatteryMINDer be used to maintain and desulfate more than one
battery at a time?
A: YES, but remember the limitation of the solar panel will determine how
much current output your Solar BatteryMINDer can supply to the battery.
See our denition of a “good” battery in instructions for the BatteryMINDer
SCC180 solar maintenance charger-desulfator.
Q: Why do the solar LED indicators turn off and then suddenly turn on
seconds later?
A: When the sun goes behind a cloud the solar controller shuts down, in
order to prevent the battery from being discharged due to low or no solar
energy. As soon as sufcient solar energy is detected by the solar controller,
the LED indicators turn on again and unit resumes its function as a charger-
maintainer-desulphator.
Q: Why doesn’t the GREEN LED start blinking immediately after low
solar shut off, when just before the LEDs turned off, the GREEN LED was
blinking?
A: For the GREEN charge power LED to blink unit must rst charge
battery to approximately 14.2-volts. Once it reaches this voltage the unit
automatically switches to a lower oat-maintenance level where it holds the
battery’s voltage at approximately 13.4-volts. For the GREEN LED to start
blinking the unit must rst charge the battery again to the 14-volt level. This
can take from several minutes to several hours, depending on battery size
and the amount of solar energy hitting the solar panel.