User's Manual

CONTROL PANEL INTERFACE INSTALLATION
Battery
Version 1 Control Panel Interface Installation and User Guide
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BATTERY
For operation of the starter, motorized carriage, or optional wheel clamp it is
necessary to install a car battery in the dyno. The car battery provides the necessary
energy to run these components. The CPI has a built in battery charging circuit to
keep the battery charged. Each time the starter, motorized carriage, or wheel clamp is
used, this built in charging circuit will recharge the battery. The charging rate is
sufficient to keep up with loading a bike, operating the wheel clamp, and adjusting
the motorized carriage every five minutes. Recharging from use of the built in dyno
starter will take longer. Do not add any external battery chargers to the car battery. If
you do not wish to use the wheel clamp and the motorized carriage or operate the
built in starter then it is not necessary to install the battery.
Note: If you do not install the battery make sure the positive battery cable is
insulated from the chassis as the charging circuit is always providing charging
current whenever the dyno main power breaker is turned on.
The battery charging circuit is active anytime the main power on the dyno is turned
on. If the main breaker is turned off then the battery will not be charged. Frequent
use of the starter will quickly deplete the battery and it may need several hours of the
internal charging to bring the battery back to a full charge.