User Guide

Programming Battery Setup for the MPM
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Standard or Average - Normally select Standard. If the charger employs digital control of
battery voltage, which causes voltage fluctuation, select Average.
Load Test - Specify load test interval in days and length of the load test in minutes. Load test
activates a relay that shuts down the charger, if connected, and enables tracking of the
discharge. If set to 30, load test is done every 30 days starting at 12:00 A.M. See Resistance
Test (above).
17.4. Battery Setup: Float Alarms (MPM)
String View > Setup|Battery|Float Alarms
The following appear on the Float Alarms dialog box.
Figure 54. Battery Setup - Float Alarms (MPM)
Float Alarms Enable or Disable - Global control of all float alarms for local alarm status
and alarm contact activation. Select Enable for the call-out of float alarms and digital input
alarms. When Disable is selected, the MPM Alarm Disable LED is lit, and the String Status
column on the String Status screen indicates Alarms Disabled.
Cell Resistance Threshold - Global applies the alarm level in the Cell Resistance
(microhms) field to all cells. Individual and Input Level sets alarm levels on a cell basis
using the Cell Resistance Alarm Levels box.