User Guide

Programming Battery Setup for the BDS
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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.
Extended Intertier Avg Test - If this box is checked, when a resistance test is performed,
the intertier resistance is sampled a greater number of times and the result is averaged. This
feature is useful when testing in high noise environments.
Average Cell Resistance - This field displays the average value of the last resistance test run.
Resistance offset adjustment +/- This field allows you to adjust your resistance
measurements by percentage with a plus or minus offset adjustment. This function only
applies to future resistance tests that are rerun. You may enable or disable this function at
anytime during the process by clicking on the Enabled checkbox.
18.4. Battery Setup: Float Alarms (BDS)
String View > Setup|Battery|Float Alarms
The following appear on the Float Alarms dialog box.
Figure 65. Battery Setup - Float Alarms (BDS)
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 String Status column on the String Status screen
indicates Alarms Disabled.