User manual

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Overload of consumer. LED lights up red
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Battery fully charged. LED Lights up green
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Charging. LED lights up red whilst charging
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Solar panel connectors
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Battery connectors
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Consumer connectors
NOTE: Consumers with < 8A fuses can be destroyed when connected with
switched polarity. It is recommended that each consumer should be separately
protected.
Presets
The factory setting of the solar battery charger is set as follows:
Gassing control: active (see function description). This feature can be disab
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led if required.
NOTE: When loading lead-gel batteries (VRLA) the Gas control must
always be switched off. To deactivate this feature please proceed as follows:
Deactivating the gassing control.
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Unscrew the two visible screws and remove the cover.
2. Cut the wire bridge JP1 on the PCB. The gassing regulation is now deacti-
vated.
Installation – Make sure you have the correct polarity.
The solar charge controller must be mounted near by the battery and protected
from weather. It is important to make sure that the battery is housed in a well-
ventilated area. For function and ventilation the controller should be mounted
with the terminals facing down. To be able to use the protective functions of
the solar battery charger fully, the controller must be connected to the solar
generator, the battery and the consumers.
All system components, including the solar generator, lead batteries, solar con-
trollers and consumers need to be coordinated in their voltage. Check before
installing! If you have any doubt, ask your dealer!
IT IS ESSENTIAL TO FOLLOW THE SEQUENCE OF
CONNECTION:
1 Connecting the battery
The solar charge controller is connected to the battery with the terminals that
have the battery symbol left and right of the fuse. Make sure that the connection
has the correct polarity. The battery connection cable +is connected to the
positive terminal of the battery, the battery connector cable „–“ is connected to
the negative terminal of the battery.
Connection and control elements
SOLARLADEREGLER
mit Tiefentladeschutz 12/24V-8A
Uberlast
Akku voll
Laden
Sicherung T10A
Type: SL 12/24-8
Verbraucher
Sicherung
Temperatur-Sensor
Batterie
Solar-Panel
Overload
Fully charged
Charging
Fuse T8A
fuse
consumer
solar panel
battery
temperature sensor
SOLAR CHARGE CONTROLLER
Solar battery charger
with deep discharge protection
Type: SL 12/24-8
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