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5. Charging via charging channel
5.1 General remarks
5.2 Connecting charger to Power 26-104
Connect charger terminal of red cable to positive pole and terminal of black cable to
negative pole of battery first. Then connect charger to the wall socket.
Now switch on the battery – if this has not yet been done.
Charging process will now start and end automatically as soon as battery will have been
fully charged.
• OnlyusechargersapprovedbyTorqeedo.•Donotuseanythird
party chargers, especially no chargers for lead-gel or AGM batteries.
• Onlychargebatteryonanon-ammableoorundersupervisionof
an adult.
• Onlychargebatteryatambienttemperaturesofbetween0°Cand
45°C/32°Fand113°F.
• Duringchargingprocessprotectbatteryfromwatercontact.
• Noteinstrcutionsinchargeroperatingmanual.
• DonotconnectsolarpanelsdirectlytoPower26-104.
• ForconnectingPower26-104toasolarcharger,pleaseuseonlyso-
lar regulators either distributed or explicitly approved by Torqeedo.
• DonotconnectgeneratorsdirectlywithPower26-104.Usea
Torqeedo charger to charge Power 26-104 from generator.
• In case you don‘t succeed in recharging a totally discharged
battery, take battery and charger to Torqeedo service for inspection
(addresses on back of the present manual).
In case of excess heating of battery or charger (for instance due to exposure to the sun),
charging time may increase.
5.3 Charging operation for batteries connected in parallel
Torqeedo recommends use of one charger per battery. However, one charger may be
used for two batteries connected in parallel. Charging time will be twice as long.
5.4 Charging operation for batteries connected in series
In case of serially connected batteries, each battery must be charged by its own charger.
• During installation make sure that all of equipment has been swit-
ched off.
• Avoidcontactbetweenthetworingeyes.
• Connectchargerwithcorrectpolarity.
• Onlyplugchargerintowallsocketafterithasbeenconnectedto
battery.
• Observeinstructionsinchargeroperatingmanual.
Charger
negative lead
(black)
positive lead
(red)