Installation Guide

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3.0 INSTALLATION
3.2 Conguration
The four (4) Settings Switches and the Battery Select
Jumper are used to adjust the SS-MPPT battery type, load
control, equalization, and communication settings. This
section details the conguration for each setting.
Select a Battery Type
The SS-MPPT provides four (4) different battery types
as shown in Table 1 below. Use Settings Switch 1 and the
Battery Select Jumper to choose the battery type. See
Section 7.0 - Technical Specications for detailed charging
information for each battery type.
The battery select jumper is secured in the terminal block
between terminal #6 and terminal #7 as shown in Figure 2.
The second column in Table 1 species whether the jumper
should be removed or remain in place, depending on the
desired battery type.
Battery Type Battery Jumper Switch 1
Gel
1
INSERTED ON (↑)
Sealed INSERTED OFF (↓)
AGM
1
REMOVED ON (↑)
Flooded REMOVED OFF (↓)
(1) Set-points for this switch setting can be modified with custom
programming. For more information, see Section 4.7 - Programming
Custom Set-points.
Table 1. Battery Type selection
Figure 2. Removing the Battery Select jumper.
Load Control – Low Voltage Disconnect / Reconnect
Choose between two (2) load control Low Voltage
Disconnect / Reconnect settings.
SWITCH 2 OFF (↓): LVD = 11.50 V, LVR = 12.60 V
SWITCH 2 ON (↑): LVD = 11.00 V, LVR = 12.10 V
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(2) These values can be modified with custom programming. For more
information, see Section 4.7 - Programming Custom Set-points.
Enable or Disable Auto-Equalization
Turn the auto-equalize feature OFF or ON. The auto-
equalize feature will administer an equalization charge
(ooded battery type only) every 28 days. There is no
equalization charging for gel or sealed battery types.
SWITCH 3 OFF (↓): AUTO-EQUALIZE OFF
SWITCH 3 ON (↑): AUTO-EQUALIZE ON
(AGM, ooded battery types
only)