Projecta IC2500 User manual

INTELLI-CHARGE

7 STAGE SWITCHMODE

BATTERY CHARGER

P/No.s IC2500, IC2500W, IC3500, IC5000, IC800-24

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

Please read this manual thoroughly before use and store in a safe place for future reference.

WARNING

•Explosivegasesmayescapefromthebatteryduringcharging.Preventflamesand

sparks.Provideadequateventilation.

•Beforecharging,readtheinstructions.

•Forindooruse.Donotexposetorain.

•ForchargingleadacidbatteriesONLY(forthesizeandvoltagespecifiedinthe

specifications table).

•Disconnectthe240Vmainssupplybeforemakingorbreakingtheconnections

to the battery.

•Thebatterychargermustbepluggedintoanearthedsocket-outlet.

•ConnectiontosupplymainsistobeinaccordancewithNationalwiringrules.

•Donotattempttochargenon-rechargeablebatteries.

•Neverchargeafrozenbattery.

•IftheACcordisdamageddonotattempttouse.Itmustbereplacedorrepairedby

aqualifiedperson.

•Corrosivesubstancesmayescapefromthebatteryduringcharginganddamagedelicate

surfaces. Store and charge in a suitable area.

•Ensureallvehicleaccessoriesincludinglights,heaters,appliancesetcareturnedoff

prior to charging.

•Thischargerisnotintendedforusebypersons(includingchildren)withreduced

physical,sensoryormentalcapabilities,orlackofexperienceandknowledge,unless

theyhavebeengivensupervisionorinstructionconcerninguseoftheappliancebya

person responsible for their safety.

•Youngchildrenshouldbesupervisedtoensurethattheydonotplaywiththeappliance.

7-STAGE AUTOMATIC CHARGING

Thisisafullyautomaticbatterychargerwith7chargestages.

Automaticchargingprotectsyourbatteryfrombeingoverchargedsoyoucanleavethe

charger connected to the battery indefinitely.

7-stagechargingisaverycomprehensiveandaccuratechargingtechniquethatgives

your battery longer life and better performance compared to using traditional chargers.

Projecta’s Intelli-Charge chargers can be adjusted to suit a number of different battery

typesincludingGEL,AGM,WETandCalcium.Thechargerscanalsohelprestoredrained

and sulphated batteries.

The7chargestagesare:

Desulphation;SoftStart;Bulk;Absorption;Analysis;ReconditionandFloat.

1. DESULPHATION

Rejuvenates sulphated

batteries with a high

frequency pulse.

2. SOFT START

Increases battery life

by gently starting to

charge the battery.

3. BULK CHARGE

Reduces charging

time by delivering

maximum charge to

set voltage.

4. ABSORPTION

Ensures a full

charge to the

battery without

overcharging.

EQUALISATION

(Calcium mode only)

Returns a full

hydrometer reading

to calcium batteries

by removing acid

stratification.

5. ANALYSIS

Tests the battery to

ensure fully charged.

6. RECONDITION

Restores battery

health to deeply

discharged batteries

by equalising

the cells.

7. FLOAT

Float charge

maintains the

battery at 100%

charge.

VOLTAGE

CURRENT

(AMPS)

DESULPHATION

TheDesulphationstageisdesignedtobreakdownsulphationoccurringinbatteries

thathavebeenleftflatforextendedperiodsoftime,returningthembacktofullcharge.

Sulphationoccurswhenlead-sulphatehardensandclogsupthebatterycells.

SOFT START

Thisisapreliminarychargeprocessthatgentlyintroducespowertothebattery,

protecting the battery and increasing battery life.

BULK (CONSTANT CURRENT)

TheBulkstagereduceschargingtimebychargingthebatteryatthemaximum

rate(constantcurrent)toasetvoltage,atwhichpointthebatteryisapproximately

80% charged.

ABSORPTION (CONSTANT VOLTAGE)

Theabsorptionstagechargesthebatteryto100%byadjustingthechargerateallowing

thebatterytoabsorbmorepower.

EQUALISATION (CALCIUM MODE ONLY)

Designedespeciallyforcalciumbatteries,thisstagereturnscalciumbatteriestofull

servicebyremovingacidstratificationoftheelectrolyte.

ANALYSIS

Theanalysismodeteststhebatterytoensurethatithastakenthecharge;ifthe

batterypassesthetestthechargerwillproceedtothefloatstage,butifthebattery

failsthetest,thechargerwillapplyareconditionchargetotrytoreturnthebattery

to full charge.

RECONDITION

If after charging, the battery is unable to hold the charge the battery reconditioning

functionisinitiatedautomatically.Thisismostlikelytotakeplaceonbatteriesthat

havebeendeeplydischarged,priortocharging.TheReconditionmodewillthenrun

for4hoursandattheendwillretestthebattery.TheIntelli-Chargebatterycharger

willperformthereconditionchargeupto3timesbeforeswitchingthechargingcycle

toFloatwithanerrorindication.

FLOAT

TheFloatstagemaintainsthebatteryat100%chargewithoutoverchargingor

damagingthebattery.Thismeansthechargercanbeleftconnectedtothebattery

indefinitely.

BATTERY CHEMISTRY SELECTION

TheMulti-Chemfunctionallowsyoutosetthechargingprofiletosuiteachbattery’s

chemistrytype(GEL,AGM,WETandCalcium).Thisensurescorrectandthorough

chargingandmaximisesbatteryperformanceandbatterylife.Thefollowingsection

describes the charge profiles for each chemistry type.

POWER SUPPLY (CONSTANT VOLTAGE OF 13.8 VOLTS)

Thissetsthechargerinpowersupplymodegivingaconstantvoltageof13.8VDC.

Thismodeisbestusedwhereappliancesaredrawingpowerfromthebattery,for

exampleaFridge.

GEL (MAX VOLTAGE OF 14.1 VOLTS)

ThischargemodeisdesignedforGELbatteriesandhasamaximumchargevoltage

of14.1V.NotethatsomeGELbatteriesrequireahigherchargevoltagesuchas14.4V.

TheAGMmodecanbeusedifthisisrequired.

AGM (MAX VOLTAGE OF 14.4 VOLTS)

ThischargemodeisdesignedforAGMbatteriesandhasamaximumchargevoltage

of14.4V.

WET (BULK AND ABSORPTION 14.7 VOLTS, RECONDITION UP TO 16 VOLTS)

ThischargemodeisdesignedforWETbatteriesandhasamaximumchargevoltage

of14.7VduringBulkandAbsorptionstagesand16.0VduringtheReconditionstage.

CALCIUM (BULK AND ABSORPTION 14.7 VOLTS, EQUALISATION AND

RECONDITION UP TO 16 VOLTS)

ThischargemodeisbestsuitedforCalciumbatteriesthathavebeendeeplydischarged

andrequireanequalisationchargetorestoreafullelectrolytereading.Ifthebattery

requiresasimple‘top-up’,theWETchargemodecanbeused.

FEATURES

ADJUSTABLE CHARGE RATE

Thecharger’soutputcanbeadjustedtosuitthesizeofthebatteryforoptimum

charging.

REMOTE CONTROL DISPLAY*

Controlandmonitorthecharger’sperformancefromaremotecontroldisplay,allowing

thechargertobeflushorsurfacemountedoutofthewayandoutofsight.Thebattery

charger and remote are synchronised for operation either locally or by remote.

RUBBER END CAPS (IC2500W ONLY)

Protectiverubbermouldedendcapsforthetoughestworkshopconditions.

TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION*

Thetemperaturesensormonitorsthebatterytemperatureandadjusts(compensates)

thecharger’soutputtopreventovercharging.Thisisidealforbatteriesusedinwarmer

climatesorenvironments.

SWITCHMODE TECHNOLOGY

LCD SCREEN & LED INDICATORS

POLARITY PROTECTION

OVER TEMPERATURE PROTECTION

MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS

MOUNTING BATTERY CHARGER

Intelli-Charge chargers are designed for indoor,

outofweatheruseonly.Ensurethatboth

chargerandbatteryareinawell-ventilated

space during charging.

Thebatterychargerendplatesincludeamounting

flangeforeasymounting.Ifpermanentlyfixedthe

chargershouldbemountedtoasuitablehorizontal

orverticalpanel,withatleast10cmclearancefrom

theendplatestoprovideadequateventilationfor

the cooling fan.

12V 35A 7-Stage

POWER ON

BULK CHARGE

ABSORPTION

FULLY CHARGED

VOLTS/AMPS CHARGE RATE BATTERY TYPE RECONDITION

OFF

3.5mm

mounting hole

*NotincludedwithIC2500W

MOUNTING REMOTE CONTROL

FLUSH MOUNT

•Cuta93mmx70mmholeintothedesiredmountingsurfacetosuitthesupplied

mounting plate.

•Positionthemountingplateintotheholewiththesidelabelled‘FLUSHMOUNT’

facingoutwardsandscrewthesuppliedscrewsintothemountingsurfaceasper

thebelowillustration.

•Cliptheremotecontrolintothemountingbracket.

SURFACE MOUNT

•Positionthesuppliedmountingplateontothedesiredmountingsurfacesotheside

labelled‘SURFACEMOUNT’isfacingoutwardsandscrewthesuppliedscrewsinto

themountingsurfaceasperthebelowillustration.

•Drilla15mmcableexitholeintothemountingsurface,ensurecableexitholeis

positioned directly in the middle of the mounting plate.

•Positiontheremotecontrolintotheremotecontrolsurroundasperthebelow

illustration and clip into the mounting bracket.

BULK

CHARGE

POWER ON

FULLY

CHARGED

RECON

CHARGE BAT TYPE

VOLT/AMP

ABSORB

BULK

CHARGE

POWERON

FULLY

CHARGED

RECON

CHARGE BAT TYPE

VOLT/AMP

ABSORB

FLUSH MOUNT

SURFACE MOUNT

BULK

CHARGE

POWER ON

FULLY

CHARGED

RECON

CHARGE BAT TYPE

VOLT/AMP

ABSORB

BULK

CHARGE

POWER ON

FULLY

CHARGED

RECON

CHARGE BAT TYPE

VOLT/AMP

ABSORB

FLUSH MOUNT

SURFACE MOUNT

REMOVING REMOTE CONTROL

FLUSH MOUNT

1.Pulltheremotecontrolsidewaysandfirmlylift

2.Theremotewillclickoutofplace

SURFACE MOUNT

1.Holdingtheremoteoneitherside,pushupwards.

2.Squeezethesidestogethertoliftaway.

BULK

CHARGE

FULLY

CHARGED

RECON

CHARGE BAT TYPE

VOLT/AMP

ABSORB

BULK

CHARGE

POWER ON

FULLY

CHARGED

RECON

CHARGE BAT TYPE

VOLT/AMP

ABSORB

POWER ON

BULK

CHARGE

FULLY

CHARGED

RECON

CHARGE BAT TYPE

VOLT/AMP

ABSORB

BULK

CHARGE

POWER ON

FULLY

CHARGED

RECON

CHARGE BAT TYPE

VOLT/AMP

ABSORB

POWER ON

BULK

CHARGE

FULLY

CHARGED

RECON

CHARGE BAT TYPE

VOLT/AMP

ABSORB

BULK

CHARGE

POWER ON

FULLY

CHARGED

RECON

CHARGE BAT TYPE

VOLT/AMP

ABSORB

POWER ON

BULK

CHARGE

FULLY

CHARGED

RECON

CHARGE BAT TYPE

VOLT/AMP

ABSORB

BULK

CHARGE

POWER ON

FULLY

CHARGED

RECON

CHARGE BAT TYPE

VOLT/AMP

ABSORB

POWER ON

CONTROLS

Thebatterychargerandremotecontrol*interfacesaresynchronisedandidenticalin

operationallowingyoutomonitorthebatterycharger’sperformanceandcustomisethe

chargesettingstobestsuityourbattery.Thefunctionofeachbuttonisexplainedbelow:

1. VOLT/AMP: ChangeLCDscreendisplayfrombatteryvoltagetoinputcurrent

2. CHARGE RATE: Setthechargeratetosuitthesizeofthebattery

3. BATTERY TYPE: Set the charging profile to suit the battery’s chemistry type

4. RECONDITION: Initiate recondition mode

1234

*RemotenotincludedwithIC2500W

LED CHARGE INDICATORS

BATTERY CHARGER & REMOTE CONTROL*

ThesebatterychargersincludecolouredLEDsthatilluminatevarioussignalstoindicate

different stages of charging.

LED LED SIGNAL & STAGES OF CHARGING

 Desulphation SoftStart Bulk Absorption/ Analysis Recondition Float

    Equalisation

BulkCharge FastFlash SlowFlash SolidOn – – SlowFlash –

(Blue) ----- ––– ––––––   –––

Absorption – – – SolidOn SlowFlash SlowFlash –

(Blue)    –––––– ––– –––

FullyCharged – – – – – – SolidOn

(Green) ––––––

PowerOn SolidOn:Normal

(Red) Flashing:Fault(SeeFaults&Errors,page16)

*RemotenotincludedwithIC2500W

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