Current limitation
The charger incorporates a current limitation feature.
Charge time monitoring
All phases of the charge process are time monitored, but in particular the first
stage, the boost phase. If this phase takes longer than 14 hour, the charge
process will be stopped and the ‘ power’ LED will light up red. Most important
requisite of this feature is that this way is prevented that the charger keeps on
charging a broken battery. But with this feature it also can become clear that the
charger doesn’t fit the specific situation. For instance that the charge current
isn’t in the correct proportion to the battery capacity (the battery can become
damaged when the charge process takes too long) or due to the presence of
users there is insufficient current left for charging the battery.
Battery voltage protection
After switching on, the charger first monitors the battery voltage. If the charger
doesn’t detect a battery, the power led will light up red. If the charger measures a
battery voltage that is too low, so the battery is discharged too deeply, the power
led will light up red for 3 minutes as a warning. The charging process will not
start when the battery voltage is too high. Then the power led will also light up
red.
Level of protection
The indication for the degree of protection contains the character ‘IP’
(International Protection) followed by two or three digits that stipulates the
conditions that it complies with.
The first digit refers to the class of protection for density and the second digit to
the fluid density. The LBC 500XTR can be assigned IP 66, which means:
6 = dust tight
6 = protected against water jets from any direction
Important
Do not expose the charger to water under high pressure, for instance during
cleaning activities with a pressure washer. This can damage the charger
internally. The repair cost are not covered by warranty.
SETTING THE CHARGER
The LBC 500XTR has different charging voltages because each battery type
needs other voltages to ensure the longest duration of life. Therefore, the right
charging voltages need to be set beforehand by means of the ‘power/mode’
button.
Compensation charge
For lead-acid batteries that will be heavily discharged on a regular base, an extra
charge phase can be activated. During his phase the charge voltage will
increased to, depending on the charge program, 15Vdc to 16Vdc (x2 at 24V.
chargers). Because of this high charge voltage, this phase may only be activated
