PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1976
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 287
OCTOBER 1976
Basically, here's all You do tO charge
same
thing
batteries±
batteries with the panel:
Providing you use the 2 station outLets
KeeP thE batteries themseLves and
²
m_a³r ³ke
´d
µ
f¶·r_¸³2¹-. v³ o³l³ts³ º_
»
the generator seT in well-ventilated
TWO 12-VOLT BATTERIES
r=c±L
areasº
iN SERiES±HERE
¼
Remote
the
batteries
from
the
generator set as far as Possible º
.² ³´:µ,R-¶·¸¹º'
Ground the generator set and the
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µ
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_
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³
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charging Panelº FliP off the generator
Ó¶UÔve Õgot to remember to ÖusH off
׶ charge 24Øvolt Ùatteries or singLe
·±
circUit breakerº
¼
H
²
³
b
k
t tH t t
º
oUtlet 12-voLt batteries from tHe 2 12ÚvoLt
t e cÛrcUÜt rea er a
es a Ion
Start the generator set and adjust it
y¶uÔre using on tHe PaneLº ÝUsH it off station outLets, aLL you nÞed is tHe
to
¼
deliver 28 Vßlts DCº
PUSH oFf
BREaKeR
.
BEFORE COnNeCT
OR D²SCONnECT
beforeà you c¶nnect or disconnect a
battery chargingá cabLe at the oUtLetº
×hat Prevents sParks, arcs
exPLosions and whateverº
×he PaneL comes witHâ
A Power cabLe for tHe generator
connectionº
12 interãÙattery jumÖer caÙLesº
12 charging cabLes used for cHarging
indiväduaL batteries, 24ãvoLt Ùatteries
and f¶r 12ÚvoLt batteries in seriesº
AÙoUt tåat P¶wer caÙæeç Ùef¶re è¶é
connect ät t¶ tHe generator, Ùe sUre tHe
Ö¶Wer sWätcH ¶n tHe Öaneæ äs ¶ffº
charging cableº Ó¶u PUt tHe connect¶rê
ëith the Poìíer switch on tHe PaneL
end of the cabLe ¶n tHe station oUtlet
off, connect the Poîer cable to the
and the cLiP ends ¶n the Positive and
negative terminaLs of the batteryï
Óou need a comÙination of chargäng
caÙæes and interÚÙattery cabLes for 6-
voæt batteries and for wHen y¶U charge
2 12ãvoLt
´
batteries fr¶m a 24-voLt
statä¶n outLetº ×He PaneL ×M gives y¶u
dðñtaiLs on how to Ho¶k tHe interò
battery cabLes uÖº
RiG uP
·GRoUND³
anY
heavY
w²Re
Ó¶u Have t¶ räg UÖ y¶Ur oWn gr¶Und
wire, s¶ any Heaóy Wäre WäLl d¶º ×He
wire g¶es fr¶m tHe gr¶Und stUd ¶n tHe
ÖaneL t¶ a metaæ stake ¶r t¶ tHe frame
ôf tHe generatorº
4
Power inPut connector on the Panelº
Connect the other end of the cable to
_±²
r
the 28õöDC
+
and Ú terminals÷on the
ø
generatorº
·
&
´µ
RUN CaBLE FROM
28´VDC+ AnDµ
TERMiNALS ¶¸¹
station outLets y¶u PLan to useº
ùf yoUÔre going to charge 24-voLt
batteräes, connect tHe charging cable
to tHe station outLetº Connect the red
cliÖ of tHe cHarging cabLe to tHe
Positive
terminal
of
tHe
batteryº
Connect tHe bLack cliP tú tHe negative
terminaLº
×urn on tHe Panel Power switchº
Ýress the circuit breaker ¶n ººº and
yoUÔre in bUsinessº Óou d¶ exaûtLy tHe
5
ùf youÔve got to charge moüe than
2
ý2ãvolt batteriþs at the same time, you
can Use any ÿĀãvolt station outletº
But, youÔve got to charge 2 12-volt
āatteries from itº ùn that case, you hook
uP the ÿ batteries in series with the
inter-battery cables, like so ººº
CliP ¶ne end of the inteĂ-battery
cable
to the negative Post of one
battery and the other end to tHe
Positive Post of the other batteryº
J.NU±R-
bºt»eRy
C¼½lE
Connect the charging cable at the
station oUtLetº CliP the red cliP of the
charging cable to the Positive Post of
the first batteryº Ýut the black cLiP on
the
negative
Post
of
the
second
batteryº
"
Ýress tHe circut breakers on at the
station outLet and generator ººº and
youăĄe in bUsinessº
×He state of charge ¶f the battery
wiLL
determine
the charging timeą
Read ×M 9-6140-ÿ00-12 for detailsº
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