The XCR0068 is a 12V, 10 channel battery charger for lead storage batteries. The batteries must be connected in series with a nominal voltage of 12V and a capacity of 15 to 24Ah.
All ten of the chargers operate individually and are controlled by a microprocessor.
The front display panel will show all of the relevant information about each individual battery and charger.
The battery charger uses an algorithm which makes it possible to significantly reduce recharging time.
It starts charging at the maximum current (CC) until the battery reaches a voltage value of 14.4V, then the output voltage keeps constant (CV) until the current is less than 0.30A, then charging takes place at a constant voltage of 13.8V.
In this state the recharge current gradually decreases and the battery can be left permanently connected to the charger without causing any damage.
10 Channel Charger
Main Display
Batteries 1,4,7 & 9: are in constant current mode (see figure 1 ‘CC’) 4A until the battery voltage reaches 14.4V.
Batteries 2 & 8: are in constant voltage mode (see figure 1 ‘CV’) 14.4V, until the current drops less than 300mA or time out.
Batteries 3 & 5: are in standby mode (see figure 1 ‘SB’) the charger maintains the battery voltage at 13.8V and the current drawn slowly reduces to zero.
Battery 6: is showing a warning symbol, if this happens the display will be red, battery 6 icon will be blinking and a buzzer will sound, indicating there is a fault .
Figure 1
Detailed Display
Charging is in three stages:
1, Trickle: If the battery voltage is below the cut-off voltage (10V) the charger will apply a trickle charge current @ 0.3A. In the case of a healthy battery, as the charge is slowly restored, the voltage will increase towards the nominal range until it reaches the cut-off voltage. At this point the charger will advance to the next state (CC) charging.
2, When the battery voltage is above the cut-off voltage at the beginning of the charge cycle, the trickle state is ‘skipped’ and the charger starts in ‘bulk’ charge mode.
3, During this phase the relative charger is showing the phase on the main display.
| Input | IEC Connector 240V AC |
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| Weight | Weight: 6.2Kg |
