Xantrex Technology RC6 - Manual (Page 7)

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(inverting) the battery bank. The lower portion of the Amps DC scale also
displays the four Error conditions. In the upper right portion of the RC6 are
two lights marked Bulk Charge and Float Charge. These lights indicate
the stage the battery charger is in. When the inverter is inverting, they are
not lit.
Let’s take a more detailed look at each of the items pointed out in the picture above.
Power On/Off Switch and LED Indicator
The power on/off switch on the lower front right of the remote is a momentary type
switch and alternately turns the inverter on or off when pressed. The green light in the
middle of it will be lit steadily when the inverter is working, and if the inverter is in the
load search sense mode it will blink on and off rapidly. In charger mode the light will
blink slow green.
Battery Voltage Bar Graph
This bar graph contains a light that will move up and down the bar as the battery
voltage changes. The corresponding battery voltage is read to the left of the light. Red
lights mean out of tolerance, yellow lights marginally within tolerances, and green lights
show that everything is in a normal operating range. It is perfectly normal for battery
voltage to drop a bit when operating heavy loads. The inverter constantly monitors the
battery bank and will not allow it to be over discharged or over charged.
Note: A completely dead battery will read about 11.6 volts or less in an
“at rest” condition. “At rest” means the battery has been sitting dormant
for several hours with no load on it, and is not being recharged. When
the battery drops below a certain pre-set point, the inverter will shut
down, and if AC power is available to the inverter, it will recharge the
batteries.
!
Voltage is
electrical
pressure. It is
equivalent to
water pressure in
a hose.
!
Current or
Amps is the
volume of
electrical flow,
just like gallons
per hour through
a garden hose.
Battery current
(into or out of battery bank)
Charge
lights
Battery
voltage
Error legend
On/Off button