Xantrex Technology Link 2000 - Manual (Page 40)

Battery Reconditioning Mode
975-0343-01-01 B-5
About Reconditioning
Frequency
Approximately once a month, you may wish to recondition
your flooded batteries by using the battery reconditioning
mode.
Important
Reconditioning can damage your batteries if it is not
performed properly. Never recondition a battery more than
twice a month. Always check battery fluid level before and
after reconditioning. Fill batteries only with distilled water.
Battery manufacturers' recommendations on reconditioning
vary. Always follow the battery manufacturer's instructions
so batteries are properly reconditioned. As a guide, a heavily
used battery may require reconditioning once a month while a
battery in light duty service, only needs reconditioning every
two to four months. Duracell® Charger provides a high-
quality charge so batteries will not need to be reconditioned
as often as with a lower quality charger.
Battery type
Duracell® Charger reconditions only flooded lead-acid
batteries. It does not recondition sealed lead-acid batteries
since they can be damaged by this process.
Duration
Reconditioning is manually terminated when the specific
gravity in each cell is about 1.265 and remains constant at
that level. Duracell® Charger automatically exits the
reconditioning mode after six hours.
Battery charge state
Reconditioning is only performed on fully-charged batteries.
If they are not charged, the first part of the process is similar
to the absorption charge and ensures the battery is fully
charged.
Recommended
The manufacturer recommends that you run a normal charge
cycle on the batteries before you recondition them.
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