BatteryMINDer SCC015 - Manual (Page 6)

Rev. B-062811 - 6 - P/N VDC SCC005-015-MNL
BatteryMINDer ® SCC005 & 015
battery to “rest”* after first having fully charged it as indicated above.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Fused lead (located on positive lead of battery
connector): ATC-3 blade type 3 amp rated. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
BYPASS OR REPLACE WITH HIGHER RATED FUSE; SERIOUS
DAMAGE WILL OCCUR.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Q: Can the Solar BatteryMINDer be used to charge, maintain and
desulfate any size or type lead acid 12-volt battery such as sealed gel,
AGM, deep cycle, marine, maintenance free electrolyte?
A: YES, BatteryMINDer can charge, maintain and desulfate any type size
lead acid based battery, regardless of construction or brand. It is however
limited in power (charge current output) by the solar panel (15 watts = 15-
v @ 1.0 amps). If possible, always charge your battery(s) to full capacity
using a plug-in type 120 Vac input high output charger, before connecting
it to your solar maintenance charger.
Q: Can BatteryMINDer be used to maintain and desulfate more than one
battery at a time?
A: YES, but remember the limitation of the solar panel will determine
how much current output your Solar BatteryMINDer can supply to the
battery. Normally, 2 parallel connected medium sized (auto size) batteries
can be maintained, if they are in good condition. See our definition of a
“good” battery in instructions for the Battery MINDer SCC005/015 solar
maintenance charger-desulfator.
Q: Why do the solar LED indicators turn off and then suddenly turn on
seconds later?
A: When the sun goes behind a cloud the solar controller shuts down,
in order to prevent the battery from being discharged due to low or no
solar energy. As soon as sufficient solar energy is detected by the solar
controller, the LED indicators turn on again and unit resumes its function
as a charger-maintainer-desulfator.
Q: Why doesn’t the GREEN LED start blinking immediately after low
solar shut off, when just before the LEDs turned off the GREEN LED was
blinking?
A: For the GREEN charge power LED to blink unit must first charge
battery to approximately 14.2-volts. Once it reaches this voltage the unit
automatically switches to a lower float-maintenance level where it holds
the battery’s voltage at approximately 13.4-volts. For the GREEN LED
to start blinking the unit must first charge the battery again to the 14-volt
level. This can take from several minutes to several hours, depending on
battery size and the amount of solar energy hitting the solar panel