CTEK D250TS - Manual

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MANUAL
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations on purchasing your new CTEK professional 24 V DC/DC switch mode battery
charger, 12 V converter and battery equalizer. This charger is part of a range of professional bat-
tery chargers from CTEK SWEDEN AB. It represents the latest technology in battery charging with
charging and analysis in 4 steps with temperature compensation.
Read this User Manual and follow the instructions carefully before using your new charger.
SAFETY
• The charger is designed for 24 V lead-acid batteries mounted into vehicles.
Do not use the charger for any other purpose
• Use safety glasses when connecting or disconnecting a battery.
• Battery acid is corrosive. Rinse immediately with water if acid comes into contact with skin
or eyes. Seek medical advice.
• Make sure that the cables are not being pinched or in contact with warm surfaces
or sharp edges.
• While charging, a battery can emit explosive gases, avoid sparks in the immediate area.
• Always provide for proper ventilation during charging.
• Avoid covering the charger.
Starter Battery
24 V+
Service Battery
24 V+
Service ground Service Battery Midpoint
D250TS
The D250TS has one 24 V input and two alternating outputs. One output charge a 24 V
battery and the other provides 50 % of the input voltage to the midpoint of a 24 V system. This
enables connection of 12 V consumers to the battery string and also equalizing this battery
string, for longer battery life.
D250TS
FEATURES:
• Multi-step10 A temperature compensated battery charging and battery maintenance.
• Battery separation of Starter and Service batteries.
• Equalization of Service batteries
• Makes connection of 12 V consumers directly to 24 V Service battery possible.
• When the charger is correctly connected the charger will output 24 V on the status signal wire.
Connection of a 24 V lamp (max 2 W) to the status signal wire will indicate a correctly con-
nected charger.
• The charger will maintain the starter battery untill the supply is below 14V. To avoid draining the
service battery always connect a charger to the service battery when the vehicle is not used for
a longer period.
+IN +OUT
EQU
D250TS
Status signal wire
Temperature sensor
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