General information, Applications – Samlex America SC-10 User Manual
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GENERAl INFORmATION
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Sealed junction box (houses the blocking diodes) has 3M of UL listed, sunlight resistant
output cable terminated with a Cigarette Lighter Plug (with 10 A fuse) for convenient
connection to any battery through the on-board 12 VDC Cigarette Lighter Receptacle
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12 V batteries can be charged directly without use of a Charge Controller provided that the
capacity of the battery is > 33 Ah for the 4.8 W, SC-05 panel and > 60 Ah for the 9.6 W, SC-10
panel
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Every module is fully inspected and tested to ensure compliance with electrical, mechanical
and visual requirement
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Weatherproof - includes UV protection and protection from weather effects of -35°F to 175°F
(-37°C to 79°C).
• Easy Installation
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Slim-line and lightweight – No metal frame
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4 grommet finished holes in the 4 corners for fixing the panel
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12 VDC Cigarette Lighter Plug for convenient connection to the vehicle battery through the
on-board 12 VDC Cigarette Lighter Receptacle
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Color coded wires for easy field wiring – Positive (Red), Negative (Black)
Applications
These chargers can be used for the following:
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To trickle charge 12 VDC Lead Acid batteries.
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To compensate for battery drain due to low currents drawn by small instrumentation in
vehicles. Electronics such as clocks, vehicle alarms etc add to the drain of the battery, even
when the ignition is off.
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To charge small electronic devices like cell phones, iPods, iPhones, PDAs etc. These devices
come with associated charging adapters that allow charging of their batteries through a 12 V
DC power source. These charging adapters come with a Cigarette Lighter Plug for connecting
to a DC power source through a Cigarette Lighter Receptacle. As the Sun Charger comes with
a Cigarette Lighter Plug, a suitable adapter will be required to convert the Cigarette Lighter
Plug of the SunCharger to a Cigarette Lighter Receptacle (this adapter is not provided with
the SunCharger).
NOTE:
The 4.8 W, SC-05 and 9.6 W SC-10 panels are not large enough to power laptop
computers