Servicing the at10.1 – Exide Technologies Section 94.20 User Manual
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SERVICING THE AT10.1
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SYMPTOM
PROBABLE
CAUSE
RECOMMENDED ACTION
AT10.1 very 
noisy 
1. Loose 
hardware or 
enclosure panel 
2. Defective 
rectifier bridge 
1. Remove the enclosure shroud. Check and tighten all 
component mounting hardware. Replace the shroud, being 
sure all assembly hardware is secure. 
2. Use a clamp-on ammeter to measure the ac current in wire 
# 11 or # 12 (connected between T1 and the rectifier 
assembly). If it less than 70% of the dc output current, one of 
the SCRs or diodes is defective. Replace the rectifier module. 
Meter 
readings are 
erratic 
1. Defective or 
disconnected 
battery 
 
 
2. Defective 
scaling resistor 
R4 or R14 
 
 
3. Defective 
control circuit 
board A1 
1. Turn off the AT10.1. With a light dc load connected to the 
battery, be sure each cell reads the nominal cell voltage (2.0V 
for lead-acid; 1.25V for Ni-Cd). Restart the AT10.1. Each cell 
should now read the nominal Float voltage (2.2V for lead-acid; 
1.35V for Ni-Cd). 
2. Remove one end of R4 from TB5 (on the back of the front 
panel). Repeat for R14 connected to TB1(-). Measure their 
values with an Ohmmeter. See the table in Section 3.6 for 
resistance values. If either resistor is not within 1% of the 
specified value, it must be replaced. 
3. If the output voltage is constant, replace the control circuit 
board. 
Lamp test key 
does not 
work, or 
some lamps 
don't light 
1. No Vac
2. Control 
circuit board A1 
is not secured 
to front panel 
3. Defective 
control circuit 
board A1 
1. The lamp test key doesn't work during an ac power failure.
2. Open the front panel, and be sure that the control circuit 
board is securely mounted on the standoffs on the back of the 
panel. All indicators should extend about 0.125in / 3.2mm 
through the front of the panel. 
3. When you press the LAMP TEST key, if some but not all of 
the indicators light, or the digital meter does not display all 8's, 
replace the control circuit board. 
One or more 
front panel 
keys don't 
work 
1. Front panel 
is locked 
2. Control 
circuit board A1 
is not secured 
to front panel 
3. Defective 
control circuit 
board A1 
1. Open the front panel, and be sure that jumper J9 on the 
main control circuit board is in the ENABLE position. 
2. Open the front panel, and be sure that the control circuit 
board is firmly seated on the standoffs on the back of the 
panel. Front panel keys must operate freely. 
 
3. Turn off both front panel circuit breakers. Then turn on the 
dc breaker, followed by the ac breaker. If some of the front 
panel keys still do not work, replace the control circuit board. 
Two AT10.1s 
connected in 
parallel, but 
only one has 
output current 
1. If the forced 
load sharing 
option is not 
supplied, check 
for normal 
operation of 
both chargers 
 
2. EJ5126-## 
option 
1. Multiple AT10.1s are not designed to share load current, 
without the optional forced load sharing cable installed. When 
two or more AT10.1s are connected in parallel without this 
option, it is normal for one of the units to have no output 
current. You can check the operation of the "off" charger by 
increasing its Float voltage until it starts to deliver output 
current. When you have finished the test, be sure both 
AT10.1s are set to the same Float and Equalize voltages. 
2. See Appendix F on page 90 for troubleshooting of Forced 
Load Sharing feature. 
 
 
