SilentKnight 5700 - Manual (Page 33)

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4.3 Battery Connection
The control panel battery charge capacity is 7.0 to 35 AH. The main control cabinet can house batteries up to 7
AH, larger capacity batteries can be housed in a Remote Battery Box (P/N RBB). See Section 4.3.1 for
deteails.Use 12V batteries of the same AH rating. Determine the correct AH rating as per your current load
calculation (see Section 3.6).
Maximum battery charging current 3.1 Amps.
Wire batteries in series to produce a 24-volt equivalent. Do not parallel batteries to increase the AH rating.
The following steps and diagram explain how to connect the batteries.
1. Connect the black wire from the control panel negative (–) battery terminal to the negative (–) side of Bat-
tery #2.
2. Connect the jumper wire provided (P/N 140694) from the positive (+) side of Battery #2 to the (–) negative
side of Battery #1.
3. Connect the red wire from the control panel positive (+) terminal to the positive (+) side of Battery #1.
Figure 4-3 Battery Connection
Red
Black
Battery Jumper
(P/N 140694)
Shipped With Panel
UL Recognized
UL Recognized
Supervised
12V Battery
Battery 1
12V Battery
Battery 2