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Terminal #3LITE turns on the display backlighting. It may be supplied from a switch
thatcontrols other instrument lighting or itmaybe connected to Terminal #4 ifyouwish
the lighting to be on all the time. Set at the default lighting intensity the backlighting
consumesabout8mA(.008A). Ifleftonallthetimeitwoulduselessthan.2Ahrsperday.
Consider the options for the next wire.
Terminal #4 theRED WIRE (+12V) is the +12V supply. (In a 24V system supply with
+24V.) Thewiringdiagramshowstwooptions. Thepreferredoptionisto jumpertogether
terminals #4 and #5 as shown. Wired this way, the meter cannot accidentally be de-
powered. It has the disadvantage of always consuming a little bit of power from the #1
Battery. Themeterconsumesabout 28mA(.028A). Ifleftonallthetimeitwoulduseabout
0.7 A hrs per day.
Ifthesystemisleftonfor long periods, (long enough to significantly dischargethe
battery) with no charging sources, then you should consider the option shown with the
dotted line. In this case the RED wire is not jumped to the BLUE but supplied from the
commonof the battery switch. (Be sure toinstall the 2A fuseas near the batteryswitch as
possible.) Whichever battery is selected is the battery that supplies the power.
Caution:Withthisoptionifthebatteryswitchisturnedoffthemeterisde-powered
and resets to zero, therefore battery switch must never be turned off except when leaving
the system for a long period of time. When the system is returned to service you must
resynchronize the meter by fully charging the battery.
Another option for the red wire is to install a separate on/off switch in it before it
landsontheterminal board. Just remembertoturnoffthemeter when leaving thesystem
unattended.
Terminal#5theBLUEWIRE(B1V)suppliesBattery#1Voltageforsensing.Itshouldbe
supplieddirectly from Battery#1. Besure toinstallthe 2Ampfuseshown inthedrawing
as near the battery as possible.
Terminal #6 the VIOLET WIRE supplies Battery #2 Voltage for sensing. It should be
supplieddirectlyfrom Battery#2. Besuretoinstallthe2Ampfuseshowninthedrawing.
Note:Ifonlyonebatteryistobemonitoredjumperterminal#4together.
PROGRESS CHECK #1
The wires hooked upso farallow youtocheck thevoltagemonitoring functions.
Install the fuse that supplies Terminal #4 and carefully plug the ribbon cable into the
Monitor Terminal board, make sure the pins are lined up correctly.
Fromnow onyou may de-powerthe meterbyunplugging theribbon cable.If
you remove the fuse that supplies terminal #4, +12V, with the ribbon cable plugged
in youmustbecarefulwhenreinstallingit. Itmustbeadeliberateaction. Ifthepower
to the meter is turned on and off in less than 5 second intervals it can cause the
microprocessortointerruptitsinitializationprocess. De-poweringandre-powering
by using the ribbon cable avoids this problem.
Check each of the battery voltages. It is best to have a separate, accurate digital
voltmeterto comparethevoltagesshownagainsttheactualbattery voltage. They should
bewithin afewhundredthsofavolt. It they arenot, checkyour voltagesenseleadfuses