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Link 10
Owner's Manual
Xantrex
Link 10
Battery Monitor
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Notice of Copyright Xantrex Link 10 Battery Monitor © November 2002 Xantrex International. All rights reserved. Xantrex is a registered trademark of Xantrex International. © 2002 Xantrex International. All rights reserved. Disclaimer UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AGREED TO IN WRITING, XANTREX TECHNOLOGY INC. (XANTREX) (a) MAKES NO WARRANTY AS TO THE ACCURACY, SUFFICIENCY OR SUITABILITY OF ANY TECHNICAL OR OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED IN ITS MANUALS OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION. (b) ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR
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Table of Contents DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS PRODUCT UNTIL YOU HAVE READ THE ENTIRE OWNERS MANUAL. IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THIS UNIT MAY BE HAZARD- OUS AND VOIDS YOUR WARRANTY. Quick Reference Guide..................................................................................................56 Introduction.........................................................................................................................7 Battery Basics.................................................
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Basic Wiring Diagram + - + - The 500 A 50 mV shunt senses current in or out of your The Xantrex Link 10 2 amp battery. works with flooded or Fuses 1234567 gel lead-acid batteries 1234567 1234567 1234567 1234567 1234567 Twisted pair wire is used for shunt sensing leads for noise immunity. Battery Compartment Meter Location Top Rear View of Meter -DC Meter Negative (BLACK) [1] Shunt Sense Lead Load Side (GREEN) [2] Shunt Sense Lead Battery Side (ORANGE) [3] 1 Battery Volt Sense (050 V DC )
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Quick Reference Quick Reference Quick Reference Quick Reference Quick Reference The Light Bar The light bar shows state-of-charge at a glance. Here's what the lights mean: EMPTY FULL Full 8099%+ 6079%+ 4059%+ 2039%+ 019%+ Status Lights For shortest charging times, Shows what number is lead acid battery in marine or being displayed RV service is normally dis- charged 50% then recharged The Button to 8590% of full. Restoring the last 1015% of a full charge When you press the
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Quick Reference Amps Amp hours Amps is the present flow Amp hours consumed of current in or out of your represents the amount battery. For example, a re- of energy removed frigerator may draw 6.2 from the battery. If you amps of current. This is run a 10-amp load for displayed as -06.2 -06.2 -06.2 (6.2 one hour, the Link 10 -06.2 -06.2 amps are being con- will show -10.0 in the sumed). display. Volts Volts is electricitys poten- Time tial to do work. Voltage Time is an estimate of helps assess
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Introduction Congratulations! The Xantrex Link 10 is the most advanced (Patents Pending) DC power measurement instrument available. It shows you: Battery State-of-Charge on a multicolor light bar. <20 VDC). System voltage accurate to 1/20th of a volt ( System current accurate to 1/10th of an amp (<40 amps). Amp hours removed from, or put into, your battery. Time of operation remaining until recharging is required. For installation and operation questions, please contact Xantrex at 1-800- 670-070
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Battery Basics Why monitor a battery? Batteries can be ruined by excessive discharge. They may also be dam- aged by under-charging. A battery (or bank of batteries) may be storing less energy than you think. The Link 10 provides all the key data you, or your technician, need to make decisions about battery use and charging. How does the Link 10 work? The Link 10 uses sophisticated microprocessor technology to report all significant battery information. The Link 10 monitors battery voltage and cu
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Installation Basic installation of the Link 10 on a 12 or 24 volt system involves only five wires. Because the Link 10 will work on systems up to 500 volts, special high voltage installation techniques are discussed beginning on page 44. You need to read this section if you're working on an electric vehicle or system where more than 50 volts is encountered. If your installation is on a 12 or 24 volt system, let's get to work! Installation Planning First, gather all the tools you'll need for inst
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Mounting Our Patent Pending "Ratchet Ring" makes mounting easy and fast. TIP: When installing from the front of a panel or dashboard slide the Ratchet Ring onto cable with correct orientation CAUTION! and then connnect Orient ring so the ratchet the wires. teeth will engage properly. Practice installing and re- moving ring before final assembly. Considerable 12345 12345 12345 force is requiredthis 12345 12345 12345 12345 12345 12345 ensures the ring will not loosen over time. Install the meter
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PATENT PENDING Removing Removing the Link 10 is the reverse of mounting with a TWIST as shown in the following diagrams. Twist 1/8th turn to unlock teeth. Then pull lock ring straight back as shown below. Pull both sides of the lock ring equally Patented 11
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Wiring Overview This drawing is for 12 V & 24 V systems. For higher voltages see Prescaler use on page 44. DC+ + Fuses - Shunt DC- Twisted pair cable (system ground) See Detail page 13 Terminal Strip INSTALLATION TIP: Connections Use appropriate strain relief to See Detail page 14 avoid damage to the connector and terminal strip on the rear of Mounting Page 10 the Link 10. Removing page 11 TIP: For a neat and professional looking installation use plenty of: * Nylon wire wraps * Wire wrap anchor
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Shunt & Battery Wires The shunt is the current sensor for the Link 10. Its 500 A, 50 mV rating means that when 500 amps flows through it there is 50 mV generated across it. The millivolt signal is translated into an amps display in the Link 10. For example: a 50 A load would generate 5 mV across the shunt and would be displayed as 50 amps. Caution: in the diagram below, the darker wires represent primary wiring and should be able to carry full battery load current. Size appropriately! + - Connec
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Meter Wiring Detail Make the necessary wire connections to the Link 10 as shown in the following diagram: Color code shown for Xantrex 4 twisted pair cable. P/Ns below: P/N 84-2014-00 -25' P/N 84-2015-00 -50' CAUTION Use correct sized screwdriver for terminal screws. Tighten firmly but do not over-tighten to avoid damage Top Rear View DC - Meter Negative (BLACK) [1] Shunt Sense Lead Load Side (GREEN) [2] Shunt Sense Lead Battery Side (ORANGE) [3] 1 Battery Volt Sense (050 V DC )(
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Wire by Wire Check Most failures and problems are due to wiring errors. Please double check the wiring. (Color code shown is for Xantrex wire P/Ns on page 14.) #1 - DC Power (Black Wire). Start at terminal #1 of the Link 10 and follow it to the big bolt on the Load side of the shunt. Do not connect this wire to the small screw terminal with the Green shunt sense lead. #2 Shunt Sense Lead Load Side (Green Wire). This wire connects to the small screw on the Load side of the shunt. This wire must b
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Startup Once you have completed ALL instructions on page 15, insert the voltage sense wire fuse, then the meter power fuse. (BLUE wire fuse first, RED wire fuse last!) The fuse should be in a fuse holder and should be con- nected in a smooth motion. A "ragged" power-up may cause a meter lockup. Both the bar graph and digital display should come on. Factory Default Settings The Link 10 comes on in the (Volts) mode with the display flashing to indicate that it has been powered up from the de-pow
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Synchronizing the Link 10 Synchronize the Link 10 to a Full Battery After installing the Link 10, charge the battery until the far right Green LED begins flashing, which indicates the Charged Parameters have been met. Amp hours will have started at 0 and counted up as a positive num- ber. As you begin discharging the battery, the LED will stop flashing and the numeric amp hour display resets to 0. The Link 10 is shipped from the factory assuming a 200 amp hour battery. Your battery may be a diff
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Operation Although the Link 10 is a very sophisticated device, obtaining basic battery information from it is simple. With the unit turned on and the (Volts) LED on, let's learn how to display the four most important DC system parameters. When you touch the button, you are SELecting the display you wish. Each time you touch SEL in normal i4.25 operation, you will toggle to the next item to the right (volts) goes to (amps) to (amp hours) to (time). Now press SEL to bring up these function
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Reading the Bar Graph Above the digital display are four LEDs. They tell you the battery's state- of-charge at a glance. Four green LEDs means your battery is full. One flashing red light means it is nearly discharged. The table below shows the six different displays indicating battery state-of-charge. Under certain light conditions green may appear yellow. EMPTY EMPTY EMPTY EMPTY EMPTY FULL FULL FULL FULL FULL BATTERY STATE-OF-CHARGE Full (Charged Parameters Met) 8099%+ 6079%+ 4059%+ 2039%+
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Using the Buttons Pressing and holding the SET button for three seconds enters the Setup and Advanced Functions mode. The word SEL SEL SEL apppears in the display, prompting you SEL SEL to press the SEL button to choose what function you want to SELect. Pressing SEL chooses a variable or function. The SETUP mode always begins at the (V olts) function. Each press of the SEL button scrolls to the next item. When a variable or function is selected, its LED is on and its present value is displa
