CTEK PRO25S Service Manual

MANUAL

CONGRATULATIONS

on the purchase of your new professional switch mode battery charger. This charger is included in a series of professional chargers from CTEK SWEDEN AB and represents the latest technology in battery charging.

Read safety instruction

HOW TO CHARGE

1. Connect the charger to the battery.

		For batteries mounted inside a vehicle
		1. Connect the charger according to the
			vehicles manual.
1	2	2. Connect the charger to the wall socket.
		3.	Disconnect the charger from the wall socket
			before disconnecting the battery.
		4.	Disconnect the black clamp before the red
			clamp.

2.Connect the charger to the wall socket. The power lamp will indicate that the mains cable is connected to the wall socket. The error lamp will indicate if the battery clamps are incorrectly connected. The reverse polarity protection will ensure that the battery or charger will not be damaged.

3.Press the MODE-button to select charging program.

4.Follow the indication lamps through the charging process.

The battery is ready to start the engine when		is lit.
The battery is fully charged when	is lit.

5. Stop charging at any time by disconnecting the mains cable from the wall socket.

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CHARGING

EMPTY

ERROR

LAMP

MODE-

BUTTON

Temperature sensor

The temperature sensor works automatically and will adjust the voltage to the ambient temperature. Place the temperature sensor in the positive clamp or as the close to the

+ battery as possible.

READY TO USE

FULLY CHARGED

POWER	NORMAL LITHIUM SUPPLY RECOND
LAMP
NORMAL	LITHIUM	SUPPLY	RECOND
BATTERY
PROGRAM	PROGRAM	PROGRAM	PROGRAM

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LEAD-ACID

CHARGING PROGRAMS

Settings are made by pressing the MODE-button. After about two seconds the charger activates the selected program. The selected program will be restarted next time the charger is connected.

The table explains the different Charging Programs:

Program	Explanation
NORMAL	Normal battery program 14.4V/25A. Only for lead-acid
	batteries.
	Recond program 15.8V/1.5A
RECOND	Use Recond to return energy to empty WET and Ca/Ca batteries.
	Recond your battery once per year and after deep dischare to maximise
	lifetime and capacity. The Recond program adds the Recond step to the
	normal battery program. Only for lead-acid batteries.
	Supply program 13.6V/25A
SUPPLY	Use as a 12V power supply or use for float maintenance charging when
	100% capacity of the battery is required. The Supply program activates
	the Float step without time or voltage limitation. The spark protection
	on the battery charger is disabled during the SUPPLY program.

READY TO USE

The table shows the estimated time to charge a battery from empty to 80%

BATTERY SIZE (Ah)	TIME TO 80% CHARGED
40Ah	1.5h
100Ah	3h
200Ah	6h
300Ah	16h

POWER LAMP

If the power lamp is lit with a:

1.STEADY LIGHT

The mains cable is connected to the wall socket.

2.FLASHING LIGHT:

The charger has entered the energy save mode. This happens if the charger isn´t connected to the battery within 2 minutes or the battery voltage is below 2V.

ERROR LAMP

If the error lamp is lit, check the following:

1.Is the chargers red clamp connected to the battery's positive pole? Connect the charger according to the vehicles manual.

2. Is the charger connected to a 12V battery?

3.Are the clamps short circuited?

4.Has charging been interrupted inor?

Restart the charger by pressing the MODE-button. If charging is still being interrupted, the battery...

...is seriosly sulphated and may need to be replaced.

...can not accept charge and may need to be replaced.

...can not keep charge and may need to be replaced.

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