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Item no. 2513
User’s Manual
5A Solar
Charge Controller
©2010 Wagan Corporation. All Rights Reserved
Wagan and wagan.com are trademarks used by Wagan Corp.
Revised June 2010
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Thank you for purchasing the 5A Solar
Charge Controller by Wagan Tech. With
normal care and proper treatment it will
provide years of reliable service. Please read
all operating instructions carefully before use.
Important Safety Instructions
• Working in the vicinity of a lead-
acid battery is dangerous. Batteries
generate explosive gases during normal
operation.
• Wear complete eye and clothing
protection when working with lead-acid
batteries.
• Make sure that someone is within range of
your voice to come to your aid if needed
while you work with or are near a leadacid battery.
• Have plenty of fresh water and soap
nearby for use in case battery acid
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contacts your eyes, skin or clothing. If this
happens, wash immediately with soap and
water. Then get medical attention.
• Avoid touching your eyes while working
with a battery. Acid particles (corrosion)
may get into your eyes. If this occurs, flush
eyes immediately with running cold water
for at least 10 minutes. Then immediately
get medical attention.
• Never charge a frozen battery.
• Remove all personal metal items from your
body such as rings, bracelets, necklaces
and watches while working with leadacid batteries. A battery can produce a
short circuit current high enough to weld
a ring (or the like) to metal, causing a
severe burn.
• Take care not to drop any metal tool or
metal object onto the battery. This may
result in a spark or short circuit across the
battery or another electrical device that
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may cause an explosion.
• Always operate the charge controller in an
open, well-ventilated area.
• Never smoke or allow sparks or flames
in the vicinity of the battery. Batteries
generate explosive gases.
• Neutralize any acid spills thoroughly with
baking soda before attempting to clean
up.
Front Panel Indicators
Charging LED: Yellow LED lights when
charging
Full LED: When a full charge is
reached, the green LED
lights
Selector Switch: Selects Gel or Flooded
battery type
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Specifications
Max Solar Panel Array
Power
75W
Input Voltage 16.5V~22V
Max Input Voltage 25V
Charging current 5A
Voltage for Gel Battery 14.2V
Voltage for Flooded Battery 14.6V
Over current protection 5A
Operating Temperature 0°~40° C
Storage Temperature -10°~70° C
Dimensions (mm) 68 × 58 × 20
Weight 46.5g
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BATTERY
SOLAR
Flooded
Charging Full
Gel
+
+
Red Wire Black Wire
BATTERY
+
SOLAR PANEL
+
When battery voltage reaches to about
14.6V (14.2 for Gel) the controller stops
charging. When the battery voltage drops to
about 13.5V the controller begins to charge
again.
Connection Diagram
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