Xantrex Link 1000 Owner's Manual

Link 1000

Owner’s Guide

About Xantrex

Xantrex Technology develops, manufactures, and markets advanced power electronic products. The company’s products convert raw electrical power from any source into high-quality power required by electronic and electrical equipment.

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Date and Revision

July 2003, Revision A

Part Number

975-0056-01-01

Contact Information

Web: www.xantrex.com Email: CustomerSupport@xantrex.com Phone: 1-800-670-0707 (toll free in North America) 1-604-422-2777 (direct) Fax: 1-604-420-2145

Contents

1 Introducing Link 1000

Introducing the Link 1000- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2

Inverter/Charger Control Fu nctions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 Monitoring Functions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2

Reading the Link 1000 Control Panel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4

Where to go From Here - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6

2 Installing the Link 1000

Planning the Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8

Supplied Parts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 Materials You Need to S upply - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 Tools - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9

Installation Considerations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9

Safety - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 Performance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 Color-Coded Wiring - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 Twisted P air Wires - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 Separate Engine Starting Battery - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10

Installing the Link 1000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11

Overview of Installation Steps - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 Mounting the Link 1000 Control Panel- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 Mounting and Cabling the Shunt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 Wiring the Terminal Block- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 Connecting Terminal Block Wires to Shunt and Battery - - - - - 16 Installing Fuses- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 Connecting the Pho ne Cable - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 Testing t he Installation- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17

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Contents

Maintenance- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18 Disconnecting the Inverter/Charger - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18

3 Setting up the Link 1000

About Link 1000 Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20

Probable Changes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 Possible Changes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 Other Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20

How to Ent er Setup Mode and Ch ange a Valu e - - - - - - - - - 20 Locking Your Setu p Values - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 Resetting Values- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 Battery Capacity - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22

Estimated Capacities for 12 Volt Flooded Batteries - - - - - - - 22

Estimated Capacities for Gel Cell Batteries - - - - - - - - - - - - 22

Estimated Capacities for Multiple Batter ies - - - - - - - - - - - - 22

Changing the Batte r y Capacity Setting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23

Changing the Batte ry Type Se tting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23

Changing the Ambient Temperature Setting - - - - - - - - - - - 24 Charged Parameters- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25

Changing the Charged Voltage Setting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25

Changing the Charged Current Percentage Setting - - - - - - - 25

Changing the Time Remaining Setting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26

Changing the Power S hare Setting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27

Changing the Idle Mode Setting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28 Advanced Function Values- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29

How to Enter Setup Mode and Change a Value: Reminder - - 29

F01 Auto Display Scanning - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29

F02 Display Sleep - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29

F03 Set or Display Ambient Battery Temperatures - - - - - - - 30

F04 Toggle Display Between Ah and kWhr - - - - - - - - - - - - 30

F05 Turn o n Alternative Energy Mode - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31

F06 Manually Set CEF - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31

F07 Set Temperatu re Coefficient - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31

F08 Set Peukert’s Exponent - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32

F09 Set Low Battery Discharge Floor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32

F10 Select Battery Type - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33

F11 Turn on Second Battery Voltage Sense - - - - - - - - - - - - 33

F12 Number of Overload Conditions Experienced - - - - - - - 33

F13 Number of Inverter Low Battery Shutdowns - - - - - - - - 33

F14 Test Control Pa nel Displa y - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34

F15 Display Software Revisio n Number - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34

F16 Turn on Active Temperature Compensation - - - - - - - - 34

4 Using the Link 1000

Monitoring Functions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 36

Choosing a Display Unit: Volts, Amps, Ah, or Time- - - - - - - - 36 Reading the Battery State-of-Charge - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37

Scaling the BATTERY STATUS Light Bar - - - - - - - - - - - - 37

Inverter Functions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38

Contents

Turning on the Invert Function - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38 Changing the Idle Mode Setting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38

Charging Functions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39

Summary of CHARGER STATUS LEDs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39 Charging the Batteries - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40 Equalizi ng the Batt eries - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40

Precautions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40

Equalizi ng Gel Cell Batteries - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 42 Activati ng Power Share - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 42 Battery Capacity Testing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 42 Synchronizing the Link 1000 to the Battery- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 44

Over-charge Ah (A ccumulation of Positive Ah) - - - - - - - - - 45

Battery History - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 46

Interpre ting Battery History - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 46

Reading E rror Codes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 48

Contents

A Specifications

Control Panel: Electrical Sp ecificati ons- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 52 Control Panel: Phy sical Specifications - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 52 Default Settings- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 53

Product and System In formation

Warranty - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 56 Disclaimer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 58

Product - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 58 Exclusions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 58 Warning: Limitation s On Use - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 59

Return Material Authorization Policy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 59 Return Material Proc edure - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 59 Product Information- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 60 Record of S ystem Set tings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 61

Index - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 63

Figures

Link 1000 Control Panel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 System Overview (Wiring)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 Display Panel and Mounting Plate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 Link 1000 Mounting Plate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -14 BATTERY STATUS Light Bar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37

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Introducing Link 1000

Chapter 1 describes:

• The Link 1000’s control and monitoring functions

• The features on its control panel

Introducing the Link 1000

The Link 1000 gives you complete remote control of the Freedom 458, Freedom, and Freedom Marine Inverter/ Chargers. It also lets you monitor the performance of your battery power system.

Inverter/Charger Control Functions

From the Link 1000 control panel, you can:

• Turn the invert function on and off

• Start or end an equalization cycle

• Activate the Power Share feature. This automatically lowers the charger’s output to prevent AC breakers from tripping if too many loads come on at once.

• Place the inverter/charger in Idle (standby) mode so it only begins inverting at a level that you choose. This power-sav ing feat ure minimize s the dra w on your b attery by turning the inverter off until it’s really needed.

• Make custom settings for numerous functions including battery type, battery capacity, and Power Share mode. These let you set up the Link 1000 so it suits the characteristics of your system.

• Lock your setup values so no one can inadvertently change them

Monitoring Functions

The Link 1000 control panel lets you see:

• The battery’s state-of-charge at a glance

• The voltage of the battery being monitored and the voltage of a second (starting) battery

• The flow of current into the battery (charge rate)

• The flow of current out of the battery (consumption rate)

• The number of Ah (Amp-hours) that have been consumed

Introducing the Link 1000

• The time remaining in your battery before it is completely discharged

• Which charging stage the batteries are in (Bulk, Acceptance, Float, or Equalization)

• Bat te ry his tor y incl udi ng:

• Present charge efficiency

• The number of deep cycles the battery has had

• The deepest level of discharge

• The average level of discharge

Reading the Link 1000 Control Panel

The Link 1000 control panel lets you monitor the battery system and control the inverter/charger. Its features are described below. Further details are provided as you need them throughout the guide.

Figure 1 Link 1000 Control Panel

BATTERY STATUS light bar

When the battery system is operating, the four LEDs in this light bar act like a “fuel gauge”. The LEDs light in different sequences and colors to show the battery’s present state-of-charge. The statuses are described on page 37.

Reading the Link 1000 Control Panel

2, 3 Numeric display and display units.

You can choose from four dis play units depen ding on the type of information you want to see:

• Volts

•Amps

• Ah (Amp-hours)

• Time Remaining The procedure for changing display units is given on

page 36 along with an explanation of each display unit.

Note

: The numeric display also shows Error Codes. If

an error occurs, the display alternates between the monitoring function you have selected and the Error Code. For details about Error Codes, see page 48.

SEL and SET buttons SET lets you access Setup mode and advanced

functions. Once you are in Setup mode, you press

SEL to choose a function or a sett ing. Proc edures for

changing values are given in Chapter 3.

5 CHARGE/PWR SHARE button and LED

Lets you start a charge cycle (see page 40) or change the Power Share mode setting (see page 27).

INVERT/IDLE MODE button and LED

Lets you activate the invert funct ion (see page 38) or change the Idle mode setting (see page 28).

RESET, DATA, LOCK, FUNC LEDs

•

RESET: When it is on, this LED indicates that you are

resetting Ah (Amp-hours) to zero or that you are returning all settings to the factory defaults. (See

page 21.)

•

DATA: Indicates that you are looking at historical

information about your batteries. (See “Interpreting

Battery History” on page 46.)

•

LOCK: Indicates you are choosing the setting that

prevents people from inadvertently changing your setup values. (See page 21.)

•

FUNC: Indicates you are accessing the advanced

functions. (See “Advanced Function Values” on

page 29.)

Reading the Link 1000 Control Panel

8 AC IN LED

Indicates that AC power is present.

9 CHARGER STATUS LEDs:

•

CHG (Red): When this LED is on solid, the battery is

in Bulk charge mode. When this LED is flashing, the battery is equalizing.

•

ACCEPT (orange): The battery is in Acceptance

mode.

•

FLOAT (green): The battery is in Float mode.

Where to go From Here

• To install the Link 1000, see page 7.

• To set up the Link 1000, see page 19.

• To use the Link 1000, see page 35.

• To call for technical support, see page 56.

Installing the Link 1000

Chapter 2 gives:

• An overview of the installation process

• A list of installation tools and equipment

• Installation procedures We recommend that you read the entire

chapter so you can plan the installation and obtain all the materials you need before starting the installation.

Planning the Installation

Supplied Parts

❐ Link 1000 control panel and 4 mounting screws ❐ 500 amp precision shunt ❐ 25 foot RJ11 phone cable ❐ Owner’s guide

Materials You Need to Supply

Refer to Figure 2 on page 12.

❐ Wire harness to connect the Link 1000 control panel to

the shunt and to the positive battery terminal. You can use 18AWG, twisted pair, for this wiring. You can also buy the harness from the dealer you bought the Link 1000 from or from West Marine.

Contact West Marine at:

• 1-800-BOATING (Canada and US)

• Fax: 1-831-761-4421 (Canada and US) When ordering the harness, quote these part numbers:

• 84-2014-00: 25 foot (7.62m) 8-conductor twisted pair

wire

• 84-2015-00: 50 foot (15.24m) 8- conduc tor twi sted pai r

wire

❐ Appropriately sized copper cable and connectors to

connect the shunt to the battery and the negative bus for DC loads

Consult a local cable supplier about cable size and connector type. You may find it convenient to have the cable supplier attach the connectors.

❐ 2, 2 amp fuses and fuse holders. (Three fuses and fuse

holders if you are monitoring a second battery.)

❐ 2 screws to mount the shunt

Tools

Planning the Installation

❐ 2 strain reliefs (cabl e clamps ) for the wires and phone

cable coming out the back of the control panel

❐ Anti-corrosive sp ray ❐ High current shunt. If your starter current exceeds 500

amps for more than ten seconds, you will need a heavy duty (1000 amp) shunt instead of the 500 amp shunt that is supplied with the Link 1000. (You can also use a separate engine starting battery whose negative is connected directly to the engine.) The heavy duty shunt part number is 84-2-13-00.

❐ Wi r e cutt er and str ipper ❐ Small slot head sc rewdriver (for the s crews on the

terminal block)

❐ Phillips screwdriver (for the control panel mounting

screws)

❐ Needle- nose pliers ❐ 9/16 in. wrench to secure cables to the shunt

Installation Considerations

Safety

• If you are using flooded lead-acid batteries, install them in a separate battery compartment.

• Wiring should be in accordance with NEC, ABYC, or other applicable national or regional codes.

Performance

• Do not connect anything other than the shunt to the negative battery terminal. Connect all other loads and sources to the load side of the shunt. (See Figure 2.)

Planning the Installation

• The shunt sense leads must be 18AWG twisted pair wires.

• Install fuses within seven inches (18cm) of the battery.

Color-Coded Wiring

To avoid confusion during installation, Xantrex recommends that you buy wires that have the same color coding as shown in Figure 2.

Twisted Pair Wires

If you wish, you can mak e your own twisted pai rs by twist ing together two wires with a twist every inch. If you make your own twisted pair, wrap tape around the wi re s every twelve or sixteen inches (30 to 40cm) to keep the wires together and to make them easier to pull through holes and raceways.

Separate Engine Starting Battery

In order to monitor star t bat te ry volta ge, you nee d to connect a sense lead from th e Link 1000 terminal block to the posi tive battery terminal of the starting battery. This procedure also requires a 2 am p fuse and fuse holder. See step 6 on page 16 for install ation details, and see page 33 for information about turning this function on.

Installing the Link 1000

Overview of Installation Steps

Complete the installation in this order. Refer to Figure 2.

1. Mount the control panel (page 13).

2. Mount the shunt, and cable it to the negative battery terminal. Cable the load side of the shunt to the negative bus for DC loads (page 14).

3. Connect wire s to t he Link 1000 terminal block (page 15).

4. Connect wire s from the terminal bl ock to the shunt and to the battery’s positive terminal (page 16).

5. Install the fuses (page 17).

6. Connect the phone cable to the control panel and the inverter/charger (page 17).

Installing the Link 1000

Rear of Link 1000

Control Panel

Phone Cable

System Negative

500A

Shunt

Battery

Side

Orange

Gnd. Stud

Battery

Load Side

Green

Black

12345

678

Violet

Cable Jacket

Red

Blue

2 Amp Fuses

Pos.

Distribution

Inverter/Charger

Engine Starter

Negative

Start

Battery

Neg.

Distribution

Figure 2 System Overview (Wiring)

Mounting the Link 1000 Control Panel

The Link 1000 contr ol pane l cons ists o f a dis play pa nel and a mounting plate.

To mount the control panel:

1. Separate the display panel and the mounting plate.

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Mounting Plate

Display Panel

Figure 3 Display Panel and Mounting Plate

2. If you are going to run the phone cord and wires through the opening in the rear of the mounting plate, make a cutout in the mounting surface using the mounting plate as a template. (You can also run the phone cord and wire s down from the bottom of the mounting plate.)

3. Screw the mounting plate to the mounting surface as shown in Figure 4.

Installing the Link 1000

Countersunk

Screw

Pan Head

Screw

Figure 4 Link 1000 Mounting Plate

Cutout for Cables and Phone Cable

Pan Head

Screw

Countersunk

Screw

Mounting and Cabling the Shunt

To mount and cable the shunt:

1. Screw the shunt to a suitable mounting surface.

2. Connect the shunt to the negative terminal of the battery using ring terminals or locked spade terminals on a copper cable that is sized appropriately for the current carrying capacity of the system.

Ensure that no other wires are connected directly to the negative battery terminal or to the negative side of the shunt. All current must flow through the shunt.

3. Connect the load side of the shunt to the negati ve bus for DC loads using a copper ca ble that is sized appropriately for the current carrying capacity of the system.

If you are not using a negative bus for DC loa ds, connect the load side of the shunt to the negative side of the system.

Wiring the Terminal Block

Prepare for wiring by following these guidelines:

• Pul l the wire s and the ph one cable t hrough the o pening in the mounting plate (unless you are running them down from the bottom of the mounting plate).

• Prepare the wires by giving each:

• A clean cut

•A clean strip

• A tightly twisted end

• Loosen the terminal block screws, pry the wire clamps open with a paper clip, and insert the wires using needlenose pliers.

• Tighten the screws firmly, but do not overtighten.

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To wire the terminal block:

• Insert the wires in the terminal block following the sequence shown below.

Note: Terminal 1 is next to the phone cable jack.

Terminal

1Black. Control panel negative to the large bolt on the

2 Green. Sense lead to the load side of the shunt. 3Orange. Sense lead to the battery side of the shunt. 4Blue. Voltage sense lead to the positive battery

5Red. Power lead to the positive battery terminal. 6 Violet. Voltage sense lead to the positive battery

Wire Color and Function

load side of the shunt.

terminal.

terminal. Connect this lead if you are monitoring the voltage of a second (starting) battery.

7 Not used 8 Not used

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Connecting Terminal Block Wires to Sh unt and Battery

To connect the terminal block wires:

1. Connect the black DC power wire (terminal 1) to the large bolt on the load side of the shunt. This wire should be on the top of the stack of large cables on the load side of the shunt. Do not connect this wire to the small screw terminal with the green shunt sense lead.

2. Connect th e green le ad (termin al 2) t o th e small scre w on the load side of the shunt. This wire must be one half of the twisted p air made up of wires 2 a nd 3. Do n ot connect any other wires to this screw.

3. Connect the orange lead (terminal 3) to the small screw on the battery side of the shunt. This wire must be one half of the twisted pair made up of wires 2 and 3. Do not connect any other wires to this screw.

4. Connect the blue voltage sense lead (terminal 4) to a 2 amp fuse holder located within 7 in. (18 cm) of the battery. Connect the other side of the fuse holder to the positive battery terminal. Do not install the fuse yet.

5. Connect the red power wire (terminal 5) to a 2 amp fuse holder located within 7 in. (18 cm) of the battery. Connect the other side of the fuse holder to the positive battery terminal. Do not install the fuse yet.

6. If you a re going to monitor a startin g ba tt er y, connect the violet second battery voltage sense lead (terminal 6) to a 2 amp fuse holder located within 7 in. (18 cm) of the second (starting) battery. Connect the other side of the fuse holder t o t he positive battery termina l o f t he st arting battery. Do not install the fuse yet.

Note: If you are going to monitor the starting battery,

you must enable Function F11 during setup. See

page 33.

Installing Fuses

To install fuses:

1. Install a 2 amp fuse in the fuse holder in the blue wire.

2. If you are using a starting battery, insert a 2 amp fuse in the fuse holder in the violet wire.

3. Instal l a 2 amp fuse in the fu se hol der in the red wire. Th e fuse should be connected in a smooth motion. A “ragged” power up may cause the Link 1000 to lock up.

The come on. The supplied to the inverter.

Installing the Link 1000

CAUTION

Install the fuses in the sequen ce listed below to prevent damage to the Link 1000.

BATTERY STATUS LEDs and the Numeric Display

AC IN LED comes on if AC power is being

Connecting the Phone Cable

CAUTION

Make sure you have made all DC power and shunt connections before connecting the phone cable to the inver t er/charger.

• Plug the phone cable into the jack on the display panel and the jack on the inverter/charger, and then clip the display panel into the mounting plate.

Testing the Installation

After installing the Link 1000, test its operation.

To verify that the shunt leads are connected correctly:

1. Select Amps as the display unit by pressing Amps LED comes on.

SEL until the

2. Make a note of the Amps reading.

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3. Turn the charger off.

4. Turn on a load (for example, a light bulb).

5. Make a note of the Amps reading. It should be less than the reading you took in step 2. If it

is not, the sh unt le ads are r evers ed (t hat i s, the green wir e from terminal 2 and the orange wire from terminal 3 are reversed).

Maintenance

Because the shunt senses very small currents, use an anticorrosive spr ay to keep the leads free fr om corrosi on. (Do not spray the leads at the terminal block end.)

Disconnecting the Inverter/Charger

CAUTION

If you need to disconnect the inverter/charger, unplug the phone cord from the inverter/charger before you remove the DC power and shunt connections.

Setting up the Link 1000

Chapter 3 explains:

• How to set up the Link 1000 to best suit your battery system

• Each setting as well as the options for each setting

• Whether you should change settings or leave the default setting

(See “Reading the Link 1000 Control Panel”

on page 4 for locations and descriptions of

the buttons, displays, and indicators on the Link 1000 control panel.)

About Link 1000 Settings

The Link 1000 is designed to operate out of the box, and except when noted, you shouldn’t need to change the default settings. (The default settings are listed on page 53.)

Probable Changes

You will pr obably need to chan ge the def ault settin gs for:

• Battery capacity (page 23)

• Battery type (page 23)

Possible Changes

You may need to change the default settings for:

• Ambient temperature if your inverter/charger doesn’t have a battery temperature sensor (page 24).

•Power sharing (page 27)

Other Settings

Review this chapter completely to determine whether you need to change any other settings in order to monitor and control your battery system.

How to Enter Setup Mode an d Change a Value

You must be in Setup mode to change settings.

To enter Setup mode and change a value:

1. Press and hold

SET until SEL appears in the display

(about three seconds). This puts you in Setup mode.

2. Press

SEL until you reach the function you want.

3. Once you have selected the function you want, hold or repeatedly press

4. Release

SET when the value you want appears. After five

SET to change the value.

to ten sec onds, the display retu rns to normal. This indicates that the setting you chose is now stored in memory.

Locking Your Setup Values

After you have set up the Link 1000, you ca n lock the sett ings to prevent anyone from inadvertently changing them.

To lock the setup:

About Link 1000 Settings

1. Hold down

2. Press

3. Press

4. If OFF appears, press

Resetting Values

You can reset Ah to zero, or you can reset all values to their factory defaults:

• Resetting Ah to zero does not remove historical battery data.

• Resetting all values to factory defaults (Reset All) removes historical battery data. You usually use Reset All when you change a battery or a battery bank.

To reset values:

1. Hold down

SET until SEL appears.

SEL until the LOCK LED comes on. SET. The word ON or OFF appears

SET to turn the lock On.

SET until SEL appears in the display.

2. Press

SET five times until the RESET LED comes on and

AH appears.

3. At this point you can reset Ah only, or you can Reset All:

• T o reset Ah only, press

release

SET.

• To restore all factory settings, press

appears, and the n continue to hold

SET until ALL appears, and then

SET until ALL

SET for anoth er fi ve

seconds until 00.0 appears quickly and disappears.

About Link 1000 Settings

Battery Capacity

The default setting is for a battery with a 200Ah capacity. Change this setting if your battery has a different capacity.

You can test battery capacity by following the procedure on

page 42.

The most accurate way to find the capacity is to ask for the manufacturer’s 20 hour rating.

Estimated Capacities for 12 Volt Flooded Batteri es

The values listed below are estimates for 12 V flooded batteries except when noted.

Battery Size

U1 34–40 Group 24 80 Group 27 100 Group 30 120 Group 31 95–125 4-D 140–160 8-D 200 Golf cart & T-105

(6 volt) L-16 (6 volt) 340–415

Estimated Ca pacities for Gel Cell Batteries

Capacity (Ah)

120–220

Gel cell batterie s usually hol d 15% fewer Ah for a give n size. For example, a Group 27 gel cell stores about 85Ah.

Estimated Capacities for Multiple Batteries

Parallel Connection

that cons ists of two or more batteries co nnected in parallel, multiply the Ah capacity of a single batte ry by t he number of batteries used. For example, if three 12 volt Group 27 batteries are connected in parallel, use 300 Ah (100 Ah x 3) for the battery capacity.

If you are using a single battery bank

Series Connection If you are using a single bat tery bank t hat

consists of two or more batteries connected in series, use the Ah capacity of one batt er y. For example, if two Troja n T-105 6 volt golf cart batteries are connected in series, use the factory default 200 Ah for capacity.

Changing the B a ttery Capacity Setting

To change the Battery Capacity setting:

About Link 1000 Settings

1. Press

2. Press

SET until SEL appears in the display. SEL three times. The LED comes on and 200

(the default) appears.

3. Press

Note: If you continue to hold after four increments. If you go past your battery’s capacity, you have to scroll to 1980Ah. The display then rolls over and begins scrolling up from 20Ah.

Changing the B a ttery Type Setting

SET and hold it until the value you want appears.

Battery Capacity (Ah)

20 to 40 1 40 to 100 5 more than 100 20

Incremental step in Ah

SET, the display scrolls faster

Change the Battery Type setting if you are not using flooded lead-acid batteries. For details about battery types, see

page 33.

To change the Battery Type setting:

1. Press and hold

2. Press

3. Press (liquid cell), battery type 1 (gel cell, standard), battery type 2 (gel cell, fast charge), or battery type 3 (AGM – Absorbed Glass Mat).

SET until SEL appears.

SEL until Func F10 appears. SET to select one of the following battery types: 0

About Link 1000 Settings

Changing the Ambient Temperature Setting

When you have a battery temperature sensor:

If you have a

battery temperature sensor:

1. Leave the default Ambient Temperature setting as is.

2. Turn on Active Temperature Compensation (F16).

page 34.)

When you do not have a battery temperature sensor:

(See

If you do not have a battery temperature sensor, and if the temperature around the battery will be substantially different from 70 °F (21 °C) when the batteries are being charged:

1. Turn the Active Temperature Comp ens at ion setting Off.

(See page 34.)

2. Change the Ambient Temperature setting to an

appropriate value.

Note: The Active Temperature Compensation setting mu st be Off if you are going to change the Ambient Temperature setting. Otherwise the Link 1000 reports the present battery temperature.

To change the Ambient Temperature setting:

1. Press and hold

2. Press

3. Press

4. Release

SEL until Func 03 appears. SET to change the temperature in 10 °F increments.

SET when the correct temperature appears.

SET until SEL appears.

Charged Parameters

There are two charged parameters: Charged Voltage and Charged Current Percentage (%). During a charging cycle, when the battery voltage exceeds the Charged Voltage parameter and the charging current has dropped below the Charged Current parameter, the battery is considered to be fully charged. At this point the Link 1000 resets its state-ofcharge to fully charged (which appears as 0 Ah on the display).

Changing the Charged Voltage Set tin g

About Link 1000 Settings

If your system uses 12 or 24 Volt batteries:

You don’t need to change the default Charged Voltage setting. On power up, the Link 1000 automatically selects an appropriate Charged Voltage for 12 or 24 volt liquid cells and gel cells. (If you have gel cell batteries, see “Changing the Battery Type

Setting” on page 23.)

If your system does not use 12 or 24 Volt batteries: You must

set an appropriate Charged Voltage. Use a value of 2.2 volts per cell at normal temperatures for liquid cell batteries.

To change the Char ged Voltage setting:

1. Press and hold

2. Press

SEL once. The LED comes on and 13.2

SET until SEL appears.

appears (or 26.4 if you are using a 24 volt battery).

3. Hold down

SET until the voltage you want is displayed.

(The display mov es up i n 0.1 vol t st eps. Once t he dis play reaches 50.0 volts, it then rolls over and starts counting up from 8.0 volts.)

Changing the Charged Current Percentage Setting

If your system’s charging current does not fall below 2% of battery capaci ty at the end of t he chargi ng cycle (that is, when the battery should be full), you will need to change the Charged Current Percentage setting. (A fully charged battery is indicated when the green LED flashes on the

STATUS light bar.)

BATTERY

About Link 1000 Settings

To change the Charged Current Percentage:

1. Press and hold

2. Press

SEL twice. The LED comes on and 002 is

SET until SEL appears.

displayed.

3. Press and hold

SET.

The display moves up in one percent steps until 7 percent is displayed. The display then rolls over and

starts counting up from 1 percent.

4. Release

Changing the Time Remaining Setting

SET when the appropriate percentage appears.

The Link 1000 has four ways of calculating the am ount of operating time that remains. You can select:

• Pr ese nt cons umpti on level

• A four minute average

• A sixteen minute average

• A thirty-two minute average The best sett ing depends on your type of insta llation.The f our

minute average is appropriate for most installations.

To change the Time Remaining setting:

1. Press

2. Press

SET until SEL appears. SEL four times until the LED comes on and

001 appears.

3. Press

SET until the number you want appears. The

display moves up in 1 unit steps with choices of:

000 001 002 003

4. Release

Present consumption 4 minute average 16 minute average 32 minute average

SET when the value you want appears.

Changing the Power Share Setting

Power Share is a load management feature that helps to prevent external source AC breakers from tripping when the charger and a number of other loads all come on at once. Power Share automatically reduces the charger output if the loads exceed the Power Sharing current limit.

When you plug in to an external AC power supply, set the Power Share level to the breaker size.

If your charger trips the shore power breaker, choose a lower Power Share setting.

To change Power Share values:

Note: The CHARGE button LED must be on before you can change Power Share values.

About Link 1000 Settings

1. Press and hold

2. Press the

CHARGE/PWR SHARE button. The present value

appears.

3. Press and hold

through other values.

4. Release

SET when the value you want appears.

SET until SEL appears.

SET until the display begins scrolling

About Link 1000 Settings

Changing the Idle Mode Setting

The Idle mode setting determines the size of AC load that is needed to wake the inverter from its Idle (or standby) mode.

The settings ar e 0 W, 4 W, 6 W, and 15 W. The default i s 4 W. If you set the Idle m ode to 0 W, I dle mode is actually

defeated and the inverter stays on all the time. When the inverter is on, it draws approximately 0.5 amps. This setting is useful if you want to ensure uninterrupted power to a very small load like an electric clock.

The other three settings let you conserve battery power because the inverter stays off until an adequate-sized load brings the inverter out of Idle mode.

To change the Idle mode setting:

Note: The INVERT button LED must be on before you can change the Idle mode setting.

1. Press and hold

2. Press the

INVERT/IDLE MODE button. The present value

SET until SEL appears.

appears.

3. Press and hold

SET until the display scrolls through the

other values.

4. Release

SET when the value you want appears.

About Link 1000 Settings

Advanced Function Values

The Link 1000 has sixteen advanced functions. The default setting is appropriate for most, and you should not change a value unless you understand the consequence of the change.

Note: If you are monitoring more than one battery:

• Change Function F11, Second Battery Vo l tage Sense.

• Record the software revision number on page 60. (See “F15

Display Software Revision Number” on page 34.)

How to Enter Setup Mode and Change a Value: Reminder

The procedure for e ntering Setup mode and changin g a value is given on page 20.

F01 Auto Display Scanning

Default: Off Range: Off, On

When Auto Display Scanning is On, the display automat ically scrolls through Volts, Amps, Ah, and Time remaining. Each value is displayed for four seconds.

If Second Battery Voltage Sense (F11) is also on, two voltages are shown. The flashing Volts status LED indicates that the voltage displayed is that of the second battery bank.

F02 Display Sleep

Default: On Range: On, Off

This function turns off the Numeric Display and the Display Units LEDs. All the other LEDs— bar,

AC IN, Charger status LEDs, CHARGE LED, and INVERT

LED—stay on.

BATTERY STATUS light

About Link 1000 Settings

F03 Set or Display Ambient Battery Temperatures

Default: If F16 (Active Temperature Compensation) is On,

the present battery temperature is displayed in °F. If F16 is Off, the declared battery temperature is displayed.

Range: 30° F–120° F (–1.11° C–48.8° C) in 10° increments.

Set a different value from the default only if the battery environment is significantly different from 70° F (21.11° C) when the batteries are being charged by the Freedom Inverter/Charger.

For more information abo ut battery char ging and temper ature compensation, see “F07 Set Temperature Coefficient” on

page 31.

F04 Toggle Display Between Ah and kWhr

Default: Off Range: Off = Ah display mode; On = kWhr display mode.

When this function is On, the Ah display is changed to a kilowatt-hour display.

Kilowatt-hours are a very precise measurement of energy removed from or returne d to t he batt ery bank. The Lin k 1000 uses kilowatt -hours t o determi ne whet her 100% of the e nerg y consumed from the battery has been returned.

A recalculation of the CEF (Charge Efficiency Factor) is not permitted unless this counter is greater than 0.00 kWhr. This counter counts down during discharge, and the kWhrs consumed are displayed with a negative number. While the battery is charging, the Link 1000 counts back up with 100 % efficiency. CEF recalculation is prevented until a positive number is in the kWhr counter. This prevents a premature CEF reset.

F05 Turn on Alternative Energy Mode

Default: Off Range: Off and On. On = use alternative energy defaults.

Turn Alternative Energy mode on if the Link 1000 is used in an alternative energy system.

This function reduces the time needed to satisfy the charged parameters from five minutes to one minute. If you are using a semi-mechanical photovoltaic controller, we strongly recommend that yo u also consi der changi ng Charg ed Current to 4%. (See “Changing the Charged Current Percentage

Setting” on page 25.)

F06 Manually Set CEF

Default: Off = Auto recalculation of CEF

About Link 1000 Settings

Display: A95 Range: 65–99 in 1 number increments

This setting allows manual set up of CEF (Charging Efficiency Factor). The default display A95 indicates the automatic CEF recalculation feature. Returning to A95 from a user-set CEF turns the automatic CEF feature back on. If a user-set CEF has been selected, it will appear as a Uxx in Data mode (where xx is the number the user has selected).

F07 Set Tempe r a ture Coeffici en t

Default: 0.5 Range: 0.1–0.5 in 0.1 step increments

We recommend that you use the default value. This factor compensates for the impact that temperature has

on battery capacity. A typical value is 0.5% Capacity per °C. This coefficient must be supplied by the battery manufacturer. The default valu e is typical f or liquid l ead-acid or gel batteries.

About Link 1000 Settings

F08 Set Peukert’s Exponent

Default: 1.25 for liquid lead -acid ba tter ies. ( Bat tery Type set

to Type 0.) The Peukert exponent refers to the “shrink rate” of your

battery bank. The more rapidly you discharge the batteries, the more their effective size shrinks. For example, a battery that can supply 200Ah when discharged over twenty hours may only provide 95Ah if discharged in one hour.

When you select Battery Type (see “Changing the Battery

Type Setting” on page 23 and “F10 Select Battery Type” on page 33), the Link 1000 automatically sets an appropriate

Peukert exponent. When the Battery Type is gel or AGM (Type 1, 2, or 3), a default exponent of 1.11 is used.

If your battery manufacturer has given you another value, you can enter it. Otherwise, leave the default value.

F09 Set Low Battery Discharge Floor

Default: 100% Range: 50%–100% in 5% increments

The Link 1000 lets you set the discharge floor that it uses for calculations. The factory-set discharge floor is 100% of Ah capacity, corrected for high discharge rates. If you set the discharge floor to 100%, the Time Remaining display reports the time that remains until you have a dead battery. We recommend that you begin charging when two yellow battery status LEDs are on in order to conform to the “Mid Capacity Rule” (see page 39).

Note: If you discharge below the discharge floor, and then partially charge but remain below the discharge floor, the Time Remaining display will continue to read zero. The Time Remaining display will not show meaningful readings until you have recharged above the discharge floor you have set.

F10 Select Battery Type

Default: 0 (Liquid Cell) Range: 0 = Liquid Cell ; 1 = Ge l Cell ( standard) ; 2 = Gel Cell

(fast charge); 3 = AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) This function sets the appropriate charge and float voltages

for the Freedom charger and sets an appropriate Peukert exponent. Gel cell owners can use Type 1 or Type 2, but should consult the battery manufacturer before using Type 2. Type 3 sets Acceptance and Float voltages suited to AGM type batteries.

F11 Turn on Second Ba tt ery Voltage Sense

Default: Off Range: On, Off

About Link 1000 Settings

When this function is On, two voltages are displayed. When the Volts LED is on solid, you see the voltage of the monitored battery. If the battery Volts LED is flashing, the second (starting) battery voltage is being displayed.

If you use this function, keep in mind that the displayed voltage is on ly an indi cation of the battery ’ s state- of-char ge if the battery has been at rest for at least eight hours.

A battery with an eight hour at-rest voltage of 12.4 volts or more will probably start an engine. A battery with an eight hour at-rest voltage of 11.1 volts will probably not start an engine, particularly if you have dirty injectors and if the engine doesn’t start right away.

F12 Number of Overload Conditions Experienced

Displays the number of inverte r shutdowns s ince the last h igh level meter reset. This is primarily a troubleshooting tool.

F13 Number of Invert er Low Battery Shutdo wn s

Displays the number of inverter low battery shutdowns since the last high level meter reset. This is p rimarily a troubleshooti ng too l.

About Link 1000 Settings

F14 Test Control Panel Display

Default: Off Range: On while the SET button is pressed when this

function is active. Off when This function lets you confirm that the Link 1000 control

panel display is operating properly. When you press F14 mode:

SET is released.

SET in

•The

RESET and DATA LEDs are orange-yellow.

• All other LEDs display their normal color.

• The Numeric Display reads 188.8. The display returns to normal when you release

Operation of the

LOCK and FUNC LEDs is conf irmed when

power is initially applied to the Link 1000.

F15 Display Software Revision Number

•Press SET to display the Software Revision Number. This function di splays the softwar e revis ion number insta lled

in your Link 1000. Record this number on page 60 in case you need to call Customer Service.

F16 Turn on Active Temperature Compensation

Default: Off Range: Off, On

SET.

Turn this function On if your inverter/charger has a temperature sensor.

Leave this function Off if you are not using a temperature sensor.

When this function is On, the Link 1000 uses the actual battery tempe rature re ported t o the Fr eedom Inver ter/Char ger by a Heart TC2+2 unit, the Freedom 458 or the Freedom Marine Inverter/Charger temperature sensor.

Using the Link 1000

Chapter 4 tells you how to:

• Read the battery’s state-of-charge

• Turn on the invert function

• Change the Idle mode setting

• Charge and equalize the batteries

• Determine battery capacity

• Activate the Power Share feature

• Synchronize the Link 1000 to the batteries

• Read battery history

• Respond to Error Codes

Monitoring Functions

Choosing a Display Unit: Volts, Amps, Ah, or Time

By default, the numeric display shows Volts , but it can also show Amps, Ah, and Time Remaining.

To change the display unit:

•Press

SEL until the , , or LED comes on.

The units of display are explained below.

VOLTS

MPS

Displays the voltage of the battery being monitored. (The Link 1000 can also display the voltage of an additional battery.)

Displays the flow of current into or out of the battery. Discharging appears as a negative number. Charging appears as a positive (unsigned) number. For example, if 6 amps are going into the battery, the numeric display shows 6. If 6 amps are being consumed, the numeric display shows –6.

Displays the Ah (amp-hours) consumed. This is the amount of energy that has been consumed from the battery. For example, if you have operated a 10 amp load for one hour, 10 Ah have been consumed, and the display shows –I0. When the battery is fully charged, the Link 1000 displays 0 Ah.

IME

EMAINING

Note

: The numeric display also shows Error Codes. If an error

occurs, the display alternates between the monitoring function you have selected and the Error Code. For details about Error Codes, see page 48.

This is an estimate of the hours that the battery can operate at its present load until it is completely discharged. The estimate is based on a selectable, time- averaged, rate of discharge. The default is the average of the last four minutes of use. While the batteries are charging, this display shows CCC.

Reading the Battery Stat e-of-Charge

The BATTERY STATUS light bar (see Figure 5) shows the battery’s state-of-charge. The table explains how to read the light bar.

BA TTERY STA TUS

Figure 5 BATTERY STATUS Light Bar

These lights Indicate this %

Monitoring Functions

3 green + 1 flashing green

4 green 80–100% 3 green 60–79% 2 yellow 40–59%

1 red 20–39% 1 flashing red 0–19%

Scaling the BATTERY STATUS Light Bar

The CEF has been recalculated.

Enough charge to start an eng ine-driv en char ging source.

The battery is more than 80% discharged (based on the factory sett i ngs).

You can scale the BATTERY STATUS light bar to show a flashing red LED when your battery is more than 40% discharg ed. To adjust the battery discharge floor, see page 32.

Inverter Functions

Turning on the Invert Function

When the inverter is operating, power is taken from the batteries and converted to AC current to power your loads.

To turn on the invert function:

•Press The

The

INVERT LED does not indicate that the system is

INVERT.

INVERT button LED comes on.

inverting. It indicates that the inverter function is enabled. The invert function only operates when the inverter is connected to the battery, no external AC power is available, and the batteries have enough power for the loads.

When the inverter is initially powered up, the invert function is off.

Changing the Idle Mode Setting

The Idle mode setting determines the size of AC load that is needed to wake the inverter from its Idle (or standby) mode.

To change the Idle mode setting:

•See page 28.

Charging Functions

Charge your batteries when two yellow LEDs are lit on the

BATTERY STATUS light bar (if you are using the default setting

for F09: Low Battery Discharge Floor). The two yellow LEDs indicate that 50% of battery capacity has been used.

Charging at this level is called the Mid-Capacity Rule. In marine and RV systems, which try to mini mize char gi ng ti me with an engine-driven alternator, or generator-powered charging, the battery is normally charged to the 85% level. This means that only 35% of the battery capacity is actually available for use .

The Mid-Capacity Rule is designed to optimize battery life. Four charging cycles are available: Bulk, Acceptance, Float,

and Equa lization. When you start a charge cycle , the charger automatically completes a Bulk, Accept, and Float charge. You can also start an Equalization charge manually.

Charging Functions

CHARGER STATUS LEDs are explained below, and then

The procedures are given for charging and equalizing the batteries.

Summary of CHARGER STATUS LEDs

This LED Indicates

AC IN (green) AC power is present. CHG (red)

on solid

CHG (red)

flashing

ACCEPT (orange) The batteries are in Acceptance mode. FLOAT (green) The charge is in Float mode.

The batteries are in Bulk charge mode.

An Equalization charge is being applied.

Charging Functions

Charging the Ba tteries

To start a charge cycle:

•Press the

CHARGE button on, and the cycle will start

CHARGE button. (You can also leave the

automatically.) The

CHG LED and the CHARGE button LED come on.

The charger automatically cycles through the Bulk, Acceptance, and Float charge stages.

The charge function only operates when the inverter is connected to a battery and external AC is available.

(On inverter/chargers that have a serial number lower than 100,000, charging is enabled when the

Equalizing the Batteries

Equalization is the controlled overcharging of a lead-acid battery (or battery bank) to remove lead sulfate that is not removed during normal charging. Controlled overcharging helps the battery reach and maintain peak capacity by equalizing the chemistry in the individual battery cells.

INVERT button is on.)

Precautions

• Equalize your batte ries ev ery thi rty days when they are in a daily cycling service or every thirty deep cycles.

• Equalize your batteries when the battery capacity has decreased (that is, when the batteri es do not hold loads as well as they previously did).

WARNING: Explosion Hazard

Equalization produces explosive gases which must be

vented.

Read these precautions before you start an equalization charge:

• Equalization causes batteries to gas. Make sure they are well ventilated.

Charging Functions

• Check the electrolyte level of all batteries before and after equalization. Make sure the electrolyte is at the correct level, but do not overfill because the electrolyte may expand and overflow.

• Leave the filler ca ps screwed on loosely, or remove them and cover the opened cell tops with a folded paper towel.

• Make sure you are present durin g equalizatio n so you can monitor the charging cycle.

To start an equalization cycle:

CAUTION

Turn off all DC loads before you start equalization. The voltages required during equalization can damage sensitive equipment.

1. Make sure the charger is on and the batteries are fully charged.

2. Press

3. Press

SET until SEL appears. SET and CHARGE simultaneously until the CHG

LED starts flashing and 00E goes out (about five seconds). The

CHG LED flashes throughout the

equalization cycle.

To end an equalization cycle manually:

•Press

CHARGE simultaneously.

The

SET until SEL appears, and then press SET and

CHG LED goes out and the Freedom Inverter/

Charger is forced to float when equalization ends (the

FLOAT LED comes on).

If you do not stop the equalization process manually, the cycle ends automatically after eight hours. It also ends if external AC power is interrupted.

To end equalization early on Freedom inverters that have a serial number lower than 100,000, turn off both the and

INVERT buttons.

CHARGE

Charging Functions

Equalizing Gel Cell Batteries

You don’t normally equalize gel cell batteries. If they have been severely di sc harged, however, t hi s may be the only way to get them to begin accepting a charge. The voltage is limited to the Acceptance charging level, but the cycle lasts for eight hours.

Be sure that bat tery type is set to 002 be fore y ou equalize ge l cell batteries.

Activating Power Share

Power Share is a load management feature that helps prevent external source AC breake rs fr om tripping when the charger and a number of o ther loads all c ome o n at on ce. Power shar e automatically reduces the output of the Freedom Inverter/ Charger if the AC loads exceed a specified current lim it.

To change the Power Share setting:

•See page 27.

Battery Capacity Testing

To determine the actual amount of energy your batteries can store, you conduct periodic capacity tests. A capacity test should start wit h a ba tter y that has b een proper ly cha r ged an d equalized.

Deep cycle battery capacity is usually stated as a 20 hour discharge rate (a 100 Ah battery will provide 5 amps for twenty hours). At discharge rates above 5 amps, the battery will supply less tha n 100 Ah. For example, if you are drawing 100 amps out of the batte ry, it will last less than half an hour. The following table shows battery capacity at various discharge rates.

Battery Capacity at Various Discharge Rates

Hours to Discharge

20 100%

Capacity (as a percent of the 20 hour rate)

Charging Functions

Battery Capacity at Various Discharge Rates

Capacity (as a percent of the

Hours to Discharge

10 89% 5 78% 3 66% 1 45%

20 hour rate)

To test battery capacity:

1. Charge the battery until the charged parameters are met. This rese ts Ah to zero.

2. Turn on a load that draws approximately 5% of the expected battery capacity.

3. Check the current by looking at the Amps display. The load should be constant (for example, a light bulb).

4. Put the Link 1000 in Volts display mode.

5. When the voltage drops to 10.5 volts (or 21 volts if you are testing a 24 volt system), turn the load off. (It should take about twenty hours for the voltage to drop.)

6. Look at the Ah display. The number of Ah displayed is the actual battery capacity.

If less than twenty hours passed before the voltage fell to

10.5, you can still determine the capacity by completing a

simple calculation. For example, assume that you have a 12 volt battery rated at 100 Ah. Apply a 5 amp load. If it only took ten hours for the voltage to reach 10.5, the Link 1000 would display –50Ah. This number is the 10 hour capacity.

By dividing 50 by 89% (see the preceding table), you determine that the actual 20 hour capacity is 56 Ah. You could repeat th e test at 5% of the tested cap acity (2.8 am ps) to verify the actual capacity.

Charging Functions

Synchronizing the Link 1000 to the Battery

When the battery is fully charged, the Link 1000 displays 0 Ah. This indicates that no ene rgy has been removed from the battery. (The display can also show a positive number; this changes to 0 as soon as you place a load on the battery. See

page 45 for details about over-charge Ah).

As the battery discharges, the display shows how much energy has been used. For example, when you run a 10 amp load for one hour, the display shows –10 to indicate that 10 Ah have been used.

In other words, the Ah display tell s you how much ener gy has been removed from the battery as long as the Link 1000 is synchronized with the battery.

• If you install the Link 1000 on a fully charged battery, it is automatically synchronized to the battery.

• If you install the Link on a battery that is partially charged, y ou must s ynchro niz e the Link by follo wing the procedure given here.

• Once the Link 1000 is synchronized, it stays synchronized as the battery runs through discharge / charge cycles. If the Link every gets out of sync with the battery (th is ra rely happens ), you can s ynch ronize it once again by following the procedure given here.

To synchronize the Link 1000 to the battery:

1. Discharge the battery by at least 10% of its declared capacity.

2. Set the Ah reading to 0 by: a) Holding down

b) Pressing

SET five tim es until the RESET LED comes

SET until SEL appears in the display.

on and AH appears.

c) Pressing

SET as soon as ALL appears.)

SET until ALL appears. (Be s ure to release

4. Char ge t he battery until the green (For battery charging procedures, see page 40.)

Overcharge Ah are displayed as a positive number. When the battery starts to discharge, the Link resets Ah to zero.

FLOAT LED comes on.

Over-charge Ah (Accumulation of Posi tive Ah)

If the battery is 100% charged, and the Link 1000 is synchronized with the battery, over-charge Ah are displayed as a positive Ah number. Some accumulation of over-charge Ah is normal with sy stems th at are con tinuously connected t o a charge r. For example, a 100 Ah batt ery a t Floa t volt age wi ll normally have a little less than 0.1 amps flowing into it. This means you would expect about 2.4 Ah of over-charge to accumulate each day. If your battery system is larger, more current flows and more over-charge Ah accumulate.

If the charging system is a constant voltage type set at 14.2 volts, as much as 1 amp may be flowing all the time af ter the battery has reached the charged parameters. Prolonged high voltage applied to a fully charged battery w ill likely cause gassing, and you would expect to see a large Ah over-charge every day. This is a indicates that you are shortening the life of your battery by over charging. Check your Link 1000 before turning off a charging source to see that you have not accumulated too m any over-charge Ah. (When discharging begins, the Link 1000 resets to zero and begins to report Ah consumed.)

Charging Functions

If you equalize your batteries, some over-charge Ah will accumulate. This is normal and ensures that the Link 1000 stays synchronized with the battery state-of-charge.

Battery History

The Link 1000 stores four kinds of information about the battery.

To access battery history:

1. Hold down

2. Press

SEL until the DATA LED comes on.

SET until SEL appears.

E99 is displayed. This is the Charging Efficiency Factor (CEF).

3. Press

SEL again.

+I999 is displayed. This is the number of CEF Recalculations.

4. Press

SEL again.

–999 is display ed. This is the Deepest Depth o f Discharge.

5. Press

SEL again.

i999 is displayed. This is the Average Depth of Discharge.

Interpreting Battery History

E99: Charging Efficiency Factor

The Charging Efficiency Factor (CEF) is the energy efficiency of the battery. This indicates the health of the battery. The lower the efficiency, the worse the health of the battery.

The Ah CEF, not the kilowatt-hour CEF, is displayed. A display of E99 indicates a 99% CEF based on Ah. The Default s etting is 95%.

If the CEF display has a u in fro nt of it, this means th e CEF has been selected by the user. See page 31 for details about changing the CEF settings.

+I999: Number of CEF Recalculations This is the number of

times the battery has been discharged more than 10% and then completely recharged (recharged until the Charged

Battery History

Parameters have been met) since the la st time it was reset to the factory defaults. A discharge of less than 10% of battery capacity is not counted as a “cycle”.

–999: Deepest Discharge This is the deepest discharge in Ah

since the last time the Link 1000 was reset to the factory defaults.

i999: Average Discharge This is the average of al l discharges

as an Ah value si nce the la st reset to facto ry defaul ts. For bes t battery life, you should not routinely discharge more than 50% of your batt ery’s capacity. If you do, you shorten i ts life . An average discharge of 500Ah on a 900Ah battery is demanding but not unreasonable. An average discharge of 180Ah from a 200Ah batte ry is excessiv e and will shorten t he battery’s life.

Read ing E rror Cod es

Reading Error Codes

When the Link 1000 detect s a problem, an err or code appea rs in the numeric display. The display alternates between showing the monitoring function you have selected and the error code. The error code flashes until the error is corrected.

The following tabl e lists each Error Code, describes t he cause of the error, and indicates the action to take, if any.

Error Code Meaning

E01 High battery voltage shutdown

(Inverter/charger error) Battery voltage has risen above 15.5 V for 12 V inverter s or above 31 V for 24 V inverters. Check all charging sources (that is, solar panels, alternators, etc.

E02 Low battery voltage shutdown

(Inverter/charger error) Battery voltage has dropped below 10.5 V for 12 V inverters or below 21 V for 24 V inverters. Check for a dead battery or poor battery connections.

E03 Over temperature shutdown

(Inverter/charger error) The inverter has overheated and shut down. It will reset automatically after it has cooled sufficiently. Make sure there is adequate ventilation around the inverter.

E04 Battery overload

(Inverter/charger error) The battery is excessively discharged or there is a shorted battery. See your inverter/charger owner’s manual for information about charging excessively discharged batteries.

Error Code Meaning

E05 AC backfeed

(Inverter/charger error) AC power from an outside source has been fed to the AC output of the inverter. This could damage the inverter. Disconnect incoming AC power and correct the fault immediately. Consult a qualified electrician if you do not know how to diagnose and treat this problem.

E06 Electronic overload

(Inverter/charger error) The inverter is connected to a load that is too large for it, or the inverter output has shorted out. Remove the load. Reset the inverter by cycling the charger on and off, or connect AC power from an outside source.

Reading Error Codes

E07 Triac control error

(Inverter/charger error) A switch inside the charger has overheated. Turn the charger off and let it cool. Make sure there is adequate ventilation around the inverter.

E08 High battery voltage shutdo wn during charging

(Inverter/charger error) Check all charging sources (solar panels, alternators, other battery chargers, etc.) for proper voltage. Reset the inverter by cycling the charger off and on.

E09 Spare E010 Depowered

(Link 1000) This code appears when the Link 1000 is first powered up and whenever power has been interrupted or has dipped below the operating voltage of the Link 1000. This code can be triggered by voltage dips during engine starting if the Link 100 0 i s powe red by the same battery that starts the engine.

E011 Spare

Read ing E rror Cod es

Error Code Meaning

E012 Battery voltage sense lead open

E013 Spare E014 Inappropriate charged voltage selected for the

(Link 1000) Check the fuse or any other connections in the voltage sense lead (blue wire) to the battery.

sensed voltage

(Link 1000) This code appears if the Charged Voltage parameter is above 20 V and the sensed voltage is below 20 V, or if the sensed voltage is above 20 V and Charged Voltage parameter is below 20 V. This code will help you avoid an incorrect setup.

E015 Incoming AC polarity reversed

(Inverter/charger error) Check the incoming AC wiring for reversed polarity (positive and neutral reversed). Consult a qualified electrician if you do not know how to diagnose and correct this condit ion.

0L Link 1000 reading out of range

(Link 1000)

Specifications

Appendix A lists:

• Electrical and physical specifications for the Link 1000

• Default settings

Specifications are subject to change without notice.

Control Panel: Electrical Specifications

DC Power supply voltage 8–40 VDC . (Not for us e with 32 vol t

systems.)

Power consumption For 12 volt systems:

• 90 mA (typical)

• 170 mA (full disp lay brightness)

• 25 mA (sleep mode; only

BATTERY STATUS LEDS on.)

Values are approximately half on 24

volt systems. Voltage measurement range 0.1–50 VDC Voltage resolution 0.05 VDC Voltage accuracy ±0.10 VDC at full scale Current measurement range ±500 Amps DC Current resolution • 0.1 amp DC (from ±0–±42.0

amps)

• 1 amp DC (from ±42–±500 amps)

Current accuracy • ±0.1 amp DC at full scale low

range

• ±1 amp DC at full scale high range

Current shunt ±0.25% ratio: 50mV @ 500A Amp hour range ±1,999Ah Time remaining range 255 hours maximum

Control Panel: Physical Specifications

Width 4.725 in. (120 mm) Height 2.975 in. (75.5 mm) Depth 1.075 in. (27.3 mm) Weig ht 4.6 oz. (2 g) Front panel finish Water resistant, splash proof

Default Settings

Inverter/Charger Controls

Default Settings

CHARGE INVERT

Off Idle Mode 4 Watts (5 Watts o n Series 458 units) Power Sharing 30 amps (Off for Freedom 25 units)

Monitoring Functions

Charged Voltage 13.2 volts for 12 volt systems

26.4 volts for 24 volt systems

Charged Current 2% (of battery capacity, 4 amps @

200 Ah) Battery Capacity 200Ah CEF 95% (Charge Efficiency Factor) Ambient Temperature 70 °C Battery Type 0 (liquid cell) Peukert Exponent 1.25

Product and System Information

Appendix B contains:

• The warranty for your Link 1000

• Instructions for returning the product for servicing

• A table (see page 61) where you can record information about your system in case you need to contact Customer Service

Warranty

What does this warranty cover? This warranty is provide d by Xantrex Technology Inc. (“Xantrex”) and covers defects in workmanship and materials in your Xantrex Link 1000 Battery Monitor. This warranty lasts for a Warranty Period of 12 months from the date of purchase at point of sale to you, the original end user customer.

This Limited Warranty is not transferable. What will Xantrex do? X antrex will, at its o p tion, repair or

replace the defective product free of charge, provided that you notify Xantrex of the product defect within the Warranty Period, and provided that Xantrex through inspection establishes the existence of such a defect and that it is covered by this Limited Warranty.

Xantrex will, at its option, use new and/or reconditioned parts in performing warranty repair and building replacement products. Xantrex reserves the right to use parts or products of original or improved design in the repair or replacement. If Xantrex repairs or replaces a product, its warranty continues for the remaining portion of the ori ginal Warranty Period or 90 days from the date of the return shipment to the customer, whichever is greater. All replaced products and all parts removed from repaired products become the property of Xantr ex.

Xantrex covers both par ts and labor n ecessary to repair the pro duct, and return shipment to the customer via a Xantrex-selected nonexpedited surface freight within the contiguous United States and Canada. Alaska and H awaii are excluded. Contact Xantrex Customer Service for details on freight policy for return shipments outside of the contiguous United States and Canada.

How do you get service? If your product requires troubleshooting or warranty service, contact your merchant. If you are unable to contact your merchant, or the merchant is unable to provide service, contact Xantrex directly at: Phone: 1-800-670-0707 (toll-free in North America) 1-604-4222777 (direct)

Fax: 1-604-420-2145 Email: CustomerService@xantrex.com

Warranty

Direct returns may be performed according to the Xantrex Return Material Authorization Policy described in your product manual. For some products, Xantrex maintains a network of regional Authorized Service Centers. Call Xantrex or check our website to see if your product can be repaired at one of these facilities.

In any warranty claim, dated proof of purchas e must accompany the product and the product must not have been disassembled or modified without prior written authorization by Xantrex.

Proof of purchase may be in any one of the following forms:

• The dated purchase receipt from the original purchase of the product at point of sale to the end user, or

• The dated dealer invoice or purchase receipt showing original equipment manufacturer (OEM) status, or

• The dated invoice or purchase receipt showing the product exchanged under warrant y

What does this warranty not cover? This Limited Warranty does not cover normal wear and tear of the product or costs related to the removal, installation, or troubleshooting of the customer's electrical systems. This warranty does not apply to and Xantrex will not be responsible for any defect in or damage to:

a) the product if it has been misused, neglected, improperly installed, physically damaged or altered, either internally or externally, or damaged from improper use or use in an unsuitable environment;

b) the product if it has been subjected to fire, water, generalized corrosion, biological infestations, or input voltage that creates operating conditions beyond the maxi mum or minimum limits listed in the Xantrex product specifications including high input voltage from generators and lightning strikes;

c) the product if repairs have been done to it other than by Xantrex or its authorized service centers (hereafter "ASCs");

d) the product if it is used as a component part of a product expressly warranted by another manufacturer;

e) the product if its original identification (trade-mark, serial number) markings have been defaced, altered, or removed.

Disclaimer

Product

THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE WAR RANTY PROVIDED BY XANTREX IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR XANTREX PRODUCT AND IS, WHERE PERMITTED BY LAW, IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WAR RA NTIES, CONDITIONS, GUARANTEES, REPRESENTATIONS, OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCT, HOWEVER ARISING (WHETHER BY CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, PRINCIPLES OF MANUFACTURER'S LIABILITY, OPERATION OF LAW, CONDUCT, STATEMENT OR OTHERWISE), INCLUDING WITHOUT RESTRICTION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED UNDER APPLICABLE LA W TO APPLY TO THE PRODUCT SHALL BE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE PERIOD STIPULATED UNDER THIS LIMITED WARRANTY.

IN NO EVENT WILL XANTREX BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES, COSTS OR EXPENSES HOWEVER ARISING WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT INCLUDING WITHOUT RESTRICTION ANY ECONOMIC LOSSES OF ANY KIND, ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, ANY PERSONAL INJURY, ANY DAMAGE OR INJURY ARIS ING FROM OR AS A RESULT OF MISUSE OR ABUSE, OR THE INCORRECT INSTALLATION, INTEGRAT ION OR OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT.

Exclusions

If this product is a consumer product, federal law do es not allow an exclusion of implied warranties. To the extent you are entitled to implied warranties under federal law, to the extent permitted by applicable law they are limited to the duration of this Limited

Return Material Authorization Policy

Warranty. Some states and provinces do not allow limitations or exclusions on implied warranties or on the duration of an implied warranty or on the limitation or exclusion of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation(s) or exclusion(s) may not apply to you. This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may have other rights which may vary from state to state or province to province.

Warning: Limitations On Use

Please refer to your product user manual for limitations on uses of the product. Specifically, please note that the Xantrex Link 1000 Battery Monitor is not intended for use in connection with life support systems and Xantrex makes no warranty or representation in connection with any use of the product for such purposes.

Return Material Authorization Policy

Before returning a product directly to Xantrex you must obtain a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number and the correct factory "Ship To" address. Products must also be shipped prepaid. Product shipments will be refused and returned at your expense if they are unauthorized, returned without an RMA number clearly marked on the outside of the shipping box, if they are shipped collect, or if they are shipped to the wrong location.

When you contact Xantrex to obtain service, please have your instruction manual ready for reference and be prepared to supply:

• The serial number of your product

• Information about the installation and use of the unit

• Information about the failure and/or reason for the return

• A copy of your dated proof of purchase

Record these details in “Record of System Settings” on page 61.

Return Material Procedure

If you are returning a pro duct fro m t he USA or Canada, fol low t his procedure:

Product Information

1. Package the unit safely, preferably using the original box and packing materials. Please ensure that your product is shipped fully insured in the original packaging or equivalent. This warranty will not apply where the product is damaged due to improper packaging.

2. Include the following:

• The RMA number supplied by Xantrex clearly marked on the outside of the box

• A return address where the repaired unit can be shipped. Post office boxes are not acceptable.

• A contact telephone number where you can be reached during work hours.

• A brief descr iption of the problem

3. Ship the unit prepaid to the address provided by your Xantrex Service Representative.

If you are returning a product from outside of the USA or Canada In addition to the above, you MUST include return

freight funds and are fully responsible for all documents, duties, tariffs, and deposits.

If you are returning a product to a Xantrex Authorized Service Center (ASC) A Xantrex return material authorization (RMA)

number is not required. However, you must contact the ASC prior to returning the product or presenting the unit to verify any return procedures that may apply to that particular facility.

Product Information

Serial number Place of purchase Date of purchase Software Revision

Number (F15). (See

page 34.)

Record of System Settings

Setting

Battery Volts (charged) 13.2 Battery Amps (charged) 2% Battery Capacity 200Ah Power Share Model dependent Idle Mode 4W CEF

Default

Record of System Settings

Your Setting or Recorded Data

Number of CEF Recalculations

Average depth of discharge Deepest depth of discharge Functions Auto Display Scanning (F01) Off Display Sleep (F02) On Ambient Battery

70° F (21.11° C) Temperature (F03) Note: F03 depends on F16.

Ah / kilowatt hours (F04) Ah Alternate Energy Mode (F05) Of f Manually set CEF (F06) 95%. This value

should only be set

if you don’t want

the Link 1000 to

calculate CEF

automatically.

Record of System Settings

Setting

Default

Your Setting or Recorded Data

Temperature Coefficient

0.5

(F07) Peukert Exponent (F08) 1.25 Low Battery Dischar ge Floor

100% (F09)

Battery Type (F10) 000 (liquid lead-

acid) Second Battery Voltage

Off Sense (F11)

Active Temperature

Off Compensation (F16)

Index

Symbols

+I999 46

Numerics

0L, Error Code 50 20 hour rating –999

22, 42

AC IN LED 6, 39 ACCEPT LED active temperature compensation Ah

Ah LED described displaying over-charge

resetting ambient temperature setting Amps

Amps LED described

displaying anti-corrosive spray

6, 39

batteries

20 hour rating

average discharge

charge efficiency

22, 42

deepest discharge equalizing how to charge how to equalize number of CEF recalculations over charging overload reading the state-of-charge table of capacities time remaining when to charge

battery capacity

determining setting testing

battery history

average discharge charging efficiency factor (CEF) 46 deepest discharge number of CEF recalculations reading

BATTERY STATUS light bar

how to read illustrated

battery temperature sensor

23 42, 43

4, 25

42 36 39, 40

24, 34

Index

battery temperature sensor, effect on

settings

battery type setting

23, 33

cable clamp 9 CCC

CEF recalculation CHARGE button LED charged current percentage setting charged parameters CHARGER ST ATUS LEDs, described

Charging Efficiency Factor (CEF)

46 CHG LED control panel

electrical specifications

illustrated

mounting

physical specifications

testing

6, 39

31,

E99 46 electrical specifications, control panel

equalize charge

gel cell batteries starting stopping manuall y

Error Codes

0L E01 E010 E012 E014 E015 E02 E03 E04 E05 E06 E07 E08

error codes, displayed

49 50 50

50 48 48 48 49 49 49 49

36, 48

DATA LED 5 deepest discharge default settings display panel, testing display units

changing described

displaying

Amps Time remaining Volts

F01 Auto Display Scanning 29 F02 Display Sleep F03 Ambient Battery Temperature

Setting F04 Ah / kWhr Display F05 Alternative Energy Mode F06 Manually Set CEF F07 Temperature Coefficient F08 Peukert’s Exponent F09 Low Battery Discharge Floor F10 Battery Type F11 Second Battery Voltage Sense

Index

F12 Number of Overload Conditions

F13 Number of Inverter Low Battery

Shutdowns F14 Displa y Test F15 Display Software Revision

Number F16 Active Temperature

Compensation FLOAT LED FUNC LED fuses

installing

type and number required

33 33

6, 39

–I0 36 i999

idle mode setting, changing installation

diagram

materials

overview

planning

reversed leads

safety

supplied parts

testing

tools INVERT button LED invert function, enabling inverter•charg er, disconnecting

28, 38

Link 1000

control panel illustrated

default settings

list of control functions

list of monitoring functions serial number software revision number synchronizing to the battery

testing the display LOCK LED Low battery discharge floor

maintenance 18 Mid-Capacity Rule

32, 39

number of CEF recalculations 46

over-char ge Ah 45 overload, battery

phone cable

installing

removing physical specifications, control panel

52 power consumption power share mode power share setting

RESET LED 5 resetting

all values

Index

returning products

how to package policy procedure

reverse polarity

second battery voltage sense 33 serial number setup values

changing default locking resetting Ah resetting all

shunt

high current mounting and cabling

shutdown

high battery volta ge low battery voltage

over temperature software revision number specifications

electrical

physical state-of-charge, how to read strain relief synchron izing Link 1000 to battery system overview diagram

displaying

values

list of default values resetting Ah resetting all

Vol ts, displaying

warranty

terms and conditions

wiring diagram

temperature sensor 20, 24, 34 terminal block

illustrated

wiring time remaining

changing the setting

Xantrex Link 1000 Owner's Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual