tbs electronics Omnicharge2 OC2 12-40 Mode D'emploi page 27

batteries.
During equalization, the battery generates explosive gasses. Follow all the battery safety
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precautions enclosed with your Omnicharge . Ventilate the area around the battery
sufficiently and ensure that there are no sources of flames or sparks in the vicinity.
Disconnect all loads connected to the battery during equalization. The voltage applied to
the battery during this process may be above safe levels for some loads.
The Omnicharge cannot automatically determine when to stop the equalization of a
battery. The user must monitor the battery's specific gravity throughout this process to
determine the end of the equalization cycle. The internal 1 hours time-out timer of your
charger is only intended as a safety feature, but may not be sufficiently short to prevent
battery damage. Therefore, equalizing a battery is always a process that must continuously
be supervised by the user.
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As explained earlier, the Omnicharge will only allow equalization when the battery type
is set to Flooded. Besides this, the charger also needs to have a full charge cycle completed
and must operate in the Float stage. When these two conditions are met, the equalization
charge mode can be activated by pressing the SET and NEXT (>) simultaneously for 5
seconds, until the screen on the right below is shown:
Enter Equalize mode Equalize selection screen
The equalize selection screen in this example shows B1, B2 and B3, which means that all
three battery banks are configured as Flooded. Battery bank B1 is flashing, indicating that
this battery bank is selected to undergo an equalize stage. When you wish to select a
different battery bank to equalize, please press the SET button to toggle between all three
battery banks.
Once the desired battery bank is selected, press SET and NEXT (>) for 5 seconds again. Now
the equalize process is initiated, indicated by a flashing EQ in the display (see below):
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