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How do I install/connect my ELECTRONIC BATTERY DESULFATER?
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Before starting the installation, please make sure the battery terminals are clean and free of any corrosion signs. If required, clean thoroughly and use a metal brush to gently expose bare (shiny) lead on the battery posts. Most marine and solar/wind system batteries have threaded studs on each connection besides the regular post. If these are available, it is always recommended to use them. Otherwise use the tightening screw of the battery post clamp, or specially designed clamps that will provide a threaded stud connection. Again, make sure these clamps are secure, clean, and absolutely free of corrosion. Loose or corroded battery post clamps or defective cable crimping will cause losses, overheating of the connection under high current demand, and/or interment connections that will prevent the battery from being fully charged, and/or cause voltage transients that could damage sensitive electronic equipment connected to the battery. Always move battery connecting cables and jumpers a bit by tugging at them to test that all connections are tight and secure. Any loose of defective connections should be replaced as soon as possible by a qualified technician. This is VERY important for the operating safety and reliability of any battery system. Also, your desulfater will not be able to operate efficiently if installed on defective battery connections.

Installation Steps:

1. Connect the BLACK cable to the minus/negative (-) side of the battery, and tighten down well.
2. Connect the RED cable to the plus/positive (+) side of the battery, and tighten down well.

At this point your electronic 12V1000 battery desulfater should be operating. The red LED light should be illuminated, and a faint buzz should be heard coming from the electronic box. If this is not the case, check the voltage of the battery. If the voltage is lower than 12.5V the 12V1000-AT electronic battery desulfater will not power up to protect the battery from further discharging, and in that case you will need to first recharge the battery for it to start operating. You can leave the electronic battery desulfater connected to the battery, and it will automatically power up when a minimum voltage of 12.5V has been reached. For unattended batteries the 12V1000-AT desulfater will also automatically shut down if for any reason the battery voltage drops to 12.1V or lower, to prevent it from damaging the battery by causing a deep discharge.

Installation Notes and Warnings:

• Make absolutely sure you have the right polarity before connecting the electronic battery desulfater. If you reverse the polarity, due to the high current of the battery you will most likely destroy it. There is an internal protection fuse, but fuses are slow to react, and they are mainly there to protect against any fire hazard due to a short circuit.
• Your electronic battery desulfater comes with 30cm (1ft) of cable. Shorter cables are always best for the efficiency of the desulfating process, and if desired you may cut any excess, but always attach new ring terminals. Also, if required, and at no aaditional cost, we can supply the 12V1000 electronic desulfater with 60cm (2ft) cables if your installation requires additional cable length. If you find yourself in need to splice the connecting cable in order to extend its reach, always use heavy gauge wire, at least #12, or even better if #10 is used for lengths over 60cm/2 ft. It is not recommended to have wires longer than 60cm/2ft. Never use any smaller size wire, as the high frequency pulses of the desulfater will be greatly attenuated or blocked altogether from reaching the battery.
  
• Secure the electronic box by way of two screws with the mounting ears, or with included Velcro tape.
  Warning: do not mount electronic box near a source of heat, or on surfaces that will get hot.

A Note About Other Battery Bank Configurations (with 6V batteries wired for 12V, or 12V batteries wired for 24V)

If your system uses 6 Volt batteries connected in SERIES, so its voltage will add up to 12V, or it uses 12V batteries in series to provide 24V, please read on to understand how to connect your desulfater in these cases.

Case study 1: System voltage is 12V, but battery bank uses 6V batteries wired in SERIES to add up the voltage to 12V.
Solution: hook up your 12V electronic battery desulfater so it is connected across two 6V batteries. This way it will operate on 12V as the voltage of the two batteries is summed. Note: there might also be additional batteries wired in parallel, but that will not have effect on the system voltage, and is done only to increase current capacity of the system. Please refer to the picture bellow as a guide to connect your 12V desulfater so it will operate on the correct voltage range, and can be effective in preventing battery sulfate buildup for this configuration, up to 1000Ah of total bank capacity. For batteries that already present obvious symptoms of advanced sulfation, and depending on the number of parallel batteries being used in the bank, it is recommended to add one or more additional desulfater units (in the same way as explained above) in order to increase the amount of total available high-frequency energy to each battery in the bank. This will maximize the efficiency of the desulfating process and consequently also shorten the time needed to remove the sulfate buildup present on the battery plates.

Case study 2: System voltage is 24V, but battery bank uses 12V batteries wired in SERIES to add up the voltage to 24V.
Solution: hook up one 12V electronic battery desulfater so it is connected across one 12V battery. This way it will only see a single 12V battery. Note: there might also be additional batteries wired in parallel, but that will not have effect on the system voltage, and is done only to increase current capacity of the system. Please refer to the picture bellow as a guide to connect your 12V desulfater so it will operate on the correct voltage range, and can be effective in preventing battery sulfate buildup for this configuration, up to 2000Ah of total bank capacity. For batteries that already present obvious symptoms of advanced sulfation, and depending on the number of parallel batteries being used in the bank, it is recommended to add one or more additional desulfater units (in the same way as explained above) in order to increase the amount of total available high-frequency energy to each battery in the bank. This will maximize the efficiency of the desulfating process and consequently also shorten the time needed to remove the sulfate buildup present on the battery plates.

User Manual Download:
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