In this series of articles we will discuss the options you can have in your battery charger. You can check out these options for choosing your desired battery charger solution.

Zero Center Ammeter with Battery and Load Terminals

DC Ammeter, which reads both charge and discharge current to the battery. Two sets of output terminals are provided, one for the load connection and one for the battery connection. The zero center ammeters is wired in the battery terminal. There is also an option for just the battery and load terminal connections without the zero center ammeters.

AC Ammeter

Measures the input current consumed by the charger. On chargers with a three phase input, a selector switch is wired to each phase and indicates on a single AC ammeter.

AC Voltmeter

Measures the AC input voltage to the charger. On chargers with a three phase input, a selector switch is wired to each phase and indicates on a single AC voltmeter.

Drip Shield

The Drip Shield provides a cover to protect those La Marche chargers with top ventilation openings from dripping water and falling dust particles in applications where those hazards are present. It meets IP 21 requirements. Drip shield can be ordered as a separate line item and installed on existing units in the field, they standard on A41 units and included with the USCG option 10B.

Combination Alarm Packages

Some manufacturers offer two series of digital Combination Alarm Packages, they are known as the 16 and 46 series CAP. These alarm packages provide a variety of alarm indications and relay contacts for remote annunciation for alarm conditions such as, AC Failure, Low DC Current, Low DC Voltage, High DC Voltage, High DC Voltage Shutdown and Ground Detection. Another feature provided by the CAP system is a multi-mode Equalize timer adjustable from 1 to 144 hours with five selectable modes. Some of these CAP systems also provide LVLD or LVBD with battery and load terminals included.

The 16 series provides a selectable Volts/Amp digital LED display with LED’s for each of the alarm conditions. The 46 series provided a two line LCD display, one LED for Float, one LED for Equalize and one alarm LED. During an alarm condition the alarm LED is lit and a text description of the fault is displayed on the display. For those cases where the specifications require light indicators for the alarms some manufacturers provides an additional LED board option.

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