S&C Battery Chargers BC-8-24 and BC-8-36

Operating Instructions

One S&C Battery Charger can charge up to eight Gates Monoblock batteries. The BC-8-24 charges 24 Vdc batteries, and the BC-8-36 charges 36 Vdc batteries. Batteries are charged at the appropriate temperature-compensated rate, and can be left connected to the charger indefinitely, to maintain a full charge.

Specifications

Size:

Nominal operating voltage:

17” x 6” x 4”

Weight: pounds

120 Vac

Operating voltage range: 100-140 Vac

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IMPORTANT

No charging voltage is supplied to a battery connector until a battery is plugged into that connector. Other connectors will have no voltage until a battery is connected to them.

The battery must have the minimum chargable voltage stated below before charging voltage will be supplied by the battery charger.

Charging Instructions

1. Plug the ac power cord into a 120 Vac power source.

2. Connect the red and black battery lead to a corresponding lead from the battery charger. Eight batteries can be connected to one charger.

3. When a battery with at least the minimum chargable voltage is connected, the red LED next to the corresponding AMP connector (J4 through J11) blinks.

4. A battery at minimum chargeable voltage will take approximately three days to fully charge.

5. Batteries may be continuously connected to the charger, and will maintain full-charge.

Minimum Chargable Voltage

• A 24 Volt battery must have an output voltage of at least 21.0 Vdc to be recharged by the BC-8-24.

• A 36 Volt battery must have an output voltage of at least 32.0 Vdc to be recharged by the BC-8-36.

Battery Maintenance

For more information on battery care and maintenance, see the S&C 5800 Series Automatic Switch Control

Operating Instructions .

Figure 1. S&C BC-8-24 or BC-8-36 Battery Charger.

S&C ELECTRIC COMPANY

Specialists in Electric Power Switching and Protection

Instruction Sheet 1041-603

August 24, 2007 © 2007

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