CTEK Power USA XS 800 user manual

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CTEK XS 800
Battery charger
For lead-acid batteries
User Manual and guide to
professional battery charging for
Starter and Deep Cycle batteries.
GB

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INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of your new professional CTEK XS 800 Switch Mode Charger with Pulse Maintenance. CTEK XS 800 is a member of a family of professional charg- ers from CTEK Sweden AB. It represents the state-of-the-art technology for battery charging. A CTEK XS 800 will prolong the lifetime of your battery. Read this user manual and follow the instructions carefully before using the charger. SAFETY • The charger is designed to charge 12V lead-acid batteries from 1.2

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BATTERY TYPES The following recommendations should only be considered as guidelines. In the event of uncertainty always refer to the battery manufacturer’s recommendations. CTEK XS 800 is suitable for charging all types of 12V lead-acid batteries: open batteries, MF, AGM and most GEL-batteries. Battery sizes from 1.2 to 32Ah. The charger can maintain batteries up to 100Ah. CHARGING Charging batteries mounted in a vehicle: 1. The power cord should be disconnected before connecting or disconn

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Start charging 1. Once you have checked that the battery leads have been connected correctly, you can start charging by connecting the charger to the wall socket. If the battery leads have been connected incorrectly the polarity reversing protection will ensure that neither the charger nor the battery will be damaged. The fault indicating lamp will then come on. If this is the case, start from point 1 under ”Connecting the charger...” 2. The charging lamp or the maintenance charging lamp

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Charging phases: Desulphation - Desulphation with pulsing for sulphated batteries. Bulk - Main charge when 80% of charging takes place. The charger delivers a constant current until the terminal voltage has risen to the set level. Absorption - Complete charge up to virtually 100%. The terminal voltage is maintained at the set level. During this phase the current drops successively so the terminal voltage does not become too high. If the absorption phase has been in progress for more than 18 h

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WARRANTY limited warranty to the original purchaser of this product. This limited warranty is not transfer- able. The unit is warranted against defective workmanship or materials for 5 years from the date of purchase. The customer must return the product together with the original purchase receipt to the place of purchase. This warranty is void if the unit is handled carelessly, opened or repaired by anyone other than CTEK SWEDEN AB or its authorized representative. CTEK SWEDEN AB makes

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MANUFACTURER’S DECLARATION under sole responsibility that the battery charger CTEK XS 800, to which this declaration relates The charger comes in different models with different types of electrical plugs. The charger with Börje Maleus, VD CTEK SWEDEN AB, Rostugnsvägen 3 www.ctek.com CHARGING TIME The table shows the length of time for bulk charging. Battery size (Ah) Time to ~80% charge (h) 22 88 20 20