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Operating procedure to maximise battery life
When
How
Action
Before
leaving
on trip
AC power at
home
Fully charge the system for 48 hours before leaving home with site power.
Fully charging your Camper before travel ensures both the battery and monitor
are calibrated for accurate readings. If it is not fully charged before start of use
then the battery monitor may give a false reading.
Travelling
If fully charged
before leaving,
there will be
little
load required
other than to
operate
the fridge
Ensure the vehicle charging plug is clean so that maximum current is
going to your Kimberley. Check that when the vehicle is idling and the engine
cold, that a reasonable current is showing on the display inside your Kimberley.
If the vehicle produces only 6-8amps for the trailer and the fridge takes 4-6amps
then only 2-4 amps will be going into the battery and showing on the display.
(Display shows NET current going into batteries).
Ensure that the vehicle
charging circuit has a minimum of 14V at the vehicle Anderson Plug outlet
.
Kamping Solar Available
Use portable solar panels by plugging into the Optional Solar Panel input under
the front of the Camper storage box. Normally a Red Anderson Plug.
If fi tted with a DC-DC Booster then this is regulated and requires only direct
panels to be plugged un-regulated. If no DC-DC booster is installed then this
solar input is unregulated and requires a panel with a regulator to be used.
Be aware that KK takes no responsibility for the performance of Panels not
supplied by KK as quality and regulator performance has not been tested on KK
Lithium batteries. You may void your battery warranty.
Kamping
Generator
Available
The battery charger has compensation for use with a generator so it is possible
to get to nearly 100% charge capacity. Use a surge protector to protect your
power devices on the AC circuit (Inverter and Battery Charger). DO NOT USE
THE INEXPENSIVE GENERATORS AS THEY DO NOT USE A PURE SINE WAVE
INVERTER TO THE AC POWER.
Kamping
AC site power
available
This is the easiest scenario to manage. Re-charging the batteries
with site power every few weeks will help the battery life. You can operate all
AC appliances on site power. This also allows all systems to re-calibrate for
maximum accuracy.
Try to recharge the batteries before they get to 12V or 40% capacity whilst camping - improves overall
longevity and life of the batteries. This is approximately the best voltage level to re-charge from after use.
Returning
Home
Immediately
plug in the AC
to fully charge
the
system for
48hrs.
IF THIS STEP IS NOT DONE
there is a high probability the batteries
might be permanently damaged. Before storing your trailer charge the battery
up fully from site power. Ensure that the Master switch is off and there are
no items left turned on in your Kimberley. Then check the batteries to ensure
they are not dropping in charge because something is left “on”. Turn on the AC
charger if the voltage level drops to 12V. You can leave it plugged in all the time
to the AC source.
In
Storage
The easiest way is to leave the unit plugged into AC power all the time
IF THIS IS ELECTRICALLY SAFE TO DO.
DO NOT leave your Kimberley for long periods without activating the
battery charger
(at least leave it on for 2-3 days every month if everything
is turned off).This is because there are devices that take small amounts of
current when the unit is turned off . This drains the batteries. A common
mistake is to return from a trip with the batteries not fully charged, unpack and
leave the unit until just before the next trip.
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