SE10 Manual
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Selectronic Australia
Batteries and Connections
Batteries are the key to maximum performance from your SE10, if a
battery is too small or not fully charged it may result in de-rated
performance from your SE10.
Battery ratings
Batteries can be rated in one of two ways:
1.
CCA = Cold Cranking Ability. This is the amount of power or current
that a battery can deliver for a short period, typically a few seconds. This
how a car battery would normally be rated.
2.
Ah = Ampere Hours. This is the maximum amount of energy that can be
stored in a battery; this figure will generally be stated at a particular hour
rate. This is how a deep cycle or storage battery would normally be rated.
100Ah @100hr, this means that when this battery is discharged
over a period of 100 hours, the battery has a capacity of 100Ah.
This in theory means 1 Amp for 100 hours, although this would in
practice result in a totally discharged battery that may not then
recover.
To achieve maximum performance from your SE10 you must have a
battery capable of delivering 50 Amps for a short period whilst
maintaining at least 21 volts. To provide a 24 volt supply to your SE10 you
will need to join more than one battery together.
•
Where batteries are joined
in
series
, add the voltage of
each battery.
The capacity will equal the capacity of the smallest battery. 2 x 12
volt 100 Ah batteries connected in series would have a total
capacity of 24 Volts – 100 Ah.
