Contents:
1 Introduction
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1.1 The essential performance features of the ALC 8500-2 Expert
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1.2 Proper use
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2 Safety Notes
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3 Controls, display elements 36
4 Charge pr
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5 Battery capacities, charge power
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6 Battery Ri measurement function
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7 Lead-acid activator (reviver) function
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8 Data logger 41
9 USB interface
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10 The charger in use
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10.1 Basic settings
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10.2 Main window
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10.3 Channel windows 43
10.4 Channel LEDs ...............................................................................................................
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11 Main Menu
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12 Selecting the charge channel, entering data ................................................................. 44
12.1 Channel menu
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12.2 Battery 44
12.3 Conf. Bat. (configuring batteries)
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12.3.1 Charge rates
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12.4 Function 47
12.4.1 Charge
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12.4.2 Discharge 47
12.4.3 Discharge / Char
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12.4.4 T
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12.4.5 Refresh 48
12.4.6 Cycle
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12.4.7 Forming (balancing) 48
12.4.8 Maintain
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13 B. Resist. (battery Ri measurement function)
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14 Conf. menu .................................................................................................................... 51
14.1 Database
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14.1.1 New Bat. ....................................................................................................................... 51
14.1.2 Edit Bat. ........................................................................................................................
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14.1.3 Del. Bat. ........................................................................................................................
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14.1.4 Return ...........................................................................................................................
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14.2 Charge / dischar
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14.3 Setup ALC
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14.3.1 Illuminat. 53
14.3.2 Contrast
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14.3.3 Al. beep
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14.3.4 But. beep
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15 Display of charged-in / dischar
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16 Reading out the data logger on-screen 54
17 Reading out the data logger via the USB interface
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18 Supplementary notes
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18.1 Reversed polarity protection
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18.2
18.3 Automatic cooling fan 55
18.4 Output stage fuses 55
18.5 Mains fuse 55
18.6 T
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18.7 Error messages
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19 Maintenance, care 57
20 Specification 58
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Discharging single cells
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