Manzanita Micro Z4K Owner's Manual

1 PFC-20, PFC-30 & PFC-40 Charger Owner’s Manual Rev 3.1 ©2013 Manzanita Micro LLC The information d

10 Final tuning is best accomplished when the battery pack is fully charged. The lower the state of charge, the more the user will need to monitor an

11 This critical push-button potentiometer controls the peak DC voltage ceiling that the charger will allow the batteries to reach before limiting th

12 When the battery pack voltage hits the peak limit the yellow LIMITS LED will come on along with the flashing blue TIMER LED and the charger will c

13 Anderson connectors (DC line) from your charger while it is charging! If the battery pack is disconnected while the charger is putting out power

14 “TIMER ADJ” This stands for timer adjustment. This is a small 16 position rotary switch which allows the user to adjust the amount of time that

15 the auto restart feature which is set by VR6 behind the front faceplate (see figure 13). NOTE: Dip switch #6 can be useful if you have a Manzanita

16 figure 07: DC Battery Side User-Built Example Power Cable Now you should have a gray SB-50 connector with a positive and negative wire coming out

17 figure 08 Connecting the Charger to the Wall Looking at the charger chassis where the big black cables are attached you will see the letters AC pr

18 adjustment on the charger is the big “Amps” knob on the front. Turn this knob up or down depending on the amperage available from the outlet. With

19 10. If you wish to make an adapter cord to connect your PFC-40’s input cable to a 220/240V three prong plug (like a NEMA 10-30, 10-40 or 6-50), us

2 CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS.. 3 IMPORTANT BATTERY SAFETY INFORMATION 4 GENERAL OVERVIEW 5

20 figure 09. PFC-20/30 Adapter Wiring

21 figure 10. PFC-40 Adapter Wiring

22 Reg Bus Wiring The Reg Bus Interface: The REG BUS communicates to the charger when any BMS regulators are regulating and also if any regs are to

23 How hot to run the BMS regulators during the final absorption phase of charging is a function of the ambient temperature and how fast the vehicle

24 figure 11. Correct RJ Cable Orientation Step 6: Double check that the blue wire is to the right side with the tang down and then take the RJ cri

25 figure 12. Side View of Proper RJ Cable New 8A Control Board Additional Features Manzanita Micro improved the original charger control interfa

26 NOTE: If an attempt is made to activate more than one of the voltage channels at the same time, the pin that was first activated will be the only

27 makes it very easy to adjust the big amps knob to safely get the maximum number of amps out of whatever you're plugged into. There is now al

28 by Manzanita Micro's special remote current knob (RCK) unit or by the Manzanita Micro Smart Box. The Smart Box, accepts and interprets the S

29 to a mostly flat surface such as a vehicle instrument panel or dashboard. Please refer to figure 16 for hole sizes and locations. The operation o

3 READ THIS FIRST! ADDITIONAL NOTES AND PRODUCT MANUALS AVAILABLE AT: www.manzanitamicro.com CAUTION: Your PFC-Charger uses High Voltage DC

figure 17 : Remote Current Knob Older Charger Front Image figure 18. Older Charger Layout Prior To November 2012

Auto Restart Set Point Adjustment Manzanita Micro PFC chargers both new and old have an auto restart function built in which can be activated and a

Steps For Setting The Auto Restart Set Point 1. Unplug anything connected to either of the RJ data ports on the front of the charger. (This inclu

voltage and this time leaving the charger's “Amps” knob turned up and watching to make sure the charger restarts charging again when the pack g

4 BATTERY NOTES! CAUTION: Your PFC-Charger can output over 400 volts DC and many thousands of watts of electrical power! It is imperative t

5 PFC-20/30/40 SERIES BATTERY CHARGER MANUAL REV 3.1 General Overview The Manzanita Micro PFC chargers are a unique group of powerful, ef

6 between 0 and 1. The closer to 1 the better. Manzanita Micro PFC chargers generally have a very high power factor number which means less wasted en

7 •Chargers with 8A or newer control board have 2 additional peak voltage set points and one additional amperage set point which can be enabled via t

8 yellow limits light starts blinking and the charger's current cuts back, it is likely more airflow is needed. The fans push the air out throug

9 User Control Panel The user interface panel is the long blue panel with white or yellow text near the top of the PFC charger. It is important to