Mastervolt Masterlink BTM-III Installation guide

Brand: Mastervolt

Model: Masterlink BTM-III

Type: Installation guide

Mastervolt Masterlink BTM-III is a fuel gauge for up to three battery banks. The device shows how full the main battery set is, with each LED representing 16% of the total capacity. The green LED indicates that the main batteries are full (96-100% State Of Charge).

The device can be used to scroll through the menus by shortly pressing Select. Holding Select pressed for approximately 3 seconds allows to enter several advanced Submenus.

The Main menu provides a quick status overview of your batteries, showing voltage (Volt), current (Amps), state of charge (%), and time-to-go (hrs:min) of the main battery. Pressing Select several times shows the actual data of each battery bank individually.

The device can be used to scroll through the menus by shortly pressing Select. Holding Select pressed for approximately 3 seconds allows to enter several advanced Submenus.

Quick installation Masterlink BTM-III

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• The desired language must be set

• The Masterlink BTM-III must be synchronized in

accordance with the electrical installation

Follow all steps as described in chapter 5 “FIRST

START-UP” of the User’s manual

Notes:

• Connection of batteries 2 and 3 is optional

• Keep all wires as short as possible

• Keep wiring away from other noise producing

conductors

• Take adequate measures to avoid corrosion of the wires

and connections

• Do not exchange the wiring of the load side with the

battery side

• Use twisted wires for current sensing wires

• Make sure that all minus cables of the electrical

installation are connected at the load side of the shunt

Connect the Masterlink BTM III as indicated below, but do not place the 2A-T fuses of the

voltage sense wires yet!

Load side

Battery side

Battery bank 1

(Service battery)

Battery bank 2 Battery bank 3

Masterlink BTM III

Rear view

Fuse 2A-T

Voltage sense

wires

Battery side

+ – + – + –

Twisted wires

LOW BATT RLY

+ BATTERY 3

+ BATTERY 2

+ SERVICE BATTERY

SHUNT BATT SIDE

SHUNT LOAD SIDE

GROUND

+ POWER SUPPLY

DC power supply

8…50VDC

Power cables must be

connected here

Twisted wires must be connected here

Load side

Check all wiring.

If the wiring is OK:

• Install the 2 A-T fuses of

the voltage sense wires

• Place all battey fuses.

After a few seconds the display of the

Masterlink BTM-III will show data. If not,

immediately switch off the DC power supply

and remove the fuses. Investigate the cause of

the malfunctioning

The electrical system must be

disconnected from any power

source during the entire installation!

Use isolated tools!

Read safety instructions (chapter 2

of the user’s manual

)

This section provides a brief

overview of a basic installation of the

Masterlink BTM-III.

However; please review the entire manual for

connection of additional features and to ensure best

performance and years of trouble-free service.

Basic operation Masterlink BTM-III

Mastervolt International B.V, P.O.Box 22947, NL-1100 DK Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31-20-3422100 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mastervolt.com v1.1 061113EN

Use

Set for adjustments

The Masterlink BTM-III is the fuel gauge for up to three battery banks

NOTE: Displayed data may differ.

25.54V - 29.3A

42% 25:14

Select

25.5 24.5 12.6V

80%

Select

Ah CONSUMED

- 86.0 Ah

Select

POWER BANK-1

25.5

POWER BANK-2

24.5V SOC: 75%

POWER BANK-3

12.6V

Select

The LED bar shows how full the main battery set is (bank 1): each LED represents 16% of the total capacity.

Use

Select shortly to scroll through the menus

If you hold Select pressed for approximately 3

seconds, several advanced Submenus can be

entered (see below)

Press Select several

times to show the

actual data of each

battery bank

individually

This screen is displayed

by default.

It shows the voltage

(Volt), current (Amps),

state of charge (%) and

time-to-go (hrs:min) of

the main battery (battery

bank 1)

Press Select shortly.

The next screen shows

the actual capacity

consumed from the

main battery (battery

bank 1)

Press Select again for a quick

status overview of all battery

banks simultaneously.

It shows the Battery voltage of

all battery banks and the

State Of Charge (SOC)

The Main menu (chapter 6) provides a quick status overview of your batteries. Just press Select shortly to scroll.

25.54V - 29.3A

42% 25:14

This green LED indicates that the main batteries are full (96-100% State Of Charge).

If you hold Select pressed for approximately 3 seconds, several advanced Submenus can be entered (chapter 7)

BANK 1

SET TO ENTER

BANK 2

SET TO ENTER

BANK 3

SET TO ENTER

Select

Set

Select

SETTINGS

SET TO ENTER

Set

EXIT LEVEL

PRESS SET

Select

HISTORICAL

SET TO ENTER

Select

Historical data menu

(see chapter 8).

This menu shows

the history of your

battery set(s)

Battery Bank menus

(1, 2 and 3) (see chapter 9).

Used to adjust the Masterlink

BTM-III in accordance with

the specifications of each

battery set and to adjust the

trigger points for the alarm

function of each battery set.

Settings menu

(see chapter 10).

General settings like

language, energy save

mode and advanced

settings for each battery

bank. Here you can also to

reset the Masterlink BTM

III back to the factory

settings

From here you can

return to the main

menu (see above) by

pressing Set shortly.

Also if none of the

buttons was touched

for 40 seconds, the

Masterlink BTM-III

returns to the main

menu.

Mastervolt Masterlink BTM-III Installation guide

Brand: Mastervolt

Model: Masterlink BTM-III

Type: Installation guide

The device can be used to scroll through the menus by shortly pressing Select. Holding Select pressed for approximately 3 seconds allows to enter several advanced Submenus.

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