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Hi Colonal Angus this is an excellent question to ask and yes you can run the Ark Pak as per your question in paragraph 3 My goal is to run an ArkPak and a fridge in my 4runner 24/7. I'd like the fridge to run only off the ArkPak and not ever interfere (or draw) from my main battery...I...

Hi Corey Great question you have asked, my suggestion would be to leave in plugged into mains power all the time this way the smart charging system maintains the battery and will also extend the battery life during the colder winter months you experience. the Ark Pak will test the battery...

Hi Charles Thank you for that information, i can tell you there is nothing wrong with your battery or Ark Pak we have successfully replicated your exact cause in house and can tell you what is happening, please refer below for information your 75AMP hour AGM battery is reaching saturation...

Hi Charles Thanks for the information can you confirm how old the blue top Optima battery is ? is it brand new or a couple of months or years old ? also when the Ark Pak displays the alarm open circuit does it stay on for a couple of sec or mins ? also does the alarm open circuit disappear...

it is really great to see everyone contributing there experiences with the Ark Pak and sharing there knowledge, this is excellent to see, as always if anyone has any questions they would like answered please ask away Best Regards Brett From Ark

Hi Ed B just wanted to make sure my colleagues Martin and Mark explained to you that you can take the battery down to 11V olts as a safety the Ark Pak cust out at 10.5 volts as below this its a kill zone for a battery Regards Brett from Ark

Hi Wallrats please refer to page 15 point number 3 on your instruction manual to understand what an Alarm open circuit means if you cant find it please let me know and i will email you a copy Regards Brett from Ark

Hi wallrats i have a few questions for you please to help me understand what you are doing when the alarm open circuit happens. 1) what type of battery do you have in the Ark Pak is it a AGM (absorb Glass Matt) GEL, Calcium or wet cell (lead acid) battery ? 2) does the alarm open circuit only...

Hi Ed B from my understanding you meet my colleagues Martin and Mark at the 4x4 expo and they explained to you that you can go all the way down to 11.0 volts with your deep cycle battery. any more questions please ask P.S i am the better looking bloke hehehehhe Regards Brett from Ark

Hi Corey Thank you for the update on the unit, i have just sent you a private email with additional instructions, will await your reply on the out come of the test by replying to my email best regards Brett From Ark

Hi All just wanted to re post this so you dont forget if you have any questions about the Ark Pak or want to see it in action then this is the place to do so. hope you get the chance to come visit and say G'day. take care and hope to see you there cheers Brett from Ark

Hi Corey no problem at all best regards Brett from Ark

Hi Corey Thanks for the update on your Ark Pak i have double checked with Exide Australia and i can now give an update the XMC-31 which is sold in Australia is rated to 120AMP Hours but the XMC 31 which is solid in the USA only has a 100 AMP rating the answer was given is Australia does not...

Hi Jeeps4fun yes you could do this the only thing you would need to do is change the settings when you start the Ark Pak up, you would need to tell the Ark Pak you have installed a new battery and confirm its battery type and AMP hour ratting once this is done the Ark Pak will go into a testing...

Hi Corey boost cycle is stage 4 of the charging cycle, please refer to page 3 of the instruction manual for some more info, it does not come up straight away. what you can do to make the charge cycle come up is listed below. 1st- have the Ark Pak disconnected from mains power, then turn the...

Hi Mike thanks for your insight great reply, these are all great questions please keep them coming, it is also good to see others giving there 1st hand experiences and sharing them with others Best regards Brett From Ark

Hi Wallrats great reply and just to expand on it if your unit peaks at 14.1 volts in the boost cycle which is stage 4, this means you have a gel battery in it and when fully charged at 100% should read approx 12.5v to 12.8v if you have any more questions please ask Best Regards Brett From Ark

Hi Ed B that means your battery is at fully charge and is in float cycle designed to provide costant power at 13.2v this prolongs the battery life please refer to page 3 of your user instruction booklet stage 6 is the one your battery is at any more questions please ask. best Regards Brett...

Hi Corey you should refer to page 4 of your instruction manual and it should say the below listed comments 14.5v (wet) 14.1v (gel) 14.5v (AGM) 14.9v (Calcium) these are max voltage the above battery types will reach during a boost cycle not what the resting voltage is resting voltage at 100%...

Hi Corey we have that exact battery here at Ark HQ and if it is the XMC-31 i can confirm this is a 120AMP Hour battery capacity it can take a beating very strong and solid battery, from personal experience field testing with the XMC-31 it lasted 11 days and 7 hours charging a 40 engel fridge...