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flashing.
Press the
DISPLAY
button to toggle between
Voltage
,
Accumulated Capacity, Time Elapsed,
and
Current
display
modes.
Voltage
Accumulated
Capacity
Time
Elapsed
Current
1.
Charge/Discharge Voltage
. The instantaneous battery voltage (in Volts) is displayed. If the
battery is full,
FULL
will be displayed.
2.
Charge/discharge Accumulated Capacity.
The accumulated battery capacity (in mAh) of
the current cycle is displayed.
3.
Charge/discharge Time Elapsed.
The charging/discharging time (in hours:minutes) of the
current cycle is displayed.
4.
Charge/discharge Current.
The instantaneous current (in mA) is displayed.
5.6
Operational Modes
1.
Charge Mode.
The rechargeable battery is charged up to its maximum capacity.
For LiIon batteries, the maximum charging voltage is 4.2V (using the CC/CV standard LiIon
charging algorithm).
2.
Discharge Mode.
The discharge mode is used to reduce the “memory effect”. The
rechargeable battery is discharged to a preset battery voltage (0.9v for NiMH and NiCd
batteries, 2.8v for LiIon batteries). Discharge current is always half of the selected charge
current. Once discharged, you can manually recharge the battery.
Once the discharge is finished, the total accumulated discharging capacity is displayed in the
mAh display mode, showing how much energy was discharged from the battery, which is
referred to as the accumulated discharging capacity.
For NiMH and NiCd batteries, the trickle charge current will be applied after the discharge
cycle is finished, preventing the batteries from discharging any further.
For NiMH and NiCd batteries, the maximum discharging current is 700mA (when 1000mA
charging current is selected in the
TEST
or
REFRESH
mode, the discharging current is still
700mA).
The discharging current can be selected between 200mA, 300mA, 500mA, 700mA and
1000mA for LiIon batteries.
The default discharge current is 500mA.
3.
Refresh Mode.
A rechargeable battery is charged and discharged repeatedly to optimize to its
maximum capacity. Old rechargeable batteries or rechargeable batteries that have not been
used for a long period of time can be restored to their rated capacity. Depending on the
selected charging current, it can take days before completed. The refresh mode will complete
three discharge and charge cycles before completed. Discharge current is always half of the
