-Never attempt to disassemble a battery pack.
-It is imperative that you pay attention to the capacity and the voltage of the Lithium
battery pack. Lithium battery packs may be composed of parallel and series connection
cells. Cells in series multiply the voltage of each cell by the number of cells. Cells in
parallel multiply the capacity of the cell. Most Lithium packs will have information stamped
on the outside of the package. It is your responsibility to understand the configuration of
your battery packs.
Discharge
Discharging a battery pack is used to determine the residual capacity of the battery,
or to lower the voltage of battery to a defined long storage level. When you discharge
a battery pack you should pay close attention to the voltage levels to avoid the battery
becoming deep-discharged. Lithium batteries should never be deep-discharged to lower
than the minimum manufacturers recommended voltage. Generally, you do not need to
discharge Lithium battery packs.
-Some NiCd and NiMH batteries are said to have a memory effect. If they are partly used
and recharged before the whole charge is drawn out, they ‘remember’ this and next time
will only use that part of their capacity.
BLACKMAX
offers a Charge/Discharge cycling
algorithm to assist in maximizing the life of your NiCd and NiMH battery packs.
-A new NiCd battery pack requires several charge/discharge operations to reach it’s full
capacity. The cyclic process of charging and discharging will optimize the capacity of
battery pack.
- Lithium battery chemistry is better suited to partial rather than a full discharge. Frequent
full discharges should be avoided if possible. Instead, charge the battery more often or
use a larger battery.
Warnings and safety notes are important. To avoid
injury, loss of property or damage to the charger
please follow the instructions.
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