Cadex C5100B Battery Tester User Guide
2016 Cadex Electronics Inc.
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Section 3: Battery Testing
Available Programs
The
Boost
program reactivates batteries that fall asleep due to over-discharge and brings the
battery back to life. The program charges the battery for two minutes at 100mA.
The
Test
program performs a battery rapid test using Cadex QuickSort™ technology to classify
the status of the battery as Good, Fair, Low, or Poor.
QuickSort™ - Good, Low, or Poor (below 1400mAh)
QuickSort™ 3.0 - Good, Fair, or Poor (only through BatteryStore™)
QuickSort™ 4.0 - Good or Poor (1400mAh or Above)
QuickSort™ and QuickSort™ 3.0 can test a battery within 30 seconds and QuickSort™ 4.0 can
test a battery in 4 minutes. Q-codes required for Cadex’s QuickSort™ 3.0 is only available
through BatteryStore. Please refer to Cadex C5100B BatteryStore™ V1.6 User Guide for details
on how to test a battery with QuickSort™ 3.0. The range is nominal 3.6V to 3.85V Li-ion or Li-
polymer with rated capacity values of 500-4000mAh. Batteries outside this range will not be
tested and a message
No QuickSort Support
appears.
The
Charge
program charges the battery based on the parameters in the selected Q-code / C-
code within approximately 3 hours.
The
Cycle
program performs a charge/discharge/charge sequence on the battery based on the
parameters in the selected Q-code / C-code, and displays measured capacity as a % of the Q-code
/ C-code rated value within approximately 7 hours.
