Cadex C5100 Battery Tester User Guide
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 battery rapid test using Cadex QuickSort
™
with consideration for
the parameters of the selected C-Code and classifies the status of the battery as Good, Low, or
Poor within 30 seconds. The range is 3.6V Li-ion 500-1500mAh. 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 C-Code in
about 3 hours.
The
Cycle
program performs charge/discharge/charge on the battery based on the parameters in
the selected C-Code, and displays measured capacity as a % of the C-Code rated value in
approximately 7 hours.
Note
: If a battery C-Code that is not supported by the C5100 is selected, the unit will display one
of these messages:
NiCd Not Supported
,
NiMH Not Supported
,
SLA Not Supported
,
10.80V Not
Supported
, or
14.40V Not Supported
.
Boost Program
Applies 100mA Charge for Two Minutes
1. Apply AC power to turn on the Cadex C5100 Battery
Tester. The Run LED light will flash if a battery adapter is
installed and a battery is inserted in the adapter.
2. Insert the Li-ion battery to boost.
3. Hold down any program key (Charge, Test, or Cycle) for
two seconds. The C5100 will display
Caution Boosting
,
Press
d
to Esc
,
Check Polarity
, and then
Press
c
to Continue
.
4. If
the
c
key is pressed, it will display
Press Program key for
2 seconds
.
5. Press and hold a program key (Charge, Test, or Cycle) for
2 seconds to activate the
Boost
program.
6.
Boost
can be cancelled anytime by pressing the down
arrow key.
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2009 Cadex Electronics Inc.
