C8000 Battery Testing System User Manual
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Sequence:
The battery is charged. The program then discharges the
battery using the CDMA discharge pulse until it is fully discharged
(i.e. The end-of-discharge setting in the C-Code is reached). A full
charge is then applied to complete the program.
Duration:
Approximately 8 – 10 hours for a NiCD battery using
default C-Codes.
Boost
Function:
Reactivates batteries with open or shorted protection
circuits or with voltage so low that the Cadex analyzer does not
recognize them or gives a ‘Shorted’ (Code 121) message when they
are inserted in Battery Adapters.
Sequence:
The battery is trickle-charged for three minutes at 100mA.
Look for stable current and voltage readings during the Boost
program. If they are intermittent, the battery may be poorly
connected, battery protection circuit may be damaged or the battery is
inoperable. Typically, normal battery operation should be possible
after the battery has reached more than 0.30V/cell on NiCD and
NiMH batteries and more than 2.5V for Li-ion batteries. If Boost does
not raise the voltage to detectable levels, apply the Boost program
again.
Duration:
3 minutes (user may repeat if unsuccessful).
Warning: Failure to follow these precautions may result in serious
damage to the Cadex unit and/or the battery:
The Boost program overrides some of the analyzer’s built-in safety
measures to recognize a battery. Do not attempt to Boost a battery if
the polarity, chemistry, voltage, and capacity (mAh) are not known.
Ensure that battery polarity is correct before attempting to run
Boost.
BatteryInfo
Function:
For SM-Bus batteries only. Allows the SM-Bus information
from a battery to be viewed before actually starting a program.
Sequence:
Reads the SM-Bus data from the battery and sends the
information to BATLAB.
Important Note:
Information is not shown
on the screen of the C8000.
Duration:
30 seconds to 2 minutes, depending of the battery’s
communication rate.
Charge-1
Function:
For SM-Bus batteries only. Performs a SM-Bus “Level-1”
charge. This is similar to the standard “Charge” program, but also
monitors the SM-Bus status and alarm flags during the charge.
Sequence:
A charge cycle is applied to the battery. No capacity
readings are taken (capacity is only obtained if there is a discharge).
Charge does not perform a full analysis; use the Auto or Prime
program to fully diagnose a battery.
Duration:
Approximately 1.5 hours for NiCD and NiMH, 10 hours
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