Charging 6- & 8-Cell Ni-Cd or Ni-MH Sub-C Battery Packs
1. When power is supplied to the charger, the charger will beep, and the LED will flash once.
2. Connect the battery pack to the charger, and the charger will beep again. The LED will repeatedly blink until you
begin the charging process.
3. Select the charge rate based on the batteries capacity rating. See “Charge Times” chart below.
4. Push the
Start
button to begin the charging process. The LED will be solid red during the charging process.
5. When the battery is fully charged, the LED will flash and the beeper will sound for 30 seconds. If the battery is
left connected after 30 seconds, the LED will continue to flash, and the beeper will sound approximately
every 90 seconds.
When the battery has reached full charge, the Prophet Select charger will automatically transition to a safe,
low-current Trickle Charge.
Charging 4- & 8-Cell Ni-Cd or Ni-MH Radio Packs
1. When power is supplied to the charger, the charger will beep, and the LED will flash once.
2. Connect the battery pack to the charger using the included RX charge adapter, and the charger will beep again.
The LED will repeatedly blink until you begin the charging process.
3. Select a charge rate of either 1 or 2 amps, depending on the receiver pack you are going to charge. We
recommend that you charge 600mAh or lower capacity receiver packs at 1 amp, while you may charge higher
capacity packs at 2 amps.
4. Push the
Start
button to begin the charging process. The LED will be solid red during the charging process.
5. Once the battery has peaked, the LED will flash, and the beeper will sound for 30 seconds. If the battery is
left connected after 30 seconds, the LED will continue to flash, and the beeper will sound approximately
every 90 seconds.
Note
: When you connect the charger to a power source, the charger will beep. The charger also beeps
when a battery has been successfully connected. The LED will illuminate to indicate the battery is charging.
Once the battery has peaked, the LED will flash, and the charger will beep repeatedly.
Advanced Trickle Charge
Once the batteries are fully charged, the charger will immediately enter a pulse trickle charge. This pulse trickle
charge will condition the batteries, extend their life and make certain that they are fully charged when you are ready
to use them. You will know that the charger has entered Advanced Trickle Charge when the charger beeps and the
LED continuously flashes.
Re-Peak
Once the battery pack has peaked and is on Advanced Trickle Charge, you can re-peak the battery by simply
pushing the
Start
button without disconnecting the battery from the charger. Do not re-peak the battery more than
once during a charging process.
Charge Times
The following are approximate charge times necessary for a battery that is fully discharged.
Please note these are estimated times only.
The charge rates are based on the physical size of the individual cells that make up each battery pack. If the cell
size is Sub-C size or larger and the battery leads are of a gauge that will accomodate a higher charge rate, than the
4 amp rate is acceptable.
For battery cells smaller than this size, use a lower current rate or damage to the battery may occur and the battery
may not accept a full charge.
Ni-Cd and Ni-MH batteries transfer energy to heat then they cannot accept any more charge. If the batteries become
warm, end the fast charge process.
1 amp
600mAh 4.8V/9.6V Pack: 36 minutes
700mAh 4.8V/9.6V Pack: 42 minutes
1000mAh 4.8V/9.6V Pack: 60 minutes
2 amp
1000mAh 4.8V/9.6V Pack: 30 minutes
4 amp
1500mAh 7.2V–8.4V Sub-C Car Pack: 23 minutes
2000mAh 7.2V–8.4V Sub-C Car Pack: 30 minutes
3000mAh 7.2V–8.4V Sub-C Car Pack: 45 minutes
3300mAh 7.2V–8.4V Sub-C Car Pack: 49 minutes
3800mAh 7.2V–8.4V Sub-C Car Pack: 57 minutes
