G.T.Power X-Charger Operating Manual Download Page 1

BALANCE CHARGER/DISCHARGER

FOR NICD/NIMH/LITHIUM/PB BATTERIES

Thank  you  for  purchasing  the  balance  charger. This  is  a  rapid 

charger/discharger  with  built  in  balancer,  computerized  with 

microprocessor  and  specialized  operating  software.  Please 

read the manual completely and carefully before using.

Operating Manual

Summary of Contents for X-Charger

Page 1: ...TTERIES Thank you for purchasing the balance charger This is a rapid charger discharger with built in balancer computerized with microprocessor and specialized operating software Please read the manual completely and carefully before using Operating Manual ...

Page 2: ...attery charge and discharge mode cycle 7 NiMH NiCd battery program 6 5 Discharging Lithium battery 6 4 STORAGE control Lithium battery 6 3 FAST charging Lithium battery 6 2 Charging Lithium battery in balance mode 6 1 Charging Lithium Battery 6 Lithium battery Lilo LiPo LiFe program 5 Initial Parameter set up User setting 4 Program flow chart 3 Warnings and safety notes 2 Exterior of the unit 1 Fe...

Page 3: ...ry It can accept three types of Lithium batteries Lilo LiPo and LiFe They have different characteristics because of their different chemistry You can choose any one to use on the basis of their specifications and safety notes Lithium battery Fast and Storage mode You can charge Lithium battery for special purposes Fast charge reduces the charging time of Lithium battery and Storage mode controls t...

Page 4: ...ically when it starts to charge or discharge Data store load For users convenience it can store maximum 5 data of different batteries You can establish the data with program setting to charge or discharge continually These datas can be called out at any time when you need and the process can be executed without program setting Cyclic charging discharging Perform 1 to 5 cycles of charge discharge o...

Page 5: ...ischarge voltage cut off level 2 5V cell or higher voltage level 3 7V cell max charge voltage 4 2V cell allowable fast charge current 1C or less discharge voltage cut off level 3 0V cell or higher voltage level 3 3V cell max charge voltage 3 6V cell allowable fast charge current 4C or less e g A123M1 discharge voltage cut off level 2 0V cell or higher voltage level 2 0V cell Lead acid max charge v...

Page 6: ...f the capacity is partly used they will remember it and use that part of capacity only next time This is a memory function NiCd NiMH batteries also have memory function but they prefer complete cycles It means they fully charged and then completely used NiMH battery s memory function is not that good when compared with NiCd battery The Lithium battery prefers a partial rather than a full discharge...

Page 7: ...n Nicd DISCHARGE Nicd CYCLE Pb DISCHARGE Pb CHARGE PROGRAM SELECT Pb BATT SAVE DATA PROGRAM SELECT SAVE DATA LOAD DATA PROGRAM SELECT LOAD DATA USER SET PROGRAM Input Power Low Cut Off Key Beep Buzzer Capacity Cut Off Safety Timer LiXX V Type LiIo LiPo LiFe CHK Time NiMH Sensitivity D Peak Nicd Sensitivity D Peak Waste Time CHG DCHG Temp Cut Off Test Lixx Inter Nal Resistance Measuring IR WALT PLE...

Page 8: ...ttery of larger capacity it may extend the setting time But if you set the time too long for the battery of small capacity then the charge or discharge process can be finished within the setting time with the erroneous cells this will cause serious result If the processor identifies the cells incorrectly at the beginning of charge or discharge users can extend the time Otherwise keep the default v...

Page 9: ...ant voltage CV charging and constant current CC charging Different battery capacity and performance make the different current The final voltage in charging process is also very important It should be precisely matched with the charging voltage of the battery Lipo 4 2v Lilo 4 1v Life 3 6v So charging current and nominal voltage should be set up correctly when charging The screen turns bright when ...

Page 10: ... Type Stop to stop charging 6 3 FAST charging Lithium battery The charging current gets smaller and smaller as the charging process finished To finish charging in advance the program leaves out some CV process Actually when the fast charging is finished the charging current will go to 1 5 of initial value and the normal charging current go to 1 10 The charging capacity may be a bit smaller than no...

Page 11: ...ions in the pack if it happens You can easily find the bad cells and incorrect connection by pressing INC when it shows error message The processor found that one cell s voltage in the Lithium battery pack is too low In this case it shows the 4th cell is broken The voltage will be 0 if the cable or plug unconnected or connection broken 7 NiMH NiCd battery program It designed for charging and disch...

Page 12: ...ng of the battery there will a brief cooling process after each charge and discharge cycle Cooling time range 0 60 minutes You press Start Enter to change the charge or discharge current in the process The audible beep indicates you the end of process At the end of the process it will show you the capacities of each cyclic process Press INC or DEC the screen will show the result of each cycle in o...

Page 13: ...ischarge value after this press Start Enter to store Press Start Enter to stop discharging The audible beep indicates you the end of charging process 9 Save Data Program It has a data storage and load program for your convenience This feature can store up to 5 different batteries data They can be called back to the process of charging or discharging without setting up the program again The screen ...

Page 14: ...data number you want to call back then it will be displayed Press Start Enter for 3 seconds to start loading 11 Various information in the process You can find various information on LCD screen in the charging or discharging process When you press DEC button the charger will show user settings Press INC you can check individual cell voltage when balance port is connected to the charger in balance ...

Page 15: ...te The screen will display the error instructions with an audible sound if anytime anything works wrong Battery output Polarity connection Interruption of battery and output or the charger wire was not been connected well when operate the charge or discharge output Short circuit of the output terminal Please check the charger wire The voltage of the input terminal is lower than the setting limits ...

Page 16: ... 18 0Volt Circuit power max 50W for charging max 5W for discharging Charge current range 0 1 6 0A Discharge current range 0 1 1 0A Current drain for balancing Li po 300mAh cell NiCd NiMH battery cell count 1 15cells Lithium battery cell count 1 6 cells Pb battery voltage 2 to 20V Weight 300g Dimension 137 98 30mm 14 Warranty and service We warrant this product for a period of one year 12 months fr...

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