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ACTIVATOR 50 CHARGER USER’S GUIDE
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6) At the end of the cycling process the status
screen displays the charged and discharged
capacities for each cycle. Press the INC or DEC
buttons to scroll through each of the cycle capacities.
For maximum safety during the discharge process, the charger may throttle
the discharge current lower than you programmed. Whether the charger
will automatically lower the discharge current will vary based on the specific
battery and charge/discharge current you programmed.
If desired, the charge and discharge current values can be altered during
the cycling process by pressing the ENTER button. For more information,
see the
Pro Tips section on page 10.
pb (lEAD ACID) bATTERy pROGRAmmInG
pb bATTERy CHARGInG
The Pb (Lead Acid) Battery Programming menus are suitable for charging and
discharging 2 to 20V lead acid batteries that are commonly used in the R/C
model hobby.
This mode is used for charging 2 to 20 volt Pb (Lead Acid) batteries.
Pb batteries are totally different from Ni-Cd or Ni-MH batteries. They can only deliver
relatively low current compared to their capacity and similar restrictions apply to
charging them. For this reason, the optimal charge current should be approximately
1/10th of their capacity.
Pb batteries must not be charged rapidly. Always follow the guidelines supplied
by the manufacturer of the battery.
1) Connect the charger to its power source, plug the output power adapter cord
into the power outputs of the charger, then connect the output power adapter
cord to your lead acid battery, making sure the polarity is correct.
3) Press the ENTER button. The charge current
value will flash.
4) Press the DEC or INC buttons to select the
desired charge current, then press the ENTER button again to store that value.
• Charge current values range from 0.1 to 6.0 amps. We recommend 1/10C.
2) Press the STOP or DEC buttons to scroll to the
PROGRAM SELECT PB BATT menu, then press
the ENTER button to open the menu.
