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iCharger Synchronous Balance Charger/Discharger                                            1010B/106B

 

Thank you for purchasing one of the 

iCharger

 series. Please read the entire User’s Manual completely and 

attentively as it contains a wide variety of specific programming and safety information. 
 

Specifications                                                                                                                                                 

    

                     

1010B 

106B 

Input voltage range

 

10.0 –

 

18.0VDC 

10.0 –

 

18.0VDC 

Charge current range

 

0.05 –

 

10.0A 

0.05 –

 

10.0A 

Discharge current range

 

0.05 –

 

7.0A 

0.05 –

 

7.0A 

Maximum charge power capacity

 

200W (adjustable) 

180W (adjustable) 

Maximum discharge power capacity

 

30W (adjustable) 

20W (adjustable) 

Current drain for balancing

 

<300mA 

<300mA 

Balance accuracy

 

<10mV 

<10mV 

Lithium (LiPo/LiIo/LiFe) battery cell count

 

1 –

 

10 series 

1 –

 

6 series 

NiCd/NiMH battery cell count

 

1 –

 

25 series 

1 –

 

17 series 

Pb battery cell count

 

1 –

 

18 series (2 

– 

36V) 

1 –

 

12 series (2 –

 

24V) 

Battery setup memories

 

10 

10 

Intelligent temperature control

 

Yes 

Yes 

 

Weight

 

400g 

350g 

Dimensions(L X W X D)

 

143X97X26mm 

134X83X25mm 

 

5.63”X3.82”X1.02” 

5.28”X3.27”X0.98” 

 

Special features                                                                                                                                                   

    

 

High  power,  high  current,  high-performance  power  conversion  circuit.  The 

iCharger 

series  uses 

advanced 

Synchronous buck-boost DC/DC converter

 technology with an output conversion efficiency 

that  can  reach  over  90%.  This  not  only  saves  power  and  reduces  heat  build  up  but  also  makes  the 
charger more compact and conveniently mobile. 

 

Two input power choices: DC jack with auto-resetting fuse (maximum input current 7A for 1010B and 6A 
for  106B)  and  butt-welded  alligator  clips  with  4mm  bullet  connectors  (25A).The  output  power  can  be 
adjusted to align with the available input power, thus preventting input current overload and protecting 
the DC source. 

 

The 

iCharger

 series can be used with three types of Lithium batteries - LiPo, Lilo, LiFe - and has a fully 

integrated cell balancer. 

 

Internal  temperature  sensor  and  temperature  controlled  automatic  cooling  FAN  controls  the  internal 
temperature and provides intelligent protection. When the internal temperature is over 60

(140

 o

F), the 

output power is automatically reduced by 25%. If the temperature exceeds 65

(149

 o

F) the charge cycle 

is stopped. 

 

Convenient set of 10 battery profile memories that can be saved and loaded by number. 

 

2x16  backlit  LCD  screen  that  provides  rich  information  including  active  mode,  current,  voltage,  total 
charge (mAh), charging time and temperature etc. 

 

Various charging/discharging settings and cycles to meet a wide range of customer needs. For Lithium 
batteries:  balance  charging,  normal  charging,  fast  charging,  storage,  discharging,  charge/discharge 
cycling, and battery monitoring. For NiCd/NiMH batteries: charging-auto, charging-manual, discharging 
and charge/discharge cycling. For Pb batteries: charging and discharging. 

 

Unique  Lithium  battery  Monitor  program.  When  you  use  other  equipment  to  charge  or  discharge  a 
Lithium  pack,  you  can  use  the 

iCharger

  to  monitor  the  per-cell  voltages,  battery  temperature  and 

process time. If any individual cell appears over-charged or over-discharged or the pack is too hot or the 
process has gone on for too long, the 

iCharger 

will generate an alarm sound and the related information 

will blink. 

 

Electric motor test mode can be used to run-in electric motors, test motor parameters and performance, 
check tolerances etc.   

 

Perfect protection. The 

iCharger 

has protection for reversed polarity (input or output), low input voltage, 

battery temperature, charging capacity and time overrun. 

 

Summary of Contents for 1010B

Page 1: ......

Page 2: ...urrent overload and protecting the DC source The iCharger series can be used with three types of Lithium batteries LiPo Lilo LiFe and has a fully integrated cell balancer Internal temperature sensor and temperature controlled automatic cooling FAN controls the internal temperature and provides intelligent protection When the internal temperature is over 60 140 o F the output power is automatically...

Page 3: ... pair of output alligator clip leads One pair of input alligator clips 30A and input leads with 4mm bullet connectors One temperature sensor lead 0 99 210 o F Optional items Flexible silicone insulated 14AWG output lead with T shaped connector Balance expansion board External controls and connections 1010B 106B 1 DC input 2 LCD screen 3 Function button 4 Cooling Fan 5 Temperature sensor port 6 Bal...

Page 4: ... not charge or discharge on a carpet cluttered workbench paper plastic vinyl leather or wood inside an R C model or inside a full sized automobile Never block the air intake holes and never use in a refrigerated or high temperature environment If used in such an environment the internal temperature protection may result in abnormal charging discharging that could be dangerous Do not allow water mo...

Page 5: ...XXV X X XXV NiMH CHARGE Aut X XA CUR LIMIT NiMH CHARGE Man X XA CURRENT NiMH CYCLE X XXX XXX XXXX NiMH DISCHARGE X XA XX XV Pb CHARGE X XA XX XV XS Pb DISCHARGE X XA XX XV XS SAVE SETTINGS Number X LOAD SETTINGS Number X Dec Inc Start Enter Start Enter Dec Inc PROGRAM SELECT NiCd battery NiCd CHARGE Aut X XA CUR LIMIT NiCd CHARGE Man X XA CURRENT NiCd DISCHARGE X XA XX XV NiCd CYCLE X XXX XXX XXXX...

Page 6: ...e than 3 seconds to obtain this display Press Start Enter to reset all values to the system default settings Standard battery parameters LiPo LiIo LiFe NiCd NiMH Pb Nominal voltage 3 7 V cell 3 6 V cell 3 3 V cell 1 20 V cell 1 20 V cell 2 0 V cell Max charge voltage 4 2 V cell 4 1 V cell 3 6 V cell 1 60 V cell 1 60 V cell 2 45 V cell Storage voltage 3 85 V cell 3 75 V cell 3 3 V cell n a n a n a ...

Page 7: ...ger won t stop charging until the current falls to around 20mA Bal Speed Fast Normal Slow Normal default Bal Trickle OFF ON OFF default When running a charge discharge cycle program for a Lithium NiMH or NiCd battery the charger will stop for a while before continuing to the next phase This allows the pack to cool down Range 1 60 min 10 min default You can turn post charge completion trickle charg...

Page 8: ...buzzer is ON the iCharger will generate an alert tone for certain events Key Beep OFF ON ON default Buzzer OFF ON ON default Process completion tone Controls the tones generated at end of charging or discharging and the cyclic charging discharging indication Options Beep 5 times Beep 3 minutes Beep always continuous until user presses STOP Beep OFF Beep always default Back light and cooling fan co...

Page 9: ...age_voltage configured per cell storage voltage for the selected chemistry cell_discharge_voltage configured per cell storage voltage for the selected chemistry Icv charge current during the CV phase Any time the battery s balance lead is connected the charger will monitor and display the cell voltages The balancer is only active during a BALANCE charge not during the CHARGE or FAST programs The b...

Page 10: ...SER is the number of cells set by the user Usually the auto detect number won t exceed the number set by the user If the numbers are different you should make sure that the configured number and the actual number for the battery are the same and then you can start charging by pressing Start Enter If not press Batt type Stop to go back to the previous screen and adjust the setting Lithium BALANCE c...

Page 11: ...the first line shows the type of battery you selected in the User setup LiPo Lilo or LiFe The value on the left side of second line sets the charge current and the value on the right side of second line sets the cell count and voltage of the battery pack After setting the current and voltage press Start Enter for more than 3 seconds to start the next process Charge current 0 05 10A Voltage 1 0seri...

Page 12: ...Lilo or LiFe and the value on the right side shows the final discharge voltage of each cell The value on the left side of second line sets the charge current and the value on the right side of second line sets the cell count and voltage of the battery pack After setting the current and voltage press Start Enter for more than 3 seconds to start the next process Per cell final voltage LiPo 3 00 4 20...

Page 13: ... indicates discharging Press Inc button to display each cell s voltage and its past cycling current see the balance voltage information cycling information and press Dec button to display the General Status information LiPo LiPo LiPo LiPo MONITOR MONITOR MONITOR MONITOR 3 0V 11 1V 3S 3 0V 11 1V 3S 3 0V 11 1V 3S 3 0V 11 1V 3S Monitor mode of Lithium battery The left side of the first line shows the...

Page 14: ...01 4 03 4 07 7 4 01 4 03 4 07 7 4 01 4 03 4 07 7 4 01 4 03 4 07 A 4 02 A 4 02 A 4 02 A 4 02 Inc CHG 1 00213mAh CHG 1 00213mAh CHG 1 00213mAh CHG 1 00213mAh DCHG 1 00199mAh DCHG 1 00199mAh DCHG 1 00199mAh DCHG 1 00199mAh CHG 2 00203mAh CHG 2 00203mAh CHG 2 00203mAh CHG 2 00203mAh DCHG 2 00197mAh DCHG 2 00197mAh DCHG 2 00197mAh DCHG 2 00197mAh Inc not for 106B Cycle Information The following screen ...

Page 15: ...type stop The left side of the first line shows the type of battery NiCd NiHM and the right shows the cycle number The second line shows the cycle direction you selected CHG xxx DCHG or DCHG CHG xxx You can set the charge mode as Charge Auto or Charge Manual The discharge parameters are those set in NiCd NiHM discharge screen Press Start Enter for more than 3 seconds to start the cycling Cycle num...

Page 16: ...of battery Pb The second line shows the charge current on the left and number of cells on the right After setting the current and voltage press Start Enter for more than 3 seconds to start the discharging Charge current 0 05 7A Battery cells 1 18P 2 36V 106B 1 12P 2 24V Status display Press Start Enter to adjust the discharge current And press Inc or Dec to increase or decrease the charge current ...

Page 17: ...ency The value on the right side of the first line sets the test duration in minutes The second line shows the upper limit of current on the left and drive voltage on the right After setting the current and voltage press Start Enter for more than 3 seconds to start the next process A beep tone will sound Test time 1 90 min Current 0 05 10A Test voltage 1 15V Status display The top line shows the d...

Page 18: ...process Storage number 0 9 Storing all of the current data into the specified memory location This screen displays the data load program Set the source memory number in the lower right corner Press Start Enter for more than 3 seconds to start the process Memory location number 0 9 Load all parameters values from the selected location PROGRAM SELECT PROGRAM SELECT PROGRAM SELECT PROGRAM SELECT Save...

Page 19: ...it The charge or discharge time reached the configured protection limit REVERSE POLARITY REVERSE POLARITY REVERSE POLARITY REVERSE POLARITY CHECK CHECK CHECK CHECK CONNECTION CONNECTION CONNECTION CONNECTION BREAK DOWN BREAK DOWN BREAK DOWN BREAK DOWN SHORT ERROR SHORT ERROR SHORT ERROR SHORT ERROR BREAK DOWN BREAK DOWN BREAK DOWN BREAK DOWN INPUT VOLTAGE INPUT VOLTAGE INPUT VOLTAGE INPUT VOLTAGE ...

Page 20: ...ns at 250W of input power Battery type Cell count Rated voltage V Charge current A 1010B 106B Discharge current A 1010B 106B 1 3 6 10 0 10 0 7 0 5 6 2 7 2 10 0 10 0 4 2 2 8 3 10 8 10 0 10 0 2 8 1 9 4 14 4 10 0 10 0 2 1 1 4 5 18 10 0 10 0 1 7 1 1 6 21 6 9 3 8 3 1 4 0 9 7 25 2 7 9 1 2 8 28 8 6 9 1 0 9 32 4 6 2 0 9 Li on 10 36 5 6 0 8 1 3 7 10 0 10 0 7 0 5 4 2 7 4 10 0 10 0 4 1 2 7 3 11 1 10 0 10 0 2...

Page 21: ...5 60 10 10 1 9 1 3 14 16 80 10 10 1 8 1 2 15 18 00 10 10 1 7 1 1 16 19 20 10 9 4 1 6 1 0 17 20 40 9 8 8 8 1 5 1 0 18 21 60 9 3 1 4 19 22 80 8 8 1 3 20 24 00 8 3 1 3 21 25 20 7 9 1 2 22 26 40 7 6 1 1 23 27 60 7 2 1 1 24 28 80 6 9 1 0 NiCD NiMH 25 30 00 6 7 1 0 1 2 10 0 10 0 7 0 7 0 2 4 10 0 10 0 7 0 5 0 3 6 10 0 10 0 5 0 3 3 4 8 10 0 10 0 3 8 2 5 5 10 10 0 10 0 3 0 2 0 6 12 10 0 10 0 2 5 1 7 7 14 1...

Page 22: ...opriate power supply automotive battery charger etc water moisture and humidity are specifically NOT covered by warranty It is best to carefully check your charger before considering returning it as problems in setup cabling or power supply are much more common than defects in the charger If there is damage stemming from these causes within the stated warranty period the company will at its option...

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