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IntelliPeak Ice Instruction Manual Download Page 1

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Programmable Charger, Discharger and
Analyzer for R/C Cars, Trucks & Boats

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

IntelliPeak

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Ice

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is a high performance computerized battery charger, discharger, and

cycler. IntelliPeak Ice is flexible enough to handle NiCd, NiMH, Li-Po and Li-Ion batteries,
and offers a large variety of adjustable functions, yet is very easy to program and
understand its numerous display screens. Quick reference flowcharts are included to
help understand the overall programming structure of IntelliPeak Ice. It is strongly
recommended to read this manual in its entirety, and to fully understand exactly
what types of batteries you have and how to care for them. Damage resulting from
misuse or modification of this charger will void your warranty.

Specifications ................................................................................................2
Special Features............................................................................................2
Important Precautions ..................................................................................3
Charger Controls & Connections ................................................................4
Determining Battery Type & Specifications................................................5
Care & Handling of NiMH Batteries ............................................................6
Care & Handling of Li-Po & Li-Ion Batteries ..............................................6
DC Input Power..............................................................................................7
Navigating Menus..........................................................................................8
Setting a Battery into Memory – Selecting a Memory ..............................9
Selecting & Naming Battery Memories ....................................................10
Adjusting Settings in the Main Memory Screen ......................................10
Selecting & Starting Charge, Discharge or Cycle....................................16
Charge & Discharge Status Screens & Graphs ......................................22
Motor Break-In Menu ..................................................................................24
User Set-Up Menu ......................................................................................25
Data View......................................................................................................26
Cycle Displays ............................................................................................29
Four-Step Charge Setup ............................................................................30
Error Messages & Troubleshooting Guide................................................36

INDEX

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Summary of Contents for Ice

Page 1: ...ries you have and how to care for them Damage resulting from misuse or modification of this charger will void your warranty Specifications 2 Special Features 2 Important Precautions 3 Charger Controls Connections 4 Determining Battery Type Specifications 5 Care Handling of NiMH Batteries 6 Care Handling of Li Po Li Ion Batteries 6 DC Input Power 7 Navigating Menus 8 Setting a Battery into Memory S...

Page 2: ...0 battery memories Display Type 8 x 21 LCD 168 characters max Graphical Displays graphs charge and discharge voltage curves Output Connectors banana jacks two adapter leads included Motor Break in 1 0 8 0V selectable 1 180 minutes 10A constant 30A surge Case Size 5 5 x 1 8 x 5 9 140 x 45 x 150mm Weight 21 oz 605g Expanded LCD with extremely simple menus and controls Great for electric R C car truc...

Page 3: ... directly mate to bananas on input Do not attempt to charge incompatible types of rechargeable batteries as permanent damage to the battery and charger could result Do not use automotive type battery chargers to power the charger Do not allow water moisture or foreign objects into the charger Do not block the air intake holes which could cause the charger to overheat Do not attempt to use batterie...

Page 4: ...rs quickly and easily and pressing down on the dial acts as another pushbutton which is often used to select different parameters on screen BATTERY CONNECTIONS It is strongly recommended to connect batteries using pre assembled charge leads which are widely available from any hobby retailer Two adapter leads are included one having alligator clips for connecting racing cells to Ice and another hav...

Page 5: ... and or instruction sheet or consult your battery supplier and determine 1 Is the battery type Nickel Cadmium NiCd Nickel Metal Hydride NiMH Lithium Ion Li Ion or Lithium Polymer Li Po 2 What is the battery s total rated capacity This number indicates how much charge energy or capacity the battery can store and should always be listed on the battery s label as mAh milli amp hours Capacity is also ...

Page 6: ...cteristics greatly differ from NiCd and NiMH batteries and therefore require different care and handling Always read the instructions that are included with your lithium batteries carefully before use Failure to follow these care and handling instructions can quickly result in severe permanent damage to the batteries and its surroundings and even start a FIRE ALWAYS charge lithium batteries in a f...

Page 7: ...s in a secure location away from children To achieve Ice s absolute maximum output power capabilities the DC power source must be capable of delivering at least 15 amps of current while maintaining 12 volts DC although 12 5A will be enough for most functions Once connected to input power the charger will be turned on as there is no ON OFF power switch Disconnect the charger from input power when n...

Page 8: ...in the Main Memory screen at right and within any screen rotate the dial to move the cursor arrow up or down the screen The LCD screen shows 8 lines but there may be more than 8 lines of features to be viewed depending on the menu If so continue to move the cursor downwards and the extra lines will automatically scroll up for viewing As shown below press the dial to highlight the first adjustable ...

Page 9: ...ed until changed again manually Ice s 10 memories are factory pre programmed for different battery types charge and discharge currents etc Refer to the Battery Memory Factory Settings chart on the fold out section included with this manual for the default settings in each memory Also on this sheet find a large printout of a blank memory chart Use the blank chart to record your own personal memory ...

Page 10: ...er and repeat this step as desired Press dial to confirm all selections and highlight will disappear When done press to return to Main Memory Screen 3 When memory name and numbers are selected press the dial to confirm selections and the highlight will disappear If your battery type does not match any of the settings pre programmed into a memory or if you just do not wish to use the battery memori...

Page 11: ...he battery capacity value which matches the rating of your battery If the battery s exact rated capacity cannot be found select the capacity which most closely matches the capacity of the battery Choose from 100 9900mAh IMPORTANT For Li Po and Li Ion batteries make sure the capacity setting matches the rating of the battery as closely as possible Be very careful with batteries that are assembled i...

Page 12: ...rge Cutoff Voltage This is the voltage level that Ice will stop discharging the battery and is shown as volts PER CELL in the pack not total pack voltage Press dial then rotate to find the correct value Re press dial to confirm setting a Some NiCd and NiMH battery manufacturers rate the capacity mAh of their batteries based on a discharge cutoff voltage of 0 9V per cell So to see if the battery is...

Page 13: ...ite wire will be on the left and the black wire will be on the right a If it s NOT desired to measure the temperature of a battery make sure the temperature sensor is NOT connected to the charger b To change the temperature scale from Celsius to Fahrenheit or vise versa see the User Setup Menu on page 25 c To adjust the temperature setting press the dial then rotate to find the new temperature Re ...

Page 14: ...les Press the dial then rotate to set the number of times to perform a cycle Re press dial to confirm setting 9 Cycle Delay NiCd and NiMH batteries only This sets a time delay to occur between charge and discharge while cycling in order to allow the battery to cool The range is from 1 30 minutes Press then rotate the dial to find the amount of time for the delay Re press dial to confirm setting 10...

Page 15: ... activates the peak detection circuit at the beginning of charge to prevent the charger from accidentally shutting down too early Usually a battery s voltage becomes stable in a very short period of time whereby the peak detection circuit can be re activated The adjustable range is 1 10 minutes 13 Top off Charge NiMH batteries only Nickel metal hydride batteries can benefit from having a short top...

Page 16: ...leave it set to off To START CHARGE place the arrow cursor next to charge and press and hold the dial for 2 seconds b Reflex Charge Mode NiCd and NiMH batteries only As shown in the chart at right in reflex charge sometimes referred to as burp or reverse pulse charge normal current is delivered to the battery for 99 6 of every second but for the remaining 4 milli seconds a very deep discharge curr...

Page 17: ...ntered The number on the right is the reserve time the number of minutes from now that you want the battery charge process to be finished For example Say the next race starts 90 minutes from now and that Ice calculated an expect time of 50 m i n u t e s needed to fully charge the battery Setting the reserve time to 80min means Ice will wait 30 minutes 80 min reserve time 50 min expect time and THE...

Page 18: ...ext to charge and press and hold the dial for 3 seconds 18 Reserve Time Function continued for your battery as opposed to the pack s actual rated capacity For example if your 3300mAh battery pack can regularly accept a charge of up to say 3562mAh you should set the capacity value in Ice s Main Memory Screen to 3600mAh The minimum reserve time will be no less than the calculated expect time Max res...

Page 19: ... the re peak charge status screen 1 is the re peak charge being performed at this time and 3 is the total number of re peaks that will be performed This screen will change to END DELTA PEAK when finished Shows the charge capacity that was delivered to the battery BEFORE ANY re peak charges were applied Shows the total amount of ADDITIONAL charge capacity that was delivered to the battery during al...

Page 20: ... from the charger that it can take naturally As Li Ion Li Po batteries become more fully charged they will take less and less current from the charger Here the actual current coming from the charger will gradually drop below the value that was set in the Main Menu THIS IS NORMAL When charge current drops to approx 100mA Ice will beep to indicate that regular quick charge has finished At this time ...

Page 21: ...Ice will likely discharge batteries better if the normal discharge mode is used assuming all user settings are properly tailored to the battery but the automatic mode can be used 4 Cycle Mode NiCd and NiMH batteries only While in the Main Memory Screen press and hold the dial for 2 seconds Place the cursor in front of CYCLE then press and hold the dial TO START CYCLING see Main Memory screen and p...

Page 22: ...s been operating for at least 5 seconds Press again to return to the Status Screen shown above Pressing at any time will STOP the function completely 3 Manual View Set the volt rng line in the Status Screen to manual view then press to see the graph The first adjustable parameter will automatically be highlighted graph zoom Refer to the diagram below for this and the other adjustments 22 number of...

Page 23: ...ds Note that when adjusting the zoom value here the Vc and R values will automatically change as well On screen the graphs always advance from right to left Along the top of the auto or manual graph screens the elapsed time will be shown in seconds top left the charge discharge current level will be shown in amps top center and the voltage at Ice s output at that instant will be shown top right Wh...

Page 24: ...will allow it It is important that the power source for Ice can maintain 12 volts and 15 amps to fully utilize this feature Power to the motors is pulsed and not linear 1 Rotate the dial to move the cursor up or down to the feature you wish to adjust 2 Set Voltage With the cursor pointing to set volt press the dial once to highlight the voltage value Rotate the dial to set the appropriate voltage ...

Page 25: ...s can be configured in the User Setup screen Rotate the dial to move the cursor up or down to the feature you wish to adjust see next page Press the dial to highlight the adjustable value Rotate the dial to adjust the value then re press the dial to confirm the selection 1 Fan Control Ice s built in fan has two modes auto and on In the auto mode the fan will automatically turn on when the internal...

Page 26: ...cters in the string of letters Press dial to highlight letter then rotate to change letter Press to move to the next letter and repeat this step as desired Press dial to confirm all selections and highlight will disappear Repeat this step for all other characters as desired Press to return to the User Setup screen When finished adjusting the User Setup screen press twice to return to the Main Memo...

Page 27: ...ng a good electrical connection High quality components in the battery s own lead and the adapter lead between the battery and charger is also very important Silicon insulated wire has lower resistance as do gold plated terminals and copper conductors Larger gauge wire with a smaller numerical value also provides lower resistance A battery whose internal resistance gradually worsens over time will...

Page 28: ...w c Press the dial anytime to go back to the Data View screen The total length of time that battery voltages will be graphed in this screen will be from the start to finish of either charge or discharge For NiCd MH batteries the overall graph should be shown in a single display For lithium batteries the overall graph period is designed for a maximum of 3 hours based on a 1C rate data past 3 hours ...

Page 29: ...atteries benefit much less from cycling Cycling can help to determine a battery s ability to store its maximum rated capacity If a battery can only store a small fraction of its rated capacity it s likely reaching the end of its useful life and may need to be replaced New batteries or older batteries which have not been used or cycled frequently may need to be broken in before they will perform to...

Page 30: ...ods or steps see diagram above The maximum charge capacity and charge current is set separately for each of the four steps The purpose of the Four Step Charge mode is to deliver as much energy to the battery as possible for racing punch without damaging the battery but also to allow for the most accurate peak detection as possible for maximum run time In the beginning for charge step 1 it s import...

Page 31: ... heating and stop the charge process prematurely It may take some practice and careful attention to dial in the Four Step charge mode for your battery See the chart that follows for a breakdown of the settings for each step For example see the following chart for how to set the Four Step charge process for a 3300mAh battery and 3600mAh NiMH battery 1 While in the Four Step charge set up screen see...

Page 32: ...or step 1 Rotate dial to adjust this capacity value b Press to highlight the next capacity value to the right which is for step 2 Rotate dial to adjust this capacity value Repeat this step 2 more times to adjust the capacity for steps 3 and 4 c Press dial to confirm all capacity settings 3 Rotate the dial to move the cursor down one line to the charge current line This line shows four different ch...

Page 33: ...fore charge see below It is important to remember that the reserve time will vary depending on the charge current selection capacity rating of battery etc 7 Trickle Charge Rotate the dial to place the cursor in front of this line This sets the trickle charge current that will be applied to the battery after fast charge ends Press dial to highlight the value and rotate to select the value which ran...

Page 34: ...ction in step 4 See the diagram below for how to set this function Press anytime to remove the adjustment cursor arrow 10 Reflex Charge As with the impulse charge mode reflex charge can be used in the Four Step charge mode Decide which steps to have the reflex charge mode function which can be any combination of steps 1 2 or 3 Reflex charge does NOT function during step 4 See the above diagram for...

Page 35: ...mperature sensing feature ALWAYS functions during the 4th step and if the battery s temperature reaches the temperature setting during the 4th step Ice will automatically stop charging completely TO START THE FOUR STEP CHARGE mode when the Four Step Charge screen is shown press the dial and hold it for 2 seconds The Status Screen will then appear and show which charge step is being performed For e...

Page 36: ...t Output short circuited Please check the output Note When short circuit occurs on the output Ice will continue to try and charge for 2 minutes at the selected current This is by design as sometimes cells which have previously been completely discharged after a race with a cell discharger even with Ice which can discharge to 0 1V will have such low voltage that it might APPEAR that the output is s...

Page 37: ...nal Sensor Internal temp is too hot If Ice s internal temperature exceeds 239 F 115 C the display will first show Charger too hot and all operations will temporarily pause If the internal temperature continues to increase over 257 F 125 C the Internal sensor error message will show If this happens a problem must exist with the charger contact Hobby Services for details Data Communication Something...

Page 38: ...ure setting too high reduce setting 4 Contact Hobby Services for more information DuraTrax warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two 2 years from the date of purchase During that period DuraTrax will at its option repair or replace without service charge any product deemed defective due to those causes You will be required to provide proof of pu...

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