USER MANUAL - PULSAR PRO
BALANCING
This product features an integrated high-performance balancer for 2S to 6S Lithium based
(LiPo, LiFePo, LiIo) battery packs using an XHR balancing connector. Please refer to the dra-
wing (also like that on the charger) for correct polarity. Basically minus (black wire) is always
on the far right side of the plug as shown on the drawing. The balancer equalises the cells,
during charging and balancing, which results in higher performance and a longer life span.
Caution:
Avoid incorrect connection as in the worst case this may
result in damage to the battery and/or charger!
Tip:
We recommend the use of balancer at every charge or discharge ope-
ration as this will maintain the performance of your packs in best condition.
SET BATTERY TYPE:
This product can charge pretty much any type of battery (LiPo, LiFe, LiIo,
NiMH, NiCd, Pb) and incorporates the designated charge algorithms for each battery for best
performance, reliability and safety.
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Lixx + Pb:
charging using the CC/CV-charging method. With this charging method, the bat-
tery gets charged with a constant current first. As soon as the battery voltage reaches the
max. allowed charging voltage per cell (for example, LiPo 4.2V and LiFe 3.7V), the charger
automatically reduces the charging current until the battery is fully charged.
Caution:
We strongly recommend to use the balancer in Lixx charging modes as this
prevents wrong cell number selection and maintains your Lixx battery in best condition.
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NiMH/NiCd:
charging with constant c Delta-peak detection. This is the most popu-
lar charging method for NiMH/NiCd-batteries.
Caution:
Make sure you always choose the correct battery type setting for the battery
you want to charge! Wrong setting may result in damage to the battery, fire or explosion!
SET CHARGE CURRENT:
the charge current can be set from 0.1-10A. If not specified otherwise
by the battery manufacturer, choose 1C (C = battery‘s nominal capacity; e.g. 7.000mAH => 1C =
7A) charge current and make sure your selected plug-system is capable of the selected current.
SET CHARGE DELTA PEAK:
with NiMH/NiCd-batteries, you only obtain the optimum battery
performance by slightly „overcharging“ the battery. In real terms, it will not be overcharged,
but charged to an optimum level. The battery voltage drops at the end of the charging pro-
cess (delta). The size of the drop (Delta-Peak) is adjustable in the range between 5-200mV/
pack. The higher the value, the hotter the battery will be at the end of the charge. We recom-
mend to start with the Factory-default settings.
Note:
The adjustable Delta-Peak value applies to the whole battery pack and not to one
single cell!
SET CHARGE TRICKLE:
this current, which flows after delta peak cut-off, is adjustable from 0-300mA
to achieve the highest possible voltage for NiCd cells. Set this function to „Off“ for NiMH cells.
SET BATTERY LIXX VOLT:
the packs rated voltage for LiPo/LiFePo/LiIo must be set according
to the packs rating.
SET LIPO TVC:
the LiPo battery Terminal Voltage for charging can be set between 3.80V and
4.40V according to your needs.
Caution:
We strongly recommend to set LiPo TVC to a maximum of 4.20V unless you are
charging special high-voltage LiPo batteries.
SET CHARGE PB:
Voltage setting must be set from 2-20V (2V step) depending on the rated
battery voltage.
Caution:
PB batteries cannot be fast charged. We recommend to charge with 0.1C (10%
of the nominal battery capacity) unless specified differently in the battery manufacturer‘s
manual. Otherwise, you might damage your battery!
CHARGING WITH TEMPERATURE SENSOR:
you can use the optional temperature sensor
to measure the actual temperature of your battery pack: If the preadjusted temperature is
reached the charging will stop and a warning message will be displayed. This feature is not a
charging method but an additional safety function.
STORAGE CHARGE MODE:
You should not store your batteries completely empty or com-
pletely charged as this might result in damaged batteries. Therefore, this charger features a
„Storage charge“ mode. This function lets you set:
a) In case of a Lixx battery: a fixed voltage up to which the battery will be charged.
b) In case of a Nixx battery: a capacity which will be charged in additionally. We recommend
to discharge the battery first to be able to charge your battery to the exact capacity you desire.
This way you can always perfectly prepare your battery for storage.
Please note that for Lixx batteries, storage mode is only operational with a balancer connected.
Our recommendations:
• 3.9V/cell for LiPo & 3.4V/cell for LiFe
• NiMH/NiCd cells: 50% of nominal capacity
Note:
Charge Wattage limitation: the charge wattage is limited to 80W (Watts = Voltage
x Current / e.g. for 7.4V x 10A = 74W). This means, packs with a voltage above 8.0V
cannot be charged with 10A but the charger will automatically set the highest possible
current by itself during charging.
SETTINGS
CHARGE
DISCHARGE
CYCLE
By discharging your battery pack you obtain vital information about remaining capacity for
optimizing your motor or gear ratio for the next run. This also maintains your battery packs
in good condition.
SET DISCHARGE CURRENT:
The discharge current can be set from 0.1 - 5.0A. Please make
sure that the set discharge current suits to your battery and the plug-system being used.
SET DISCHARGE VOLTAGE:
the cut-off voltage can be adjusted from 0.9 - 19.8V, depending
on battery type and number of cells. We recommend following cut-off voltages:
LiPo: 3.3V/cell, LiFe: 2.6V/cell, NiMH/NiCd: 0.9V/cell.
Examples: 6.6V for a 2S (= 2-cells) LiPo, 5.2V for a 2S LiFe, 5.4V for a 6-cell NiMH/NiCd.
Note:
Discharge Wattage limitation: the discharge wattage is limited to 25W (Current =
Watts : Voltage / e.g. 25W : 8.4V ≈ 3A). This means, packs with a voltage above 5.0V
cannot be discharge with max. current but the charger will automatically set the highest
possible current by itself during discharging.
This fully automatic cycling function for NiMH/NiCd battery packs allows you basic determina-
tion of the actual performance of your packs. Battery packs change during their life span. Use
this funtion to control the actual quality of your packs. This may prevent unpleasant surprises.
Tip:
We recommend cycling especially if your packs were not in use for a longer time as
this can improve performance of the batteries.
The Cycle mode uses the charge and discharge values of the currently selected program,
stored under settings. You can adjust:
a) Cycle direction: CHG > DCHG: charge first - ends with empty battery
DCHG > CHG: discharge first - ends with full battery
b) Number of cycles from 1-5: choose the number of cycle repetitions.
c) Rest time: To avoid overheating of the battery a rest time can be programmed between the
two processes.
User Profile
P1
P2
P3
P4
P5
Battery type
NiMh
LiPo
LiPo
LiPo
LiPo
Battery Lixx Volt
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7.4V
11.1V 14.8V 18.5V
Charge LiPo TVC
/
4.20V 4.20V 4.20V 4.20V
D-Peak
20mV
/
/
/
/
Trickle
off
/
/
/
/
Charge Current
5.0A
6.0A
3.0A
3.0A
3.0A
Discharge Current
1.0A
1.0A
1.0A
1.0A
1.0A
Discharge Voltage
5.4V
6.6V
9.9V
13.2V 16.5V
Cut-off Temp
50°
50°
50°
50°
50°
User Profile
P0
Safety Timer
off (1-720min)
Button Sound
on (off)
Buzzer
on (off)
Language
English
(German)
This product allows you to save 5 customizable user profiles. There are five preset factory
default user settings as shown in the table on the right.
The active profile P1 to P5 is displayed in the main menu indicating the selected battery type
and charge voltage. Also the last selected profile is loaded during next startup of the product.
In P0 Mode (System Set) you can adjust the following general settings: safety timer value, key
beep and buzzer (on/off) and menu language.
Factory reset:
In P0 Mode (System Set), you can reset all values to default factory settings
simply by pressing and holding START button in “Load factory settings“ screen.
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