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4.19 4.15 4.18V
4.15 4.19 4.18V

LIPO
LIHV
LIFE
LIION

1-6s

NICD
NIMH
PB

2-2Ov

1-15c

CHARGE

O.1-1OA

DISCH.

O.1-2A

POWER

12O W

POWER

1O W

CHARGE

O.1-1OA

DISCH.

O.1-2A

POWER

12O W

POWER

1O W

DC POWER SUPPL

15OW

13.8V

AC/DC

25O

BATT/PROG

STOP

- DEC

INC +

ENTER

START

BATT/PROG

STOP

- DEC

INC +

ENTER

START

MULTI FUNCTION BALANCE CHARGER - DISCHARGER - POWER SUPPLY

4.19 4.15 4.18V
4.15 4.19 4.18V

LIPO
LIHV
LIFE
LIION

1-6s

NICD
NIMH
PB

2-2Ov

1-15c

CHARGE

O.1-1OA

DISCH.

O.1-2A

POWER

12O W

POWER

1O W

CHARGE

O.1-1OA

DISCH.

O.1-2A

POWER

12O W

POWER

1O W

DC POWER SUPPL

15OW

13.8V

AC/DC

25O

BATT/PROG

STOP

- DEC

INC +

ENTER

START

BATT/PROG

STOP

- DEC

INC +

ENTER

START

MULTI FUNCTION BALANCE CHARGER - DISCHARGER - POWER SUPPLY

XT60

1. Connecting to Power Source

There are two kinds of inputs for ULTIMA 250 DUO,

DC 11-18V

and

AC 100-240V

AC 100-240V POWER SOURCE CONNECTION.

12V DC BATTERY / DC POWER SUPPLY CONNECTION.

Power and Battery Connection

Summary of Contents for Ultima 250 Duo

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL PC 021 001 ...

Page 2: ...cation 35 Declaration of Conformity 36 Commonly Used Terms 37 Warranty Conditions Liability Disclaimer 38 WARNING This charger is not intended for use by persons including children with reduced phys ical sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety C...

Page 3: ...ith an end of charge voltage 4 35V There are Automatic Charging Current Limit Capacity Limit Temperature Threshold and Processing Time Limit which makes the charger safe to use The ULTIMA 250 DUO is a twin channel charger with two independent circuits which can charge two different kinds of batteries simultaneously It also supports power distribution in AC mode to get max charging power to shorten...

Page 4: ...or Port Power Switch USB Port 5V 2 1A Micro USB Port for PC Link Scroll Through the Main Menu Stop Any Charge Processes Resume or Start Charge Processes Alter Values See the Status of Individual Cells in Bal ance Charge Mode AC Input 100 240V DC Input 11 18V DC Output 13 8V DC Output Power LED Indicator Output Charge Lead 4mm Banana Plug Output Charge Lead 4mm Banana Plug Cooling Fan Balance Lead ...

Page 5: ...5 XH Adaptor 2pcs Charging Cable 2pcs DC Output Cable Power Cord Power Distribution Charging Cable with XT60 connector 2pcs Set Content ...

Page 6: ...and Power Distribution Besides charging batteries your ULTIMA 250 DUO can supply 150 Watts DC Power You can use it to power equipments that require DC power It converts standard household power 100 240V AC to 13 8V DC power Power distribution is supported For example if you set output power for Channel 1 to 50W and Channel 2 to 100W DC power output will be 100W automatically total power is 250W Op...

Page 7: ...s abnormal Adaptable to Various Type of Lithium Battery ULTIMA 250 DUO is adaptable to various types of lithium batteries such as LiPo LiIon and the new LiFe series of batteries LiHV Mode Available The additional LiHV mode is able to charge the new generation of LiPo and LiIon batteries with a higher end of charge voltage 4 35V Fast Charge Mode and Storage Mode of Lithium Battery Special modes for...

Page 8: ... lowest voltage and each cell s voltage Battery Internal Resistance Meter The user can check battery s total internal resistance and each cell s internal resistance Capacity Limit The charging capacity is always calculated as the charging current multiplied by time If the charging capacity exceeds the limit the process will be terminated automatically when you set the maximum value Temperature Thr...

Page 9: ... from operating area Make sure you know the specifications of the battery to be charged or discharged to ensure it meets the requirements of this charger If the program is set up incorrect ly the battery and charger may be damaged It can cause fire or explosion due to overcharging LiPo LiIon LiFe LiHV NiCd NiMh Pb Nominal Voltage 3 7V Cell 3 6V Cell 3 3V Cell 3 8V Cell 1 2V Cell 1 2V Cell 2 0V Cel...

Page 10: ... no intermittent contacts at any point in the circuit Charging During charge process a specific quantity of electrical energy is fed into the battery The charge quantity is calculated by multiplying charge current by charge time The maximum permissible charge current varies depending on the battery type or its perfor mance and can be found in the information by the battery manufacturer Only batter...

Page 11: ...g ing process as charging The final discharge voltage should be set up correctly to avoid deep discharging Lithium battery can not be discharged to lower than the minimum volt age or it will cause a rapid loss of capacity or a total failure Generally lithium battery doesn t need to be discharged Please pay attention to the minimum voltage of lithium battery to protect the battery Some rechargeable...

Page 12: ...12 Note The Flow Chart shows the example of a single output Channel 1 and 2 are identical Program Flow Chart ...

Page 13: ...d by re pressing the START ENTER button If there is another parameter can be altered in the same screen when you confirm the first parameter value the next param eter value will start to blink which means it is ready to alert When you are willing to start the process press and hold the START ENTER button for 3 seconds When you are willing to stop the progress or go back to previous step screen pre...

Page 14: ...4 15 4 18V 4 15 4 19 4 18V 4 19 4 15 4 18V 4 15 4 19 4 18V LIPO LIHV LIFE LIION 1 6s NICD NIMH PB 2 2Ov 1 15c CHARGE O 1 1OA DISCH O 1 2A POWER 12O W POWER 1O W CHARGE O 1 1OA DISCH O 1 2A POWER 12O W POWER 1O W DC POWER SUPPL Y 15OW 13 8V AC DC 25OW BATT PROG STOP DEC INC ENTER START BATT PROG STOP DEC INC ENTER START 2 1 MUL TI FUNCTION BALANCE CHARGER DISCHARGER POWER SUPPL Y XT60 1 Connecting ...

Page 15: ... TI FUNCTION BALANCE CHARGER DISCHARGER POWER SUPPL Y NiMH NOTE We will explain the operating procedure of one channel The procedure for Channel A B is identical 2 Connecting the Battery TO AVOID SHORT CIRCUITS ALWAYS CONNECT THE CHARGE LEADS TO THE CHARGER FIRST AND THEN TO THE BATTERY REVERSE THE SEQUENCE WHEN DISCONNECTING THE PACK 1 LiPo Battery Connection with Balance Adapter 2 NiMH NiCd or P...

Page 16: ...ly In AC mode it supports Power Distribution The total power for Channel 1 Channel 2 and power supply is 250W You could set the Max Power for one channel Take Channel 1 for example as following And the DC power supply will take the rest power automatically For example if you set channel 1 as 120W and channel 2 as 50W the power supply will be 80W NOTE 1 If Channel 1 and Channel 2 are both charging ...

Page 17: ...ys connect the charge leads to the charger first and only then to the battery Reverse the sequence when disconnecting the pack 4 Balance Socket It is IMPORTANT for charging Lithium LiPo Lilo LiFe and LiHV battery in Bal ance Charge mode If you don t connect the battery to the balance socket while the charger is working in mentioned mode the charger won t start working The balance wire attached to ...

Page 18: ...ies this charger can be man ually set before each use The following flowchart shows how the program is set manually BATT PROGRAM Select Press INC and DEC to go through all the programs and press START ENTER to enter LiPo BATT Program Mode Select Press INC and DEC to go through all the modes and press START ENTER to enter LiPo Balance Charge Mode Battery Setting Press START ENTER the present value ...

Page 19: ...attery pack that you set before going ahead R shows the number of cells detected by the charger and S is the number of cells set by you on the previous screen If the two numbers are identical press START ENTER to start the charging process Charging Status Monitor During charge process real time status will be shown as seen on the left Program Complete Once the battery is fully charged the screen w...

Page 20: ...n on the LCD screen Real time status battery type battery cell count charge current battery pack total voltage working mode elapsed time and charged capacity Voltage of each cell in the battery pack when the battery is connected with balance lead Charged capacity percentage and average cell voltage of the battery pack Final voltage when the program ends Input voltage Internal temperature Temperatu...

Page 21: ...G LiPO BATTERY UNDER NIMH NiCD BATTERY WILL CAUSE FIRE Press the ENTER button and the amp rate value will begin blinking Use the DEC or INC button to adjust the value to the desired rate Follow the instructions provided on your battery when setting the charge current Press and hold the ENTER button for 3 seconds to start charging Once charging has commenced the charger will display the fol lowing ...

Page 22: ...d the charger will emit a ringing sound You can press the STOP button at any time during the charging process to stop charging After selecting the correct battery type use the INC or DEC button to select the DISCHARGE mode Press the START button and the amp rate value will begin flashing Use the INC or DEC buttons to adjust the value to the desired discharge rate Press the START button again and t...

Page 23: ...ss Once the Re Peak process has begun the charger will display the following real time information battery type charging current bat tery voltage elapsed time and charged capacity Once the Re Peak process has completed the screen will read END RE PEAK and the charger will emit a ringing sound The charger will display the charge discharge capacity for each cycle Using the and buttons you can scroll...

Page 24: ...ce cycling has commenced the charger will display the following real time information battery type charging discharging current battery voltage working mode elapsed time and charged discharged capacity You will also see D C or C D This will indicate which cycling order you have chosen Either D or C will be flashing This flashing indicates which part of the cycle is currently being executed NiMH Ni...

Page 25: ...tteries with nominal voltage ranging from 2 to 20V which are significantly different from NiMH NiCd batteries Pb batteries are suggested to charge with a low current of 0 1C and cannot be used for fast charging Please follow the instructions provided by the battery manufacturer The ULTIMA 250 DUO offers the following Pb charge modes Charge and Discharge Pb Charge Mode After selecting the correct b...

Page 26: ...e and the number of cells Press and hold the START button and discharging will begin Once discharging has commenced the charger will display the following real time information battery type cell count discharging current battery voltage elapsed time and discharged capacity When discharging is complete the screen will read FINISHED and the charger will emit a ringing sound Pb Discharge Mode After s...

Page 27: ... Press the ENTER to enter the DC Power Supply program Set the power of channel 1 and channel 2 the power supply will take the rest power automatically CAUTION The maximum DC Power output is 150 Watts and the maximum current is 10A Please check the total loading of your equipments before using DC power supply If the loading of DC power supply is over 150W the led light will flash red DC Power Suppl...

Page 28: ... alter the parameter value in the program press START ENTER to make it blink then change the value with INC or DEC The value will be stored by pressing START ENTER once Note All following screen are taking 2S 7 4V LiPo battery for example Enter the battery memory program 10 different charge discharge profiles can be stored in each channel Set the battery type LiPo LiFe LiIon LiHV NiMH NiCd Pb Set ...

Page 29: ...e Indicate the charge and discharge current of the saved profile Press the START ENTER for 3 seconds to call out the memory Load the memory set Press and hold the START button for 3 seconds to start the program 2 Battery Memory Call Out Battery Memory Set and Call Out ...

Page 30: ...annot detect the battery full The value for the safe ty timer should be generous enough to allow a full charge of the battery ON 5000mAh Capacity Cut Off OFF ON 100 50000MAH This program sets the maximum charge capacity that will be supplied to the battery during charge If the delta peak voltage is not detected nor the safety timer expired by any reason this feature will automatically stop the pro...

Page 31: ...utton Buzzer beep or melody sounds at various instances during operation to alert certain process events DC Input Low Cut Off 11 0V 10 0 11 0V This setting controls the DC input voltage If the voltage drops below the value you set the charging operation will be terminated to protect the input channel OFF Synchronization OFF ON If you set it channel 2 will synchronize the same operation as Channel ...

Page 32: ...M BATT METER 4 20 4 19 4 19 V 4 18 4 18 4 19 V MAIN 25 13V H4 200V L4 182V START ENTER DEC INC You can check battery s total voltage the highest voltage the lowest voltage and each cell s voltage Connect the battery to the charger s charging output and connect the balancing board to the charger See Below This diagram shows the correct way to connect your battery to check the voltage Press the STAR...

Page 33: ...RESISTANCE 012 005 005 mΩ 006 mΩ TOTAL 28mΩ H 12mΩ L 5mΩ DEC INC This diagram shows the correct way to connect your battery to check the internal resistance You can check battery s total resistance the highest resistance the lowest resistance and each cell s resistance Connect the battery to the charger s charging output and connect the balancing board to the charger See Below Press the START ENTE...

Page 34: ... 11V Input voltage higher than 18V Voltage of one cell in the battery pack is too low Voltage of one cell in the battery pack is too high Voltage of one cell in the battery pack is invalid The number of cells is wrong The internal temperature of the charger went too high The battery temperature went too high The battery capacity has exceeded the maximum capacity which the user has set The charging...

Page 35: ... LiFe 3 58 3 7V cell LiHV 4 25 4 35V cell Balance Current 300mA cell Reading Voltage Range 0 1 26 1V Cell Battery Types Cells LiPo LiIon LiFe LiHV 1 6cells NiMH NiCd 1 15cells Pb 2 20V Battery Capacity Range NiMH NiCd LiPo LiIon LiFe LiHV Pb 100 50000mAh Charge Current 0 1A 10 0A x2 Safety Timer 1 720minutes OFF Charge W Channel 1 50 120W Channel 2 50 120W Power Supply 10 150W CH1 CH2 PS 250W Disc...

Page 36: ...mitation of voltage supply systems for equipment with rated current 16 A EN 60335 1 2012 A11 2014 Household and similar electrical appliances Safety Part 1 General requirements EN 60335 2 29 2004 A2 2010 Household and similar electrical appliances Safety Part 2 Particular requirements for battery chargers EN 62233 2008 Measurement methods for electromagnetic fields of household appliances and simi...

Page 37: ...ng Some battery suppliers recommend charge and discharge currents based on the battery C rating A battery s 1C current is the same number as the battery s rated capacity number but noted in mA or amps A 600mAh battery has a 1C current value of 600mA and a 3C current value of 3 x 600mA 1800mA or 1 8A The 1C current value for a 3200mAh battery would be 3200mA 3 2A Nominal voltage V The nominal volta...

Page 38: ...r is required to make the warranty claim in writing and must enclose original proof of pur chase e g invoice receipt delivery note and the appropriate warranty card He must send the defective goods to our local representatives or directly to PULSETEC a division of TCRP INTERNATIONAL LLC Ltd 21B Moskovska Street Floor 3 1000 Sofia Bulgaria at his own risk and cost The purchaser should state the mat...

Page 39: ...and obligations arising from it are based exclusively on the perti nent Belgium Law without the norms of international private law and excluding UN retail law Place of ful filment for liabilities arising from this declaration is Sofia Bulgaria Court of jurisdiction is Sofia Bulgaria Copyright This manual is protected by a copyright Any publication transmission or commercial use of this manual is p...

Page 40: ...www pulsetec eu TCRP INTERNATIONAL LLC Ltd 21B Moskovska Street Floor 3 1000 Sofia Bulgaria info tcrp intl com www pulsetec eu ...

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