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 Robitronic

Pro-2000

Operating instructions

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Setup

The supply voltage requires either an automobile battery or a stabilized
power supply.  When using a power supply, assure that it can supply the
necessary current.  The output voltage of the power supply should be set to
12 V for charging 6 cells; excessive supply voltage causes greater heating
of the charging device.  When charging batteries with 4 or 5 cells, the
charging current must not exceed 1 ampere!
The supply voltage is connected to the red cable (positive terminal) and the
black cable (negative terminal) at the back of the charger.  If the
connections are reversed, the circuit is electronically broken within the
charger.  In this case you need not change a fuse, but only correct the
connections.

Connecting the battery

The battery to be charged is connected to the red cable (positive terminal)
and the black cable (negative terminal) at the front of the charger.  If the
battery connections are reversed, a warning signal sounds.

Starting charging

If the battery has been connected correctly, the multifunction digital display
indicates the momentary battery voltage.  Pressing the 

Start

 key begins

charging.  The LED signals that charging is in progress.  The multifunction
digital display indicates charging current, battery voltage, temperature and
momentary charging time.

Summary of Contents for Pro-2000

Page 1: ...us strong gas pressure within the cells With old or defective batteries this can cause an explosion of the battery cells Therefore always maintain a safe distance from the charging and never charge batteries in the vicinity of small children Charging batteries with less than 6 cells or with higher supply voltage causes greater heating of the charger Here you should reduce the charging current sinc...

Page 2: ...nal at the back of the charger If the connections are reversed the circuit is electronically broken within the charger In this case you need not change a fuse but only correct the connections Connecting the battery The battery to be charged is connected to the red cable positive terminal and the black cable negative terminal at the front of the charger If the battery connections are reversed a war...

Page 3: ...ckle charging on completing the charging operation After the charging operation the battery continues to be charged with short current pulses trickling The average trickle current is 10 of the charging current The charging operation can be resumed by pressing the Start key again Warning signal for supply voltage failure If the supply voltage is interrupted while a battery is in the charger a warni...

Page 4: ...harger is turned on it loads the stored charging parameters To avoid storing the charging parameters persistently press only the Start key after setting the parameters Setting temperature charging mode When the temperature charging mode Temp is shown at the bottom left of the setup display the cut off temperature and the maximum charged capacity can be set This means that charging terminates eithe...

Page 5: ...n be given for setting the charging current This varies according to both the batteries used and their respective applications In general however it holds that higher charging current produces higher voltage pressure in the battery and lower charging current produces greater charged capacity life of the charge driving time However the charging current for rapid charging driving batteries must not ...

Page 6: ...arge Particularly for competitions this allows charging batteries precisely to the minute you will never again have to begin a race with a half charged battery Pressing the Start key begins the countdown for the timer The display signals countdown mode with a blinking colon on the time display The timer value is reset to zero when charging begins the timer value cannot be stored persistently ...

Page 7: ...g mode Key functions in setup mode Mode key select charging parameter cursor indicates selected parameter Plus key increase value of selected parameter Minus key reduce value of selected parameter Start key toggle between charging mode and setup mode modified charging parameters are not stored persistently Start key with simultaneously pressed Mode key toggle between charging mode and setup mode m...

Page 8: ...Robitronic Pro 2000 Operating instructions 8 Display in charging mode Display in setup mode ...

Page 9: ...and terminate charging when a set temperature value is reached normally between 35 C and 45 C 2 Monitor the battery voltage and terminate charging when battery voltage drops known as the delta peak method Here settings define how much the battery voltage must drop below the peak voltage in order to terminate charging The delta peak cut off method is the most common and reliable method however for ...

Page 10: ...itional features timer function alarm for power failure Pole reversal short circuit protection Dimensions WxDxH 135 x 90 x 58mm Features Multifunction digital display LCD 32 characters Persistent storage of charging parameters Alarm for power failure Automatic resumption of charging after power failure Automatic start of charging via timer Timer functions even in power failure Acoustical pole reve...

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