Operating instructions
POWER PEAK PLUG &CHARGE
Order No.
8379
8
Using the charger for the first time
First connect the crocodile clips to a 12 V lead-acid battery.
Take great care to maintain correct polarity (red = positive /
black = negative). The screen will now show „ROBBE MOD-
ELLSPORT / POWER PEAK PLUG & CHARGE“. If this
message does not appear, either the crocodile clips are con-
nected with reversed polarity, or the lead-acid battery is flat.
Connect the charge lead to the output sockets on the charg-
er. Now connect the NiCd battery with correct polarity. When
you connect an NC pack (or press any button) the message
„ROBBE MODELLSPORT / POWER PEAK PLUG &
CHARGE“ disappears, and the charger is ready to use. The
main display now appears.
Modes of operation
CHARGE:
Charge at 0.5 to 5 A (manu-
al)
or 0.1 to 5 A (automatic)
DISCHARGE before CHARGE: Discharge at 0.5 to 5 A
(manual)
or 0.1 to 5 A (automatic,
followed by a charge cycle
Screen displays
Note: the values shown here refer to a 7-cell battery. They
are only intended to be examples.
Main display:
The main display is visible in all modes of operation except
when you first connect the charger, when you are setting the
current manually, and when an error occurs (see Error mes-
sages).
H:MM:SS
Charge time, pause time or
discharge time, according to
mode of operation, in H =
hours, MM = minutes, SS =
seconds
A
Charge / discharge current
in Amps
S
Display of mode of operation
V
NC battery voltage in Volts
Z
Capacity prefix. The
charged-in capacity is indi
cated by „+“, and the dis
charged capacity by „-“.
mAh
Battery capacity in mAh
Key to the mode display symbols:
R
=
READY
Charge or discharge inactive, bat-
tery connected
P
=
PAUSE
Pause between discharge and
charge
D
=
DISCHARGE
Battery being discharged
C
=
CHARGE
Battery being charged
F
=
FINISH
Charge completed, trickle charging
in progress
N
=
NO BATTERY No battery connected to charger
Operating voltage display:
Press both buttons to display.
The display remains on the screen for about 3 seconds after
you release the buttons.
Charging batteries
Connect the NC battery with correct polarity.
Press the „CHARGE“ button briefly to activate the automatic
charge program.
If you wish to set the charge current manually hold the
CHARGE button pressed in continuously; the current
advances in 0.5 A increments. Caution: observe the charge
current limits stated by the battery manufacturer.
If you are charging a radio control system battery check
that the cable cross-section and connector do not place
further restrictions on the charge rate.
Release the button once the correct charge current is shown
on the screen. This activates the program using the manual-
ly adjusted charge current.
0:16:21 3.50A
C
12.75V +900 mAh
H:MM:SS
A
S
V
Z
mAh
INPUT VOLTAGE
13.21V
SET CHARGE
CURRENT AUTO
SET CHARGE
CURRENT 0.5A
0:00:00 0.00A
R
9.00V + 0 mAh
(automatic)
(manually)
