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STORAGE MODE
The TP1430C features an advanced Storage Mode that automatically discharges and/or charges the
battery for safe and healthy storage.
For added reference you should NEVER store LiPo batteries
at full charge for more than few hours at most and they should be stored at temperatures of
40-75° F whenever possible to prevent swelling and/or loss of performance/capacity. Instead
you should use the Storage Mode to automatically charge or discharge them to approximately
50% capacity (~3.85V per cell), especially if the battery is more than 50% charged and will not
be used in the next few hours.
Please also keep in mind that you must set the chemistry type, cell count, capacity and charge current
rate in the Charge Mode and the discharge current rate and voltage cutoff in the Discharge Mode.
These are the values used by the charger to automatically charge/discharge the battery accordingly in
the Storage Mode. In the case of LiPo/LiIon batteries, the charger will automatically charge (if the
voltage is below approximately 3.85V per cell) or discharge (if the voltage is above approximately
3.85V per cell) the battery to approximately 3.85V per cell, and for LiFe batteries to approximately
3.3V per cell. For NiCd/NiMH batteries the charger will automatically discharge them to the discharge
voltage cutoff set in the Discharge Mode, then charge them to 50% of the capacity set in the Charge
Mode.
Storage Charging/Discharging the Battery
After inputting all the correct settings as required in the Charge Mode and the Discharge Mode, you
can begin the storage process by simply pressing and HOLDING the ENTER button for a few
seconds (please also note that during the storage process you can press and hold the ENTER button
to end the process accordingly).
If the battery is connected properly and the charger confirms that all other parameters are correct, the
storage process will begin automatically.
Data Monitoring During the Storage Process
Throughout (and after) the storage process you can view/monitor various data. On the main storage
screen you will see the elapsed duration of the current charge or discharge process, the capacity
that’s been charged into/discharged from the battery, the charge/discharge current rate and the
voltage of the battery.
Also, it will be possible to identify whether the charger is charging or discharging by looking at the
‘CHG’ or ‘DCHG’ info located in the middle of the upper line on the screen. When ‘CHG’ shows the
charger is charging, and when
‘DCHG’ shows the charger is discharging.
You can also use the +/
– buttons to switch between the various screens to see the other available
data. For example, when in the storage process for a LiPo/LiIon/LiFe battery simply press the +
button once and you will see the individual cell voltages (when balancing is turned ON). And if you
press the + button a second time you’ll see the elapsed time, the internal temperature of the charger,
and the peak voltage of the battery during the charge or at the beginning of the discharge process.
From there the charger will check the battery
while displaying the following screen:
