Menu structure
BATT/PROGRAM
LiPo BATT
BATT/PROGRAM
LiHV BATT
BATT/PROGRAM
BATT METER
LiPo BALANCE
2.0A 7.4V (2S)
4.20V 4.20V
4.20V 4.20V
LiPo CHARGE
2.0A 7.4V (2S)
MAIN 16.80V
H4.200V L4.200V
LiPo FAST CHG
2.0A 7.4V (2S)
LiPo STORAGE
2.0A 7.4V (2S)
LiPo DISCHARGE
1.0A 7.4V (2S)
LiHV BALANCE
2.0A 7.6V (2S)
LiHV CHARGE
2.0A 7.6V (2S)
LiHV FAST CHG
2.0A 7.6V (2S)
12mΩ 13mΩ
12mΩ 13mΩ
LiHV STORAGE
2.0A 7.6V (2S)
LiHV DISCHARGE
1.0A 7.6V (2S)
BATT/PROGRAM
BATT RESISTANCE
BATTERY CHECK
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STOP
START
STOP
START
STOP
START
STOP
START
STOP
BATT/PROGRAM
Lilo BATT
Lilo BALANCE
2.0A 7.2V (2S)
Lilo CHARGE
2.0A 7.2V (2S)
Lilo FAST CHG
2.0A 7.2V (2S)
Lilo STORAGE
2.0A 7.2V (2S)
Lilo DISCHARGE
1.0A 7.2V (2S)
STOP
START
BATT/PROGRAM
LiFe BATT
LiFe BALANCE
2.0A 6.6V (2S)
LiFe CHARGE
2.0A 6.6V (2S)
LiFe FAST CHG
2.0A 6.6V (2S)
LiFe STORAGE
2.0A 6.6V (2S)
LiFe DISCHARGE
1.0A 6.6V (2S)
STOP
START
BATT/PROGRAM
SYSTEM SETTING->
BATT/PROGRAM
BATT MEMORY
[ BATT MEMORY 1 ]
ENTER SET
BATT TYPE
LiPo
BATT VOLTS
7.4V ( 2S )
CHARGE CURRENT
2.0A
DSCH CURRENT
1.0A
DSCH VOLTAGE
3.0V/CELL
[ BATT MEMORY 1 ]
C:4.9A D:2.2A
[ BATT MEMORY 1 ]
LiPo 7.4V (2S)
SAVE PROGRAM
SAVE....
SAVE PROGRAM
ENTER
TVC=YOUR RISK
4.20V
ENTER CHARGER
LOAD......
LiPo BALANCE
4.9A 7.4V (2S)
LiPo GHARGE
4.9A 7.4V (2S)
LiPo FAST CHG
4.9A 7.4V (2S)
LiPo STORAGE
4.9A 7.4V (2S)
LiPo DISCHARGE
2.2A 7.4V (2S)
[ BATT MEMORY 2 ]
NiMH 7.2V (6S)
BATT TYPE
NiMH
BATT VOLTS
7.2V (6S)
CHARGE CURRENT
2.0A
TRICKLE
100mA
PEAK DELAY
1 Min
SAVE PROGRAM
ENTER
DSCH VOLTAGE
0.5V/CELL
DSCH CURRENT
1.0A
[ BATT MEMORY 3 ]
Pb 12.0V (6S)
BATT TYPE
Pb
BATT VOLTS
12.0V (6S)
CHARGE CURRENT
2.0A
DSCH CURRENT
1.0A
DSCH VOLTAGE
1.8V/CELL
SAVE PROGRAM
ENTER
STOP
START
STOP
START
STOP
START
STOP
START
STOP
START
Enter
for 3s
START
STOP
START
STOP
BATT/PROGRAM
NiMH BATT
NiMH CHARGE
CURRENT 2.0A
NiMH Auto CHARGE
CURRENT 3.0A
NiMH DISCHARGE
1.0A cut: 6.0V
NiMH RE-PEAK
1
NiMH CYCLE
CHG>DCHG 1
STOP
START
STOP
BATT/PROGRAM
Pb BATT
Pb CHARGE
4.0A 12.0V (6P)
Pb DISCHARGE
1.0A 12.0V (6P)
STOP
START
BATT/PROGRAM
NiCd BATT
NiCd CHARGE
CURRENT 2.0A
NiCd Auto CHARGE
CURRENT 3.0A
NiCd DISCHARGE
1.0A cut: 6.0V
NiCd RE-PEAK
1
NiCd CYCLE
CHG>DCHG 1
STOP
START
BATT PROG/STOP
Safety Timer
ON 120Min
Capacity Cut-Off
ON 5000mAH
Temp Cut-Off
ON 50°C/122°C
Temperature unit
Celsius
Total
：
50mΩ
Ext. Temp 0C
Int. Temp 37C
Rest Time
CHG>DCHG 10 Min
Load Factory Set
ENTER
Version
HW: 1.00 FW: 2.00
Key Beep ON
Buzzer ON
NiCd Sensitivity
D.Peak 4mV
Load Factory Set
COMPLETE
NiMH Sensitivity
D.Peak 4mV
Battery programmes
• Use the
DEC -
and/or
INC +
buttons
(7)
and
(8)
to select the type of battery (LiPo, Li-
ion, LiFe, LiHV, NiCd NiMH or lead-acid) that matches the battery being used. Confirm
the selection with the
ENTER START
button
(6)
for each charging channel with the
corresponding button.
• Then, use the
STATUS INC +
and
STATUS DEC -
buttons to select the various battery
programmes and functions:
- ‘BALANCE’: Charge lithium battery with balancer connection
- ‘CHARGE’: charge all batteries (lithium batteries without balancer connection)
- ‘FAST CHG’: Fast charge for lithium batteries
- ‘STORAGE’: Charge/discharge a lithium battery to a certain voltage (e.g. for storage)
- ‘RE-PEAK’: Recharge batteries several times (NiMH and NiCd batteries only)
- ‘Auto-CHARGE’: Automatically charge batteries (NiMH and NiCd batteries only)
- ‘CYCLE’: Discharge and charge batteries cyclically several times (NiMH and NiCd bat-
teries only)
- ‘DISCHARGE’: Discharge batteries (all batteries)
- ‘BATT METER’: Measure the current voltages of the cells of a battery. The highest volt-
age, the lowest voltage and the voltage of individual cells can be displayed.
- ‘BATT RESISTANCE’: Individual and total cell resistance individually (test programme)
- ‘BATT MEMORY’: Programme memory for storing battery data that can be conveniently
recalled afterwards, i.e. it is not necessary to set it again.
- For retrieval, time-intense new settings are avoided
• Press and hold the
ENTER
START
button
(6)
for more than 3 seconds to start the set
battery programme.
• Press the
STOP BATT/PROG
button
(9)
to return to the previous menu.
a) Programmes for lithium batteries (LiPo, Li-ion, LiFe, LiHV)
The battery programmes are used to charge and discharge lithium batteries with a rated
voltage of 3.7 V, 3.3 V and 3.8 V per cell. They differ only in the voltages and the permissible
charging current. When charging a lithium battery, there are two distinct phases. During the first
stage, the battery is charged with a constant current. When the maximum voltage is reached
(e.g. 4.2 V for a LiPo battery), the voltage is kept constant, which causes the charging current to
fall. When the charging current drops below a certain threshold, the battery stops charging and
the charging process is complete. The charging current varies according to the battery capacity
and performance. The final charging voltage is also very important and must be precisely
matched to the charging voltage of the battery. These are 4.2 V for LiPo, 3.6 V for LiFe, 4.1 V
for Li-ion and 4.35 V for LiHV batteries. The charging current and rated voltage as well as the
number of cells must be set correctly in order for the battery to be charged.
If the battery has a balancer connection (this is the case for nearly all lithium batter-
ies with more than one cell), the balancer connection must also be connected to the
charger during the charging/discharging cycle (in addition to the battery connection
cable).
There are different types of balancer connector. Do not attempt to force the plug into
the charger if it does not fit. If necessary, purchase a suitable adapter to connect the
balancer connector to the charger.
On some occasions, batteries with more than one cell have separate connections
for each cell. These batteries are not strictly speaking ‘multi-cell’ batteries. It is there-
fore essential that you observe the battery manufacturer’s information concerning
the type and rated voltage.
When you use a multi-cell battery pack, a balancer (built into the charger) is the
only way to ensure that all cells have the same voltage after the charging cycle is
complete and to prevent the cells from overcharging (risk of fire or explosion) or
deep discharge (damages the battery).
The charging current to be set depends on the battery capacity and type. Always
refer to the specifications in the manufacturer's instructions.
Charging a lithium battery with the ‘BALANCE’ balance programme
This programme is used to equalise the voltage of the individual cells of a lithium polymer
battery pack during charging. When charging with a balancer, a balancer cable must be used.
In this programme, the charging process differs from normal charging insofar as the charger’s
internal processor monitors the voltages of each individual cell in the battery pack. In multi-cell
lithium batteries, the cell voltages are monitored and corrected accordingly in the event of
deviations so that each battery cell is charged until all report the same voltage.
Use balancer cables when charging lithium batteries in balancer mode.
In addition to the two conventional battery connections (po and negative/-), the balancer
connection on the battery must be connected to the charger.
Ensure the correct polarity when connecting the balancer connector to the battery. The negative
terminal of the balancer connection usually has a black cable or is specially marked. This side
of the balancer connector must point towards the ‘-’ of the charger's balancer socket and must
also be connected to this connector pin.
When using self-assembled batteries, always ensure that the balancer connector is
connected correctly.
The black/marked cable is the negative terminal of the first cell. The next connection
pin is the positive terminal of the first cell; the subsequent connection pins are the
positive terminals of the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth cells (depending on the
number of cells).
The last connection pin on the balancer connector is the positive terminal of the last
cell. This means that the voltage between the two outer pins on the balancer con-
nector is the same as the voltage on the two battery connections.
-
-
+
+
>3 s
Stop
Enter
Select the desired battery programme for the battery type
(LiPo/LiFe/Li-ion/LiHV) – ‘BALANCE’.
The battery type ‘LiPo’ is displayed in the first row on the
left, the charging programme is displayed on the right.
The value in the second row on the left is the set current,
the value on the right is the current voltage (number of
cells).
After setting the charging current and voltage, press
and hold the
ENTER START
button
(6)
for more than
3 seconds to start the charging process.
Number
of
cells
Battery
voltage
Charging
time
Charged
capacity
Charging
current
Start
Enter
Charged
capacity
Charging
current
Time
passed
Number
of cells
Battery
voltage
Enter
This display shows the number of cells that you have
set. The charger detects the number of cells in the
connected battery and displays them.
R = Number of cells detected by the charger
S = Number of cells that you have set
If both entries are identical, you can start charging. If this
does not apply, press the
STOP BATT/PROG
button
(9)
to return to the previous menu. Check the set number
of cells again and correct it, if necessary.
This display shows the real-time status during the
charging process. Press the
STOP BATT/PROG
button
(9)
once to stop an ongoing charging process.
Important information!
Only a battery pack with exactly the same voltage per cell can deliver the maximum
power and battery life for a model aeroplane/vehicle.
Variations in the quality of the materials used and the internal structure of multi-cell
lithium battery packs mean that the cells may have different voltages at the end of
the discharging process.
