Owner`s manual

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THREE STAGE CHARGING METHODOLOGY
In general, the CINE VCLX/2 charger will deliver a three stage charge
routine to each battery.
1. STAGE ONE will deliver a high rate charge matched to the capabilities of
the battery. During this stage, six separate cutoff methods are in operation,
simultaneously, ensuring the fastest, safest charge for that battery:
TCO - Temperature cutoff which stops the Stage one charge
precisely when a temperature indicative of full charge is reached;
Dt/dT - A microprocessor based algorithm which measures a rise
intemperatureoveraspecictime,veryaccuratelyindicatingfull
charge.
-ΔV - A method to determine the end of stage one charging by
identifying a characteristic “reverse slope” of a cell. Since this
characteristic can be disguised by the age, temperature and the
number of the cells in a battery, it can never be employed alone;
CCO - This method requires the identication of the particular
battery size (capacity) and chemistry, an exclusive Anton/Bauer
Logic Series feature. The charger determines the maximum
charge time for the particular battery and uses this information to
ensure that overcharge conditions are avoided.
FUL - This determination is made when a fully charged battery
is returned to a charger within specied parameters of time,
temperature, and battery voltage. The battery communicates its
fullychargedconditionandthechargerconrmstheparameters
and immediately indicates a fully charged condition, without
additionalverication.
TEMPERATURE COMPENSATED VCO – Optimizes VCO cutoff
to operate only within certain temperature parameters.
In addition, a voltage limiting constant current Stage One routine
address the critical parameters of li ion batteries.
2. STAGE TWO charging is a BALANCING or “stabilizing” mode which
calculates each battery pack type to offset any imbalance of the
battery’s cells, created by unequal self discharge or any capacity
mismatch of the individual cells in the pack. This stage can vary
in duration from zero to as much as 16 hours, depending on the
condition of the battery. A battery will typically leave Stage Two in
2-4 hours under average operating conditions.
3. STAGE THREE charging is the Anton/Bauer exclusive
Lifesaver® maintenance mode. This patented pulse routine keeps
batteries fully charged, free from self-discharge indenitely without
damaging heat associated with a so-called “trickle charge”.
4. NOTE: Batteries may be kept on a charger until ready for use.
The Lifesaver mode will keep them 100% charged.
LED INDICATIONS
The CINE VCLX/2 charger has two sets of LEDs.
The red and green charge status LED’s indicate the charging status
ofthebattery.ThefollowingtableidentiesalloftheLEDindica-
tions and their meaning.
LED INDICATION MEANING
Alternating
Red & Green
Indicates that the CINE VCLX/2
charger is evaluating the
battery and/or communicating
with a DIGITAL battery, loading
battery parameters and
determining the appropriate
charge routine. A low voltage
(<11V) battery will cause this
indication to continue until the
battery reaches safe charging
voltage.
Steady Red Indicates that the battery is
being held by the charger
to stabilize an out-of-range
temperature condition.
Flashing Red Indicates that the battery is
currently under Stage One
charge.
Steady Green Indicates that the battery is
READY and in Stage Two or
Three Lifesaver mode.
Red/Green Charge Status LED
Green Status LED
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