Thank you very much for purchasing a rapid charging & discharging equipment CDR-5000. The CDR-5000 features in rapid charging, rapid discharging and cyclic charging/discharging of NiCd and NiMH batteries used for motors, radio transmitters and receivers for radio control model applications. And the large LCD screen enables you to monitor various data and charts.
TABLE OF CONTENTS For Your Safety ......................................................................... 4 Meaning of Special Markings ................................................................. 4 Safety Precautions .................................................................................... 4 For Your Safety Before Using .............................................................................. 7 Features ...............................................................................
For Your Safety Meaning of Special Markings Pay special attention to safety where indicated by the following marks: For Your Safety •Procedures which may lead to dangerous conditions and cause death/serious injury if not carried out properly. •Procedures which may lead to a dangerous condition or cause death or serious injury to the user if not carried out properly, or procedures where the probability of superficial injury or physical damage is high.
Do not connect more than one set of battery package to the output terminal of the CDR-5000. *It is extremely dangerous to do so because it may cause a short between batteries and a malfunction of "Auto-cut". Do not connect more than one set of battery package to the output terminal of the CDR-5000. Do not charge or discharge batteries putting CDR-5000 and batteries on something easy to melt such as vinyl and plastics, and on something flammable such as seat in a car.
Be sure to spread the stand of CDR-5000 to lift its body from the ground, table, etc. *Charging and/or discharging without spreading the stand may significantly reduce the effectiveness of a cooling fan and cause abnormal heat generation. It is highly recommended to spread the stand and use CDR-5000 in a good air circulation. Do not leave the CDR-5000 unattended while using it. Stop charging/discharging as soon as you notice any abnormality.
Before Using • The linear current charger with advanced peak detector and automatic cutoff circuit with MOSFET can charge battery up to 100% without overcharging. • The CDR-5000 can charge, discharge and cyclically charge/discharge batteries such as NiCd and NiMH for motors, transmitters and receivers.
Set Contents/Nomenclature Please check the contents of your shipment comparing to the parts shown here. If you believe that you are missing any of these parts, please contact the distributor from whom you purchased the system. •LCD display •Heat sink protector •"TX/RX Charging" LED •"TX/RX Discharging" LED •"DX Charging" LED •"DX Discharging" LED Before Using •Edit keys CDR-5000 Accessories •TX charge adaptor *This is used for charging/discharging batteries for transmitters.
•Input clips •Output clips *Connect these to the power source. Be sure to connect in the proper polarity. Red: positive, Black: negative *Connect these to a battery for motors. Be sure to connect in the proper polarity. Red: positive, Black: negative •Thermo sensor *This is the temperature sensor of a battery that is used for monitoring a battery characteristics and stopping charging/ discharging at a certain level.
CDR-5000 Functions Map of Functions Connect the input cords of CDR-5000 to the power source and switch on the power source, and then CDR-5000 will automatically turn on and show its opening screen. Keep the button pressed until INITIAL-SETTING screen shows up. When a battery is connected. Keep the button pressed until INITIAL-SETTING screen shows up. CDR-5000 Functions SET-UP screen will return to Data screen or Graph screen automatically about one minute after no key operation is done.
CDR-5000 Functions Use "Graph" or " " key to advance to the next screen and use " " key for reverse.
Opening Screen Connect the input cord of CDR-5000 to a power source, and then CDR-5000 will be automatically turned on and show its opening screen with a buzzer (one beep sound). *It is recommended to use a 12V car battery with a capacity of 40Ah or larger or a DC power supply of 12V to 16V with a current capacity of 15A or larger as a power source. See page 2 for power source precautions. *If the BUZZER is set to "OFF" in the INITIAL-SETTING, there will be no sound.
Initial-Setting Screen Here you can set the following conditions. After completion of INITIAL-SETTING, change the screen to DX DATA screen as described hereunder before ending operation of CDR-5000, otherwise all the data you have set here will be lost. [How to select an item] Push "Enter" key to select an item to set parameter. [How to save parameters that you have set here] NAME Set user's name that will be shown on the opening screen. The maximum number of characters is eight.
ON: If the thermo stand detects the temperature over 40 degrees Celsius, the next cycle of charging/discharging will be suspended. It restarts as soon as the temperature becomes below 40 degrees Celsius. OFF: Regardless with the temperature measured by the sensors, cycle mode will continue. But the "CUT-OFF TEMPERATURE" remains effective if it has been set at SET-UP. Push any one of " ", " ", " " and " " keys to select the mode.
Charging/Discharging 1. Setting Parameters for Charging/Discharging Caution: Before connecting a battery to charge/discharge it to CDR-5000, be sure to check all parameters on the SET-UP screen and correct them if necessary. It is possible to change each parameter while charging/discharging is being conducted, however the data will become unreliable. [How to call SET-UP screen] [Confirmation and setting of parameters in the SET-UP screen] DX SET-UP: This screen is for DX port.
Items in the SET-UP screen Caution: The setting should be carried out taking into consideration the types of batteries and the number of battery cells. Parameters used in this description are rough targets that are mainly intended to avoid damages to batteries. These targets are not necessarily optimal to the batteries that are used for competitions. The term of "1C" in this manual is defined by the charging/discharging capacity of a battery cell.
CYCLE MODE This is to set the number of cycles of charging/discharging at DX. 1 TIME means one cycle of a charging and a discharging. The setting range is from 1 through 99. C CUT-OFF DELTA VOLT This is to set the voltage for "Delta Peak" detection level to stop charging at DX port.
CELL NUMBER This is to set the number of battery cells that are connected to DX. Set "AUTO" or any number between 1 and 36 cells. (1 cell step) *Select "AUTO" when used in a battery pack, and set the number when the number of cells in a battery pack is known. *If the "WARNING" is set to "ON" on the INITIAL-SETTING", the confirmation message "CHECK YOUR CELLS NUMBER!" will be shown on the screen when you change the setting number of cells. If there is no error, continue setting.
2. Connecting Battery Caution: Never charge or discharge any batteries other than NiCd and NiMH batteries. Charging or discharging the batteries other than NiCd and NiMH batteries may cause abnormally high heat generation and fire. Preparation: After selection of memory numbers, settings of all parameters and final confirmation on the SET-UP screen push "Data" key to get DX-DATA screen. Pushing "Data" key from DX DATA screen can access TX&RX DATA screen.
•Terminal Harness *Connect Terminal Harness as shown here.
3. Start of Charging/Discharging [Charging at DX] 1)Push "DX CHG" key. 2)The red LED of "DX Charging" turns on. MODE indicator changes from "READY" to "CHG". And charging will start. [Discharging at DX] 1)Push "DX D-CHG" key. 2)The blue LED of "DX Discharge" turns on. MODE indicator changes from "READY" to "DCHG". And discharging will start. *It is strongly recommended to cool the battery by cooling fans when discharging over 10A. [Charging at TX/RX] 1)Push "TX/RX CHG" key.
4. End of Charging/Discharging [End of charging at DX] Alarm buzzer will beep as soon as charging at DX is over. And "FINISHED DX CHARGE" screen will be shown. The red LED of "DX Charging" is turned off. Charging process is now completed. *If the "BUZZER" is set to "OFF" in the "INITIAL SETTING", there will be no alarm buzzer. Push "Data" key to return to "DX DATA" screen from "FINISHED DX CHARGE" screen.
[End of discharging at DX] Alarm buzzer will beep as soon as discharging at DX is over. And "FINISHED DX DISCHARGE" screen will be shown. The blue LED of "DX Discharging" is turned off. Discharging process is now completed. *If the "BUZZER" is set to "OFF" in the "INITIAL SETTING", there will be no alarm buzzer. Push "Data" key to return to "DX DATA" screen from "FINISHED DX DISCHARGE" screen. *VOLT: When the voltage level was used for DISCHARGE CUT.
[End of charging at RX/TX] Alarm buzzer will beep as soon as the charging at TX/RX port is over without fail after detecting "DELTA PEAK". And "FINISHED TX & RX CHARGE" screen will be shown. The red LED at TX/ RX is turned off. Charging process is now completed. *If the "BUZZER" is set to "OFF" in the "INITIAL SETTING", there will be no alarm buzzer.
5. Cycle Charging/Discharging [Cycle Charging/Discharging at DX] 1)Push "DX CYCLE" key. 2)Either the blue LED of "DX Discharging" or the red LED of "DX Charging" turns on. MODE indicator changes from "READY" to "CYCLE01". And charging or discharging will start. *The cycle starts with the mode that is preset by the "FIRST CYCLE" in the "INITIAL SETTING". (D-CHG: start from discharging, CHG: start from charging) 3)When the starting mode is over, "FINISHED---" screen is shown and the next mode starts.
6. Compulsively End of Charging/Discharging [How to stop charging on the way at DX] Push any one of the keys of "DX CHG", "DX D-CHG" and "DX CYCLE" in order to intentionally stop charging on the way at DX. Then the MODE indicator changes from "CHG" to "READY" and the red LED of "DX Charging" turns off with a single beep. *If the "BUZZER" is set to "OFF" in the "INITIAL SETTING", there will be no alarm buzzer.
Over Current Protection Although the values of charging and discharging current can be set in the "SET-UP" screen, the actual current during charging or discharging a battery will be limited in accordance with the voltage measured at the battery terminals by the "Over Current Protection" of CDR-5000. [Charging current limit at DX] Although the value of charging current at DX can be set at 0.
Data Screen Up to ten of "DATA" screens including the data of charging and discharging can be memorized from the start and the end of using CDR-5000. Switching off CDR-5000 will clear all the data. "DX DATA" screen and "TX&RX DATA" screen can be obtained by pushing "Data" key. 1. DX DATA screen [DX DATA --] DX DATA 01 though 10 represent the data used for DX port. (*DX DATA: The content displayed on the screen differs from 01 and the others, which are 02 through 10.
DELAY: CDR-5000 in cycle mode is now waiting to restart again because the temperature measured by the Thermo Stand is still over 40 degrees Celsius. SHORT: This includes reverse connection of a battery, electrical short, over-discharge and electrical short at DX port of CDR-5000. LOW BAT: when the output voltage of a power source drops while charging. VOLT. This shows the voltage of the battery that is currently connected. AMPE. This shows the present charging current or discharging current.
OUTSIDE TEMP. This shows the temperature measured by Thermo Sensor utilized in CDR-5000. HUMID This shows the humidity near the CDR-5000. BATTERY TEMP. This shows the temperature measured by Thermo Sensor. If Thermo Stand (option) is used, this shows the temperature measured by Thermo Stand. INPUT This shows the voltage of the power source. [Contents of DX DATA02 -10] CDR-5000 Functions SET AMPERE This shows the current for charging or discharging set in the "SET-UP". CUT-OFF VOLT.
MIDDLE STAGE This shows the estimated average voltage of a battery at a middle stage of discharging process by using the time consumed for discharging from the beginning to the end. LAST STAGE This shows the estimated average voltage of a battery at a late stage of discharging process by using the time consumed for discharging from the beginning to the end. INTERNAL RES. This shows the internal resistance of the battery that is under charging or discharging.
2. TX & RX DATA Screen [TX&RX DATA --] TX&RX DATA 01 though 10 represent the data used for TX&RX port. (*TX&RX DATA: The content displayed on the screen differs from 01 and the others, which are 02 through 10.) "01" represents the current cycle. "02" represents the previous cycle. "03" represents the two previous cycle. And so on. If the cycle mode has been carried out at the latest, the charge and discharge data of the last cycle will be shown in the "TX&RX DATA 01".
PEAK VOLT. This shows the peak voltage of a battery that is obtained while the battery is charged. Or the voltage of the battery to stop discharging. CAPACITY This shows the accumulated amount of charge or discharge that has been charged or discharged from the beginning. SET AMPERE This shows the current that is preset for charging or discharging at the "SET-UP". PEAK VOLT. This shows the peak voltage of a battery that is obtained while the battery is charged.
Graph Screen Graphs are available for the data of charging or discharging under operation at DX or the data of the end of the last operation at DX. Even if the battery is disconnected from the DX port, the data on the screen will not be cleared. But the data on the screen will be reset by newly connecting a battery. Switching off CDR-5000 will clear all the data. Push "Graph" key in the "DX DATA" screen to move to "GRAPH Screen Page1".
Pushing " " and " " keys simultaneously will erase the cursor and move back to the screen of "AVE", "C" and "T". Pushing "Graph" or " " key in the "GRAPH Screen Page1" will show the "GRAPH Screen Page2". Pushing " " will show "GRAPH Screen Page9". [GRAPH Screen Page 2 (DIS V-ºC/Time)] Pushing "Graph" or " " key in the "GRAPH Screen Page1" will show the "GRAPH Screen Page2". *The messages on the top of the screen are (from left to right): Graph type and discharging current appears alternatively.
Pushing " " and " " keys simultaneously will erase the cursor and move back to the screen of "AVE", "C", "T", "F", "M" and "L". Pushing "Graph" or " " key in the "GRAPH Screen Page2" will show the "GRAPH Screen Page3". Pushing " " will show "GRAPH Screen Page1". [GRAPH Screen Page 3(CHG 6-V/Time)] Pushing "Graph" or " " key in the "GRAPH Screen Page2" will show the "GRAPH Screen Page3". This graph shows the relationship between the charging time and cell voltage.
[GRAPH Screen Page 4 (DIS 6-V/Time)] Pushing "Graph" or " " key in the "GRAPH Screen Page3" will show the "GRAPH Screen Page4". This graph shows the relationship between the discharging time and cell voltage. (Connect Terminal Harness to the batteries. This is not applicable to a battery of 7 cells or more.) Although no graphs will be shown during charging, the graph of the previous charging graph will be shown after charging is completed in cycle mode.
[GRAPH Screen Page 6 (CHG 6-AV/CELL)] Pushing "Graph" or " " key in the "GRAPH Screen Page5" will show the "GRAPH Screen Page6". This bar graph shows the average voltages of each cell in charging mode. (Connect Terminal Harness to the batteries. Not applicable to a battery of 7 cells or more.) Although no graphs will be shown during discharging ("no data" will be shown), the graph of the previous charging graph will be shown after charging is completed in cycle mode.
V: output voltage B,T: temperature of the battery CELL numbers (1-6) are shown at the second line from the bottom on the screen. At the bottom: PEAK: peak charging voltage for all cells. TIME: charging time At the right on the screen: POWER: power level MATCH: matched level In order to check the data of each cell, select the cell number by pushing "Enter" key. Pushing "Enter" key each time shows cell number sequentially from "C1", "C2", "C3", "C4", "C5", "C6".
At the bottom: AVE : average discharging voltage for all cells. TIME : discharging time At the right on the screen: POWER: Power level MATCH: matched level In order to check the data of each cell, select the cell number by pushing "ENTER" key. Pushing "ENTER" key gives the data of "AVE" after the cell number blinking at the bottom on the screen. Pushing "ENTER" key each time shows cell number sequentially from "C1", "C2", "C3", "C4", "C5", "C6".
Warning Screen Please check once again !! •Warning Message "RELAY DAMAGE SERVICE 01!" Relays used in CDR-5000 are out of order due to some reasons. Please contact the service department of Futaba for repair. This warning may appear if the Terminal Harness and a battery are connected to the DX terminal in wrong way while you are using a power source of low current capacity. In that case, disconnect the battery and reboot the CDR-5000.
"DISCHARGE AMPERE IS TOO HIGH!" This message appears when a discharging current is set at between 10A and 40A for "SET DISCHARGE" at DX in the "SET-UP" screen. Please confirm if there is no problem with the value before moving on to next procedure. This message will appear no more than two times. *If the warning is set to "OFF" in the Initial-setting, this warning will not be displayed.
Reference *Specifications and ratings are subject to change without prior notice. Specifications •Batteries •Discharge-cut methods NiCd / NIMH batteries Detection by voltage: 0.8V/cell, 0.85V/cell, 0.9V/cell Detection by time: 10 - 59940 seconds (999 minutes) DC 12 - 16V (The guaranteed operating range is from 11V to 16V.) •Measurable temperature range •Charging current •Measurable humidity range DX port: 0.08 < Battery Voltage ≤ 18V: 0.1 -12A (0.01A step) 18 < Battery Voltage ≤ 27V: 0.1 - 8A (0.
Option Parts Thermo Stand This is designed for measuring the temperature of a battery of 6 cells or less for motors that are being charged or discharged by CDR-5000. •Temperature Sensor *This is for measuring temperature for monitoring the characteristics of a battery under charging or discharging and for stopping charging or discharging by the preset temperature. *Trimmer is located on the back of the Thermo Stand. •Connector *This connector is used for connecting the Thermo Stand to CDR-5000.
