User manual

10. Lithium Batteries (LiPo, LiIon, LiFe)

a) General

The rechargeable battery programmes for LiPo, LiIon and LiFe rechargeable batteries generally differ only in the volt-

ages and the permitted charging current, see table in chapter 7.

When charging a lithium battery, there are two different phases. First, the rechargeable battery is charged with a

consistent current. When the rechargeable battery reaches its maximum voltage (at a LiPo rechargeable battery, e.g.,

4.2 V), charging continues at constant voltage (the charging current drops). When the charging current drops below a

certain threshold, charging is ended and the rechargeable battery is fully charged.

If the rechargeable battery has a balancer connection (usually this is the case in almost every lithium bat-

tery with more than one cell), the balancer connection must be connected to the charger as well as the

rechargeable battery's cable for charging/discharging.

 Therearedifferenttypesofbalancerplug.Therefore,donotapplyanyforceiftheplugdoesnott!inthe

charger or the balancer board! The matching adapters for the balancer plugs are available as accessories.

There are also rare multi-cell rechargeable batteries where the cell connections are separately routed out

and that strictly speaking are not a multiple-cell battery pack. Therefore, always observe the information of

the rechargeable battery manufacturer on the build and rated voltage.

When using a balancer (integrated in the charger), all cells of a multi-cell battery pack have the same

voltageafterthechargeprocess,whichpreventstheoverchargingofindividualcells(dangerofreand

explosion) or a deep discharge of one of the cells (damage to the rechargeable battery).

The charger must be in the main menu.

Selectthedesiredchannelwiththebuttons"1"and"2"rst.

Then use the buttons "LiPo", "LiFe" or "LiIon" to select the battery

type matching the rechargeable battery used. The respective inter-

face is marked in colour.

If you push the same button again, the charger will start setting

mode for the selected rechargeable battery type.

Inthegureontheright,aLiPorechargeablebatteryhasbeen

chosen. The menus for LiFe and LiIon rechargeable batteries are

identical apart from the adjustable voltage limits when charging and

discharging.

"CELLS" = Cell number of the rechargeable battery

"MODE" = Charging/discharging mode

"CURRENT" = current

"MORE" = Display further settings

"BACK" = Return to the previous menu

"START" = Start the set charging/discharging mode

(keep the button pushed for 3 seconds)