ProgressiveRC 306B iCharger - Manual (Page 16)

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iCharger Synchronous Balance Charger/Discharger 306B
Pre-charging a Lithium battery
If the battery is over-discharged and the voltage is too low then in the Normal charge or Fast charge modes
the iCharger will notify the user of pre-charging with a low current (100mA). This helps to increase the
battery voltage to the within the allowable range for normal charging. The user can set the pre-charging time
in the Lithium Check time screen in the User setup.
“Storage” charge/discharge a Lithium battery
This mode is for charging/discharging a Lithium battery that is not to be used for an extended period. The
program determines whether to charge or discharge the battery based on the configured target voltage and
the measured initial voltage of the battery. The nominal target storage voltage depends on the type of Lithium
battery: 3.75V/cell for Lilo, 3.85V/cell for LiPo and 3.3V/cell for LiFe. If at the start the battery voltage exceeds
the target storage voltage the program will start to discharge rather than charge.
Storage of Lithium battery. The left side of the first line set the type of battery
(LiPo, Lilo or LiFe). The value on the left side of second line sets the
charge/discharge current and the value on the right side of second line sets
the cell count and voltage of the battery pack. After setting the current and
voltage, press Start/Enter for more than 3 seconds to start the next
process.
Charge current: 0.05 – 30A, Voltage: 1 – 6 series
The number of cells you set and the processor detects. If the checking
result is the same, it would enter to the next interface; if not the same, the
left side of the first line ‘R:xxSER‘ shows the number of cells detected by the
iCharger and the right side of the first line ‘S:xxSER‘ is the number of cells
set by the user. You should make sure that the configured number and the
actual number for the battery are the same and then you can start charging
by pressing Start/Enter. If not, press Batt type/Stop to go back to the
previous screen and adjust the setting.
Lithium STORAGE charging mode. The screen shows the status during the
charging process. You can stop charging at any time by pressing Batt
type/Stop. Press Inc to display each cell‘s voltage (see the balance
voltage information) and press Dec to display the General Status
information.
R:03SER S:03SER
CONFIRM(ENTER)
Battery
Series
V-BP Charge
Current
Li03 1.0A 12.60V
STO 00993 59m:51
battery
voltage
number
of cells
eries
charged
capacity
charging
time
charge
current
work
state
Start/Enter
Batt type
stop
Start/Enter
>3 seconds
Batt type
stop
LiPo STORAGE
1.0A 11.1V(3S)
-
Dec
+
Inc
-
Dec
+
Inc
-
Dec
+
Inc
The following screen is displayed when the charger detects the battery
voltage to be too low in the Normal charge or Fast charge modes.
Pre-charge lithium battery. Press Start/Enter to start the charging process
or press Stop to go back to the previous screen.
Status display. The left side of the first line shows the type of battery (LiPo,
Lilo or LiFe) and number of cells detected. In the middle is the pre-charge
current (100mA). On the right is the voltage of the battery pack. The second
line shows the charging progress with capacity charged (mAh) and charging
time. The charger will switch back to the configured charge mode when the
pre-charge time limit is reached. You can stop the pre-charging process at
any time by pressing the Batt type/Stop button.
Do checking?
CONFIRM(ENTER)
Li03 0.1A 12.40V
CHK 00001 00m:51
battery of
cells test
online
charged
capacity
charging
time
0.1A
pre-charge
current
battery
voltage
work
state
Pre-charging battery
Start/Enter
Batt type
stop