Charging a pack or packs – ProgressiveRC 10XP FMA Cellpro User Manual

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Note: If you hold the MODE button down longer, you’ll see

Exit,

etc (described below)

Press the MODE button repeatedly to scroll the Help Screen information

To Exit the Main Menu and return to the Preset Menu: Press and hold the MODE button, then

release it when the display changes to this:

Exit

Hold for More

Note: You may press and hold the MODE button from any place within the menu to change menu
options or select

Exit. Remember, any changes you make while in the Main Menu are saved the instant

you make the changes. If you hold the MODE button down longer, you’ll see the previous Main Menu
options described above.

To Quick Start a Charge (Exit the Main Menu and begin charging in one operation if a pack is

connected): Press and hold the START/STOP button for one second. Details are provided in the
next section.

Charging a pack or packs

1. Before charging, pack(s) must be properly connected to the charger. See “Connecting packs to the

charger,” earlier in this manual for details. Also, the correct preset must be selected for the packs
connected to the charger. See “Selecting a preset”, earlier in this manual for details.

2. Press and hold the START/STOP button for one second to enter Charging Mode.

3. You will see the following screens in sequence:

PLEASE WAIT…

CHRGING LiPo BAL

MODE for info.

*above screen will vary depending on what preset is being used

Note: because the CP10XP supports automatic storage charge/discharge to 50%, the initial LCD
indication may show

DSCHGING

for up to 10 seconds, even if a charge was initiated. This is normal.

4. While in Charge Mode, you can take the following actions:

To view pack and operating data: Press the MODE button repeatedly to cycle through the

following screens. (These examples assume two packs are being charged using one of the Dual
Channel presets; if one pack is being charged, only the top line may appear in some screens.)

C 1.00A 00:00:59

Supply=12.2V/ 3A

Charge current and charge time.
Supply voltage and input current.

[prese

t name]

[chem]

[BAL] @ [charge current]

Selected preset.
Preset’s charging settings.

[chemistry] [BAL] [charge process]

Chemistry and charge process (Fast
Charging, Balance Charging, etc.) in effect
for each channel.