ImaxRC b8 pro Instruction Manual

Balance charger

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Instruction Manual

Thank you for purchasing ImaxRC B8 PRO charger. This is h i g h - s p e e d
r e c h a r g e / d i s c h a r g e e q u i p m e n t manufactured with high technology &
professional control software. It enables you maintain your battery with optimal
status with high level of safety.
All specif icat ion s an d f igu res are su bject t o ch an ge w it h ou t n ot ice.
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  • Page 1: Instruction Manual

    Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing ImaxRC B8 PRO charger. This is h i g h - s p e e d r e c h a r g e / d i s c h a r g e e q u i p m e n t manufactured with high technology &...
  • Page 2 B8 PRO employs t he circuit t hat has maximum out put power of 150W. As a result it can charge or discharge up t o 27 cells of NiCd/ NiMH and 8 series of Lit hium bat t eries wit h Data Store/Load maximum current of 7.
  • Page 3: Exterior Of The Unit

    Li-ion Voltage level: 3.6V/cell This diagram shows the correct way to connect your battery to the B8 PRO charger while Max charge voltage: 4.1V/cell charging in the balance charge program mode only. Allowable fast charge current: 1C or less Min.
  • Page 4 Warning and Satety Notes Warning and Satety Notes Warning and Satety Notes lead. They are red, posit ive (+) and black, negat ive (-). Since t he charger cannot det ect t he diff erence bet ween t he int ernal resist ances of t he bat t ery pack, cable resist ance To avoid short -circuit s bet ween t he charge lead, always connect t he charge cable t o and connect or t ransf er resist ance, t he fi...
  • Page 5 Program flow chat Program flow chat Program flow chat Start I NC I NC I NC I NC PROGRAM SELECT LIXX CHARGE LIXX CHARGE LIXX BALANCE LIXX FAST CHG LIXX STORAGE Enter Lithium battery Batt type stop I NC PROGRAM SELECT Start NiMH CHARGE I NC...
  • Page 6: Initial Parameter Set Up(Users Set Up)

    This shows t he t rigger volt age f or aut omat ic charge B8 PRO will be operated with the default value of the essential user settings when it is t erminat ion of NiMH and NiCd bat t ery. The eff ect ive connected to a 12V battery for the first time.
  • Page 7 Initial parameter set up(Users set up) Initial parameter set up(Users set up) Initial parameter set up(Users set up) This program monit ors t he volt age of input Capacity Cut-off This program set s t he maximum charge capacit y Waste Time bat t ery.
  • Page 8: Charging Lithium Battery

    Lithium battery(LiPo/LiFe/LiIo) program Charging Lithium battery Charging Lithium battery Lithium battery(LiPo/LiFe/LiIo) program These programs are only suit able f or charging and discharging Lit hium bat t eries wit h The lef t side of t he fi rst line shows t he t ype of a nominal volt age of 3.
  • Page 9: 'Fast' Charging Lithium Battery

    'Fast' charging Lithium battery 'Storage' control Lithium battery 'Storage' control Lithium battery 'Fast' charging Lithium battery This is f or charging or discharging Lit hium bat t ery not t o be used f or t he t ime being. The charging current is get t ing smaller as t he process goes t o t he near end t erm of The program will det ermine t o charge or discharge t he bat t ery t o t he cert ain volt age Lit hium bat t ery charging.
  • Page 10: Voltage Balancing And Monitoring During The Discharge

    I f t he volt age of an one or more cells varies abnormally during t he procedure, B8 PRO t erminat es t he process f orcibly wit h t he error messages. I f t his happens, t he bat t ery...
  • Page 11: Nicd/Nimh Battery Program

    NiCd/NiMH battery program Discharging NiCd/NiMH battery Discharging NiCd/NiMH battery NiCd/NiMH battery program These programs are f or charging or discharging NiMH(Nickel-Met al-Hydride) or Set discharge current on the left and final voltage NiCd(Nickel-Cadmium) bat t ery commonly used f or R/ C model applicat ions. To alt er NiMH DISCHARGE on the right.
  • Page 12: Charging Pb Battery

    Charge-to-discharge & discharge-to-charge cycle NiCd/NiMH battery Pb(Lead-sulphuric acid) battery program Charge-to-discharge & discharge- Pb(Lead-sulphuric acid) battery program to-charge cycle NiCd/NiMH battery This is programmed f or charging Pb(lead-acid) bat t ery wit h nominal volt age f rom 2 t o 36V. Pb bat t eries are t ot ally diff erent f rom NiCd or NiMH bat t eries. They can Set t he sequence on t he lef t and t he number of NiMH CYCLE...
  • Page 13 DEC INC DEC INC B8 PRO has a data storage and load program for your convenience. This feature can store up to 10 battery data by number that represent the individual specification of Set t ing up t he sequence of charge and discharge, batteries you are using.
  • Page 14: Load Data Program

    Load Data Program Various Information during the process Load Data Program The fi nal volt age will be reached at t he end of End Voltage This program calls back the data that was stored at 'Save Data' program. process. 12.6V(3S) To load the data, press Start/Enter key once to blink the data number field and select the number using Inc>...
  • Page 15: Warning And Error Messages

    Warning and Error messages The processor detects the voltage is lower BATTERY CHECK B8 PRO incorporates a various functions of protective and monitoring the system to than you set at Lithium program. Please check LOW VOLTAGE verify functions and the state of its electronics. In any case of occurring error, the screen the cell count of the battery pack.
  • Page 16: Specifications

    Specifications Specifications Operat ing volt age range: 10. 0~18. 0Volt Circuit power: max. 150W Charge current range: 0. 1~7. 0A Discharge current range: 0. 1~5. 0A Current drain f or balancing Li-Po: 300mAh/ cell NiCd/ NiMH bat t ery cell count : 1~27 cells Lit hium bet t ery cell count : 1~8 Series Pb bat t ery volt age: 2 t o 36V Weight : 574g(Net Weight )

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