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  • Page 1 Instruction Manual PowErBox BAsELog...

  • Page 2: Product Description

    OLED screen and the ability to transmit telemetry data from the PowerBox BaseLog to transmitters of various makes. The net result is that the unit provides unprecedented facilities for monitoring airborne batteries.

  • Page 3: Connections & Controls

    2. CONNECTIONS, CONTROLS The following illustrations show the essential sockets and controls: Graphic OLED screen Telemetry socket for Futaba, M-Link, HoTT and Jeti External LED sockets Battery sockets, power inputs Regulated output voltage, to consumer unit via patch-leads Switch buttons for LEDs for power ON signal Battery 1 and 2 LED for activation...
  • Page 4 3. FIRST STEPS, THE UNIT IN USE a) Connections - First connect the receiver to the PowerBox BaseLog using the two genui- ne, PowerBox-Systems patch-leads supplied in the set. - If your model is fitted with a receiver featuring an MPX high-current input socket, use the MPX / MPX patch-lead for this connection;...
  • Page 5 No additional device is needed for entering further settings; all the values are entered using the SensorSwitch alone. To ensure that the PowerBox BaseLog is always in a position to provide ac- curate information about the condition of the batteries, you must first enter the type, the nominal capacity and the output voltage of the packs you are using.
  • Page 6 Setup output voltage Press button II to move on to the next menu point: the output voltage for the PowerBox BaseLog - OUTPUT VOLTAGE At this point you can set your preferred output voltage using buttons I and II.

  • Page 7: Telemetry Settings

    Telemetry settings The PowerBox BaseLog includes an entirely new feature: you can connect different radio control systems to the unit, so that all the battery data is transmitted directly to your RC transmitter’s integral screen. The unit sup- ports the Futaba*, M-Link, Spektrum, HoTT and Jeti telemetry.
  • Page 8 - HoTT Connect the battery backer’s telemetry output to the receiver’s sensor input using a standard Uni patch-lead. Select the “Electric Air Module” in your transmitter’s Telemetry menu. - Jeti Connect the battery backer’s telemetry output to the receiver’s “Ext” in- put using a standard Uni patch-lead.
  • Page 9 should check your batteries, or use alternative, higher-performance packs. A collapse to this extent clearly indicates that the batteries are not “man enough” for the loads placed on them by your model, or by your flying style, or by the model’s servos; the reason could be the effects of ageing, or your choice of unsuitable cells.

  • Page 10: Specification

    Regulator malfunction The PowerBox BaseLog battery backer constantly checks both voltage re- gulators independently of each other. If a fault should develop in one of the- se regulators, the following warning will appear on the screen: There are two possible causes for this warning: a) One or both regulators is not generating an output voltage.
  • Page 11 This battery backer fulfils the EMV protective requirements, EN 55014-1:2006 with certificate dated 16 January 2010. EMC approval 2004/108/EG. The unit must not be connected to a mains PSU! 5. DIMENSIONS www.powerbox-systems.com...

  • Page 12: Set Contents

    That is why we are able to grant a 36 month guarantee on our PowerBox BaseLog from the initial date of purchase. The guarantee covers proven ma- terial faults, which will be corrected by us at no charge to you. As a precauti- onary measure, we wish to point out that we reserve the right to replace the unit if we deem the repair to be economically unviable.

  • Page 13: Service Address

    For this reason we deny liability for loss, damage or costs which arise due to the use or operation of the PowerBox BaseLog, or which are connected with such use in any way. Regardless of the legal arguments employed, our ob- ligation to pay damages is limited to the invoice total of our products which were involved in the event, insofar as this is deemed legally permissible.
  • Page 14 10/2017 PowerBox-Systems GmbH certificated according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 Ludwig-Auer-Straße 5 D-86609 Donauwoerth Germany +49-906-99 99 9-200 +49-906-22 45 9 www.powerbox-systems.com...

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