B) Discharging Batteries ("Discharge") - VOLTCRAFT B6 Ultimate Operating Instructions Manual

b) Discharging batteries ("DISCHARGE")

• After you have selected the "NiMH" or "NiCd" program in the main menu with the button
"TYPE/STOP" and confirmed this with the button "ENTER/START", you can select the
discharge function using the button "INC" or "DEC" (illustration shows NiMH battery):
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• If the indicated discharge current and the discharge voltage need to be set, press the
"ENTER/START" button. The discharge current blinks.
Change the discharge current using the keys "INC" and "DEC", confirm the value using
the "ENTER/START" key.
• Afterwards, the final discharge voltage blinks, which is also set with the buttons "INC"
and "DEC".
When setting the voltage value, make sure that the cell voltage for NiMH may
not be below 1.0V, with NiCd not below 0.85V.
Otherwise the battery can get damaged!
• To begin the discharge process, keep the "ENTER/START" button pressed (approx.
3 seconds). Now the display shows different information just like during the charge
process (discharge time, discharge capacity, discharge current and current battery
voltage).
• If the settings are wrong, or if the charger detects a problem, an audio signal is emitted
and the appropriate information is shown on the display.
You can stop the warning signal by pressing the "TYPE/STOP" button. You then return
to the previous configuration menu.
• If you press the button "ENTER/START" during the discharge process, the discharge
current can be changed (see above).
• Once the discharge process has been completed, an audio signal is emitted.
If you wish to terminate the discharging process beforehand, press the "TYPE/
STOP" button.
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