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*******WARNING*******
Use only high-rate rechargeable nickel cadmium batteries with the TURBOMATCHER 4. Any other type battery may burst during testing and cause per-
sonal injury.
The TURBOMATCHER 4 is designed to provide data about high-rate rechargeable nickel cadmium batteries used in R/C car racing. In order to simulate the
discharge rates obtained during racing, the TURBOMATCHER 4 is designed to discharge at high currents. While the methods used in the TURBOMATCHER
4 are common in selecting cells, excessive cell heat generated during the process may cause damage to the cells or cause them to vent battery acids. To
reduce the risk of injury, ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES when operating the TURBOMATCHER 4.
CAUTION
Static electricity can damage sensitive electronic circuitry in the TURBOMATCHER 4. We recommend not operating the TURBOMATCHER 4 in a carpeted
area, especially if it is nylon carpet. It is a good idea to get into the habit of grounding yourself first, before loading cells. This will dissipate any static
charge buildup.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The TURBOMATCHER 4 is designed to rate 4 individual cells at a time at actual racing current draw. It will provide a charge/repeak/discharge cycle that is
completely automatic. It can also provide repeak/discharge or discharge only cycles. It has settable charge amp rates from 2 to 7 amps. The settable dis-
charge amp rates are from 15 to 30 amps standard. It provides information such as discharge time, discharge average voltage, charge time, charge peak
voltage, milliamp hours, Milliwatt hours, relative internal resistance and a discharge graph of each cell. It has a printer port to connect to a user provided
printer that produce labels and graphs for each cell. The port can also connect to a computer with a parallel to serial converter. The TURBOMATCHER 4
has a 32 character display to display all the data on each cell and screens to set operating parameters. An 8-button keypad is provided for operation of
the TURBOMATCHER 4. Four individual battery holders with separate current and voltage contacts are provided to give accurate results.
SUPPLY VOLTS
The TURBOMATCHER 4 operates from a 13.8 volt DC supply at the maximum charge current required. (Suggested minimum of 5 amps). More than one TUR-
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- Page 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION The TURBOMATCHER 4 is designed to rate 4 individual cells at a time at actual racing current draw. It will provide a charge/repeak/discharge cycle that is completely automatic. It can also provide repeak/discharge or discharge only cycles. It has settable charge amp rates from 2 to 7 amps. The settable dis- charge amp rates are from 15 to 30 amps standard.
- Page 2 DISCHG push button. Upon completion of any cycle, the beeper will sound if selected to. Also, the label or graph or computer data may automatically be outputted to the parallel port if selected. Pushing the LEFT or RIGHT arrow buttons will stop the beeper. The TURBOMATCHER 4 has 15 basic screens while it is in the idle mode and 3 of the 15 basic screens are available while it is in the run mode.
- Page 3 SUPPLY VOLTS AND ACTUAL CHARGE AMPS SCREEN This screen shows the supply volts at the TURBOMATCHER 4. The voltage at the TURBOMATCHER 4 will be lower than at the supply due to the voltage drop across the power cord while charging. Also shown on the screen are the actual charge amps during charging. This type of screen is shown during idle and running.
- Page 4 TURBOFLEX LEVEL AND TURBOFLEX ON/OFF SET The TURBOMATCHER 4 employs our own version of reflex charging called TurboFlex. TurboFlex charging can recondition cells by lowering the internal resis- tance through breaking up of the crystalline structure formed by aging cells, It can also reduce heat buildup during charging by reducing gas build up in the cells.
- Page 5 1) LABELS-The first format is for a 15/16 by 1-inch pin feed pricing label. (Available from Competition Electronics, Inc.) LABEL MANUAL PRINT-The buzzer will sound if selected to turn on when the TURBOMATCHER 4 has completed any of the three types of modes of oper- ation.
- Page 6 You may then output the computer-formatted data when the PRINT button is pushed. COMPUTER DATA AUTOMATIC DOWNLOAD-This will output computer-formatted data when the TURBOMATCHER 4 has completed any of the three types of modes of operation. The buzzer will then sound if selected to turn on. You may download the data to the computer again by pushing the PRINT button.
- Page 7 The TURBOMATCHER 4 employs two contacts on each end of the battery. The large contacts carry the current while the smaller contact is used to mea- sure the voltage. By using a separate set of contacts for voltage measurements, the voltage drop across current carrying contacts is eliminated. The volt- age measured in this manner is always accurate.
- Page 8 GRAPHS The TURBOMATCHER 4 will graph the discharge curve of any of the four cells. This will be a graph of the cell voltage from .8 to 1.5 volts versus the discharge time in seconds. Connect your printer onto the parallel port and load continuous paper. Next, push either the LEFT ARROW or the RIGHT ARROW button until the desired cell data screen is on the display.
- Page 9 COMPETITION ELECTRONICS, INC., warrants the product manufactured by it to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of 90 days from date of purchase by the original purchaser for use. COMPETITION ELECTRONICS, at its option, will repair or replace without charge, or refund the purchase price of, any product which fails during the warranty period by reason of a defect in material or workmanship found upon examination by COM- PETITION ELECTRONICS, INC., to have been the cause of the failure.
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