RC-Plus PLUS POWER 80 Instruction Manual page 12

Safety Temp
Temp Cut-Off 80 C
This shows the trigger voltage for automatic charge
This shows the trigger voltage for automatic charge termination of
termination of NiMH and NiCd battery. The effective
NiMH and NiCd battery. The effective value ranges from 5 to 20mV per
value ranges from 5 to 20mV per cell .if the trigger
voltage is set higher, there is a danger of overcharging cell .if the trigger voltage is set higher, there is a danger of overcharg-
the battery; if it is set lower, there is a possibility of
ing the battery; if it is set lower, there is a possibility of premature ter-
premature termination. Please refer the technical
mination. Please refer the technical specification of the battery.(NiCd
specification of the battery.(NiCd default:12mV, NiMH
default:7mV)
default:12mV, NiMH default:7mV)
The 3-pin port at left side is a temp. Port. You can use an optional tem-
The 3-pin port at left side is a temp. Port. You can use
perature probe to contact the surface of battery. You can set the max-
an optional temperature probe to contact the surface of
battery. You can set the maximum temperature at
imum temperature at which the charger allow battery to reach during
which the charger allow battery to reach during
charging. Once a battery reaches this temperature during charge, the
charging. Once a battery reaches this temperature
during charge, the process will be terminated to protect
process will be terminated to protect the battery.
the battery.
The battery is on the cyclic process of charge and discharge can often
The battery is on the cyclic process of charge and
become warm after charge or discharge period. The program can in-
discharge can often become warm after charge or
discharge period. The program can insert a time delay
sert a time delay to occur after each charge and discharge process to
to occur after each charge and discharge process to
allow the battery adequate time to cool down before being subjected to
allow the battery adequate time to cool down before
being subjected to the next process. The value ranges
the next process. The value ranges from 1 to 60 minutes.
from 1 to 60 minutes.
When you start a charge process, the integral safety timer automati-
cally starts running at the same time. This is programmed to prevent
When you start a charge process, the integral safety
overcharge the battery if it proves to be faulty, or if the termination cir-
timer automatically starts running at the same time.
This is programmed to prevent overcharge the battery
cuit cannot detect the battery full. The value for the safety timer should
if it proves to be faulty, or if the termination circuit
be generous enough to allow a full charge of the battery .
cannot detect the battery full. The value for the safety
timer should be generous enough to allow a full charge
of the battery .
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