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7. NiMH/NiCd battery programs
These programs are only for charging or discharging NiMH (Nickel-Metal-Hydride)
or NiCd (Nickel-Cadmium) batteries. If you wish to alter the default parameter value
in the program, press Start/ Enter to make the value blink then change the value
with INC or DEC. The value will be stored by pressing Start/Enter once.
7.1 Charging NiCd/NiMH batteries
NiMH CHARGE Aut
CUR LIMIT
- +
< Dec Inc >
<Batt type
Start > 3 seconds
stop
Enter
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Battery Type Charging
Charge
time
rate
7.2 Discharging NiCd/NiMH batteries
NiMH DISCHARGE
1.0A
11.5V
- +
< Dec Inc >
<Batt type
Start > 3 seconds
stop
Enter
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Elapsed
Battery Type
Discharge
time
rate
This program charges the battery using the
charge current set by the user. In 'Aut' mode, you
5.0A
must set the charge current limit to prevent the
Display
charger feeding too much current into the battery,
- +
< Dec Inc >
which could cause damage. In 'Man' mode, the
battery will be charged with the charge current set
by the user. You can change the mode by
pressing INC and DEC button simultaneously
when the current field is blinking.
This screen shows the present position of the
charging process. To stop charging press Batt
Type/Stop once.
Display
Battery
Charged
voltage
capacity
The discharge current is shown on the left and the
voltage of the pack on the right. The discharge
current ranges from 0.1A to 1.0A and the final
Display
voltage ranges from 0.1V to 25.0V). You can alter
- +
< Dec Inc >
the parameters by pressing Start/Enter. Once
the correct values have been input, press
Start/Enter again to store the values. To start the
process, hold Start/Enter for 3 seconds.
This screen shows the present position of the
discharging process. To stop discharging press
Batt Type/Stop once.
Display
Battery
Discharged
voltage
capacity
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