Special Modes And Operation; Lithium Activation Mode - KickAss KACHG1222 User Manual

6.0 Special Modes and Operation

6.1 Lithium Activation Mode

All Lithium batteries have a Battery Management System (BMS) built into the battery packs
to protect them from unsafe operating conditions. One of these conditions is Under Voltage
Protection, which occurs when the batteries are depleted below a certain voltage. When a
battery pack reaches this protection mode the BMS does not allow the battery to be
discharged any further in order to protect the cells from being damaged. Some BMS's, while
in this protection mode, may disconnect the external battery terminals from the internal cells.
This can create problems for some chargers, because they expect to see a voltage at the
battery terminals, before they can start charging.
Our Lithium Battery Activation Mode lets our charger know that the battery being charged is
in this Under Voltage Protection Mode.
To activate Lithium Battery Activation Mode do the following:
STEP
Connect the alligator
1
clips to the battery in
protection mode
LITHIUM
BATTERY
STEP
Select Lithium Mode. (within 10 seconds of powering up the charger)
3
STEP
Plug the charger into a 240V AC power point.
2
240V AC
11
240V AC