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Operating Instructions
e STATION
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Two identical and independent outputs with integrated balancer
Charge current up to 9A, discharge current up to 5A, 1 to 8
series of LiIo/LiPo/LiFe, 1 to 22 cells of NiCd/NiMH, 2 to 28V of
Lead-acid (Pb) at each output
BC8DX
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- Page 1 Operating Instructions e STATION BC8DX Two identical and independent outputs with integrated balancer Charge current up to 9A, discharge current up to 5A, 1 to 8 series of LiIo/LiPo/LiFe, 1 to 22 cells of NiCd/NiMH, 2 to 28V of Lead-acid (Pb) at each output * We reserve the right to commit modifications.
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Page 2: Special Features
Special features - Operating software The operating program in this charger is executed with mutual links and communications with every components to prevent any possible error, so it introduces the maximum safety. Especially, the charging algorithm is so multifarious that you can select the best program to suit your requirement. And BC8DX has a large LCD for showing various informations including charge/discharge graphs during the process. - Page 3 Exterior of the charger STOP/ESC CHANNEL Graphic LCD Intelligent Intelligent Input (12V DC) buttons buttons 128 X 64 dot matrix cooling fan port cooling fan Power cable ▶ Temperature Temperature MODE UP/DOWN DEC/INC OUTPUT-1 port port buttons buttons OUTPUT-2 buttons START/ENTER Individual cell Individual cell...
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Page 4: Warnings And Safety Notes
Warnings and safety notes Never leave the charge unsupervised when it is connected to its power supply. If any malfunction is observed, terminate the process immediately and refer to the operating instructions. Keep away the unit from dust, damp, rain, heat direct sunshine and vibration. Do not drop it. The circuit of the unit is designed to be powered by a 12V DC like car battery or similar DC power supply. - Page 5 Please bear in mind of checking the following point before charge operation. - Did you select the appropriate program, which are suitable for the type of battery? - Did you set up adequate current for charging or discharging? - Lithium battery pack can be composed with parallel and series circuits mixed. You have to check the composition of the battery pack carefully before charging.
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Page 6: Program Flow Chart
Program flow chart ENTER ENTER Charge current Charge mode End current LiPo/LiFe/LiIo CHARGE PROGRAM 0.1~9.0A Normal/Balance/Fast Auto, 60~500mA DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN Safety temp. Safety timer Maximum capacity Check Time MODE MODE 20~80C 10~9990 min. 50~120% 5~250 min. - Page 7 Pb(Lead-acid) Charge current Charge volt Charge mode CHARGE PROGRAM 0.1~9.0A 2.20~2.50V/cell Liner/Pulse DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN End current Safety temp. Safety timer Maximum Capacity Auto/60~500mA 20~80C 10~9990 min. 50~150% DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN MODE MODE DOWN DOWN...
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Page 8: Initial Parameter Set Up
The display shows the brand name, device name and firmware version as well as the user’s name. The default display for user’s name is ‘BANTAM BC8DX’, but you can revise it by your name at ‘SETUP’ program. - Page 9 Reset Password **** - Temp. Mode : Choice of temperature mode. (C, Celcius or F, Name(17char) Fahrenheit) BANTAM INC. - Key Beep : The beep sounds at every time pressing the START START ENTER ENTER buttons to confirm your action.
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Page 10: Lithium Battery (Liio/Lipo/Life) Program
Lithium battery (LiIo/LiPo/LiFe) program These programs are only suitable for charging and discharging CH2> PROGRAM SELECT Lithium batteries with a nominal voltage of 3.3V, 3.6V or 3.7V per cell. These batteries need to adopt different charge technique is L i P o N i C d termed constant voltage(CV) and constant current (CC) method. - Page 11 Read the battery’s label and instruction sheet carefully, or consult the battery supplier to get those facts. For balance mode charge, BANTAM supplies some balance adaptors for various brands of Lixx batteries in the market. The balance adaptor should be acceptable at this charger.
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Page 12: 'Storage' Program For Lithium Battery
'STORAGE' program for Lithium battery This is for Lithium battery not to be used for long time. The program will determine to charge or discharge the battery to a certain voltage depending on the voltage of the battery at its initial stage. The final voltage are different from type of batteries, 3.75V for LiIo, 3.85V for LiPo and 3.3V for LiFe per cell. - Page 13 Safety programs for all types of battery - Max. capa. (Maximum capacity) : You can define the maximum capacity which can be charged or discharged by the form of a percentage of battery capacity set in the top of display. If full-charge has not been detected for any reason, the charger limits the quantity of feeding energy by the value and terminates the process as on the value is reached.
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Page 14: Nimh/Nicd Battery Program
NiMH/NiCd battery program These programs are for charging or discharging NiMH CH2> PROGRAM SELECT (Nickel-Metal-Hydride) or NiCd (Nickel-Cadmium) battery commonly used for R/C model applications. The charge L i P o N i C d current varies according to the battery capacity and L i F e performance. - Page 15 - Curr. mode (Current mode) : Set the charge current mode. ▶ NiMH[ 1 ] 7S(8.4V) Manual; The charger will feed the charge current set at ‘Chg. 3000mAh CHARGE C h g c u r r 5 . 0 A curr.’...
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Page 16: Discharging Nicd/Nimh Battery
Discharging NiCd/NiMH battery ▶ ▶ NiMH[ 1 ] 7S(8.4V) NiMH[ 1 ] 7S(8.4V) 3000mAh DISCHARGE 3000mAh DISCHARGE D c h g m o d e N o r m a l D c h g c u r r 5 . 0 A D c h g v o l t D e f a u l t D c h g m o d e... -
Page 17: Pb (Lead-Sulphuric Acid) Battery Program
Pb (lead-sulphuric acid) battery program This is programmed for charging Pb (lead-acid) battery with CH2> PROGRAM SELECT nominal voltage from 2 to 28V. Pb batteries are totally L i P o N i C d different from NiCd or NiMH batteries, but very similar with L i F e Lithium batteries. -
Page 18: Discharging Pb Battery
▶ - End curr. (End current) : Set the final charging current at Pb[ 1 ] 6S(12.0V) 12000mAh CHARGE termination. C h g c u r r 5 . 0 A Auto; The process will be terminated when the charging current C h g v o l t D e f a u l t go to 1/10 of its initial value. - Page 19 Screen displays during process As the program starts by pressing ‘START/ENTER’ button, the LCD will be changed to show the charge or discharge graph, and also some other data. Those displays can be altered by pressing ‘INC’ or ‘DEC’ button. The display will go back to the graph screen automatically, after showing the data screen in three minutes.
- Page 20 Review the data after finishing the process After finishing the program, you can review the data which CH2> PROGRAM SELECT had been pertained to the input and output of the charger by L i P o N i C d selecting menu at the main screen.
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Page 21: Warning And Error Messages
Warning and error messages BC8DX incorporates a various functions of protective and monitoring the system to verify functions and the state of its electronics. In any case of occurring error, the screen displays the cause of error that is self-explanatory with audible sound. Check connection ... -
Page 22: Glossary Of Terms
Glossary of terms Amps(A): The unit of measure for charge or discharge electric current. The program of the charger will show most of the current in amps(A) at its LCD screen. Milliampere(mA): The electric current, being amps(A) multiplied by 1000 and noted as 'mA'. So 2.0A is the same as 2000mA (2.0x1000). -
Page 23: Maximum Circuit Power Chart
Maximum circuit power chart For the voltage of battery is more than 16V, the actual amount of charge current feeds to the battery might automatically be limited, so not to exceed the charger's maximum rated charging power of 160 watts at an output channel. And also, for the battery having more than 5V, the discharge current delivered to the battery might be limited by the maximum rated discharge power of 25 watts per output. -
Page 24: Specifications
This warranty does not cover the damage due to wear, overloading, incompetent handling or using of incorrect accessories. BANTAM Inc. #623 Unitech Ville 1141-2...
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