FMA Direct CHARGEALL FC100 Owner's Manual

SPECIFICATIONS:
SIZE: 6.50"L X 3.50"W X 2.00"H
WEIGHT: 1.5 POUNDS.
FUNCTION: THREE CHANNEL, NICAD BATTERY RAPID CHARGER /
MAINTENANCE CHARGER
INPUTS / CONNECTIONS: +12V D.C. VIA ALLIGATOR CLIPS
RCVR / XMTR VIA SPRING ACTIVATED, QUICK WIRE
CONNECTIONS
GLOW BOOSTER VIA PANEL MOUNTED DUMMY GLOW PLUG
OUTPUT CAPABILITIES: 1 RCVR PACK: 4 TO 7 CELLS, VARIABLE CHARGE RATE (0.5A
TO 4A) FOLLOWED BY TRICKLE CHARGE (15% OF SET
CHARGE CURRENT), PEAK DETECTION CUT-OFF
1 XMTR PACK: 6 TO 10 CELLS, FIXED CHARGE RATE (1.0A)
FOLLOWED BY TRICKLE CHARGE (80 mA), PEAK DETECTION
CUT-OFF
1 GLOW BOOSTER:
TIMED CHARGE 20 MINUTES
READOUT: CHANNEL SELECTABLE, 0 TO 6A, D.C. AMPERE METER
LED POWER, CHARGE, AND TRICKLE INDICATORS
POWER SUPPLY: DESIGNED FOR USE WITH EXTERNAL +12V D.C. POWER
SUPPLY
(MINIMUM) OR +12V LEAD ACID AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY
VOLTAGE REGULATION: STEP UP/STEP DOWN DC/DC CONVERTER
PROTECTION: 10A AUTO FUSE AND REVERSE POLARITY PROTECTION
INTERCONNECTION: 2.5mm-TO-BARE
STANDARD EQUIPMENT
FMA LIMITED WARRANTY ON RAPID CHARGER PRODUCTS
THE WARRANTY
FMA, Inc. warrants this charger to be free of manufacturing defects for the term of one year from the
date of purchase. Should any defects covered by this warranty occur, the charger shall be repaired
or replaced with a unit of equal performance by FMA, Inc., or an authorized FMA service station.
LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS
This warranty may be enforced only by the original purchaser, who uses this charger in its original
condition as purchased, in strict accordance with the CHARGEALL owner's manual and battery
manufacturer's guidelines for charge rates applicable to any batteries connected to the unit.
Chargers returned for warranty service to an FMA service center will be accepted for service when
shipped post-paid, with a copy of the original sales slip or warranty registration form, to the service
station advised by FMA, Inc.
THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY TO
1. Consequential or incidental losses resulting from the use of this charger.
2. Damage resulting from accident, misuse, abuse, neglect, electrical surges, reversed
polarity on connectors, lightning or other acts of God.
3. Damage from failure to follow instructions supplied with the product.
4. Damage occurring during shipment of the product either to the customer or from the
customer for service (claims must be presented to the carrier).
5. Damage resulting from repair, adjustment, or any alteration to product by any one
other than an authorized FMA technician.
6. Installation or removal charges, or damage caused by improper installation or removal.
CALL (301) 668-4280 FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICE AND WARRANTY REPAIRS.
1 CELL, FIXED CHARGE RATE (1.2A),
CAPABLE OF 10A CURRENT CONSUMPTION
WIRE BARREL CABLE INCLUDED
OWNER'S MANUAL
NOTE: PLEASE READ MANUAL COMPLETELY BEFORE OPERATION
INTRODUCTION:
Thank you for purchasing the FMA Direct / RCLine CHARGEALL rapid charger. The
CHARGEALL is one product in a family of quality battery management devices from FMA, Inc.
AS Designed to offer the utmost in nicad charging flexibility, the CHARGEALL is capable of
charging a receiver battery, a transmitter battery and a glow booster simultaneously. The
CHARGEALL operates using a separate, +12V D.C. power source (not supplied), and includes
a step-up / step-down, DC / DC converter for superior voltage regulation during charging.
Featuring Delta-Peak technology cut-off circuitry on transmitter and receiver outputs and
timed charge on the glow booster output, the CHARGEALL is the perfect fast-field-charger for
the radio control enthusiast. The CHARGEALL is packaged in a super-heavy-duty, extruded
aluminum chassis and incorporates spring activiated quick wire connections for the charging
outputs. Featuring fuse and reverse polarity protection, this charger is quite possibly the
ONLY CHARGER YOU MAY EVER NEED!
OPERATION:
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OVERVIEW
A vast array of different nicad battery manufacturers and cell configurations are available to
the modeling community today. One must pay special attention to the type of batteries he will
be charging using your CHARGEALL rapid charger. Typically, most modern nicad batteries
are capable of withstanding a moderate 1C charge rate. Some will handle 2C, and fewer will
accept up to 4C. A 1C charge rate is defined as 1 times the mAh capacity of your battery pack.
As an example, at a 1C charge rate, a 500 mAh battery pack charges at 500 mA. This equates
to a 1 hour charge time on a battery that is completely dead at start of charge. A 2C charge
rate for this same 500 mAh pack would be 1000 mA (or 1A) and the battery would be fully
charged in 1/2 hour from a completely dead state. Rapid charging batteries utilizing peak
detection circuitry is an extremely efficient method of putting a full charge into a battery without
overcharging it because the electrons within the battery become more active with greater
current. For the same reason, rapid charging batteries does shorten the overall life span of a
battery by a small fraction. Because of the multitude of various battery configurations on the
market today, it is impossible for FMA, Inc. to verify whether or not your particular battery
brand / cell type is capable of accepting the charge rates supplied by the CHARGEALL. This
being the case, it is very important that you consult your battery manufacturer's guidelines for
charging the battery type(s) that you have. FMA, Inc. will not accept any liability for failure to
FMA, Inc.
5716A Industry Lane
Frederick, MD 21704
Sales: (800) 343-2934 -Technical: (301) 668-4280
CHARGEALL
MODEL FC100 THREE CHANNEL
SIMULTANEOUS RAPID CHARGER