Getting Started - HITEC 44246 Instruction Manual

Getting Started

Initial Setup of the Charger
After connecting the battery you are now ready to setup the charger to
charge your specific type of battery. When the charger is first powered on,
you will enter the PROGRAM SELECT (01) mode by default. The default
mode of the charger is for a regular charge mode of a 2 Cell 2,000mAh
Lithium Polymer battery. If this is not the battery you plan on working with
then you will need to make changes to the operation programming based
on the following instruction.
BEFORE SELECTING AN OPERATION, IT IS CRITICAL THAT YOU
KNOW THE TYPE OF BATTERY YOU ARE WORKING WITH AND WHAT
THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FOR CHARGING
OR DISCHARGING. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURERS
Warning
RECOMMENDATIONS CAN RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE BATTERY
AND POSSIBLE EXPLOSION.
Available Operations
Depending on battery type, different operations will be available. This
chart shows which operations are available for the different types of
batteries the RDX1 Pro is capable of working with.
Battery Type
DISCHARGE
LiPo
Lilon
LiFe
LiHV
BAL CHARGE
Operation Operation Description
The charge mode is for charging
CHARGE
LiPo/LiFe/LiIon/LiHV batteries in normal mode.
This mode is for discharging
LiPo/LiFe/LiIon/LiHV batteries.
This program is for charging or discharging a
STORAGE
lithium battery which will not be used again for
an extended period of time.
A fast charge will result in a smaller than usual
FAST CHG
charging capacity but will reduce the total
charge time.
This mode is for balancing the voltage of
LiPo battery cells while charging.
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