Package Contents And Product Overview; Technical Glossary - PILOTAGE Simplex-4 User Manual

Package Contents and Product Overview

Package Contents and Product Overview
Package Contents
1) Pilotage Electronics Simplex-4 Charger/Discharger
2) Pilotage Li-Pol/Li-Fe Balancer Adapter
1)
2)
Product Overview
a) Input Lead w/4mm Bullet Connector
b) Cooling Vent
c) Backlit LCD Panel
d) Select/Mode Button
e) Increase Button
d
e
a
b
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f ) Decrease Button
g) Enter/Stop Button
h) Output Socket 4mm Bullet Type
i) Balancer Adapter Lead Socket
c
f
g
h

Technical Glossary

Technical Glossary
Please take the time to thoroughly review the below glossary of terms as this battery charger
is sophisticated in nature and a clear understanding of the notations and terms used in the
contents therein is essential to guarantee long product life and safe exploitation.
Amperes/Amps/A
Mili-Amperes/mA
mAh (Mili-Ampere
hours)
Ah (Amp hours)
C
LiPo/Li-Pol
C Rating
nC
nS
CC Charge
CV Charge
CH
i
CL
Imbalance voltage
E-
F-
Amperes is a standardized unit that classifies the discharge rate of current
from the charger to the battery or vice versa.
Mili-Amperes is standardized measure of current. One mili-ampere
is 1/1000 of an A. Therefore, 1.5A (Amperes) is the same as 1500mA
(1.5x1000). Inversely 1000mA is equal to 1A (1000/1000).
Mili-ampere hours is a measurement of storable energy capacity in a
given battery cell equal to the amount of discharge current that the cell
can supply measured in mili-amperes over the course of an hour. For
example a battery cell with a capacity of 3000mAh can discharge energy
constantly at 3000mA over the course of an hour.
Ampere hours is a measurement of storable energy capacity in a given
battery cell equal to the amount of discharge current that the cell can
supply measured in Amperes over the course of an hour. For example a
battery cell with a capacity of 3Ah can discharge energy constantly at 3A
over the course of an hour.
The term "C" relates to the capacity in Ah or mAh of a battery.
Lithium Polymer, Li-Pol battery cell. "LiPo" on the LCD of the charger
indicates this type of cell. The annotation has been shortened to fit the
constraints of the size of the display.
"C" Rating is a specific term that relates to the rate that a given battery cell
can discharge its stored energy at. A cell with a 1C rating and a capacity
of 2000mAh can only safely provide discharge current at 2A. A similar
cell with a "C" rating of 5Cs can safely discharge the battery's energy at
5 times the capacity. In this instance is at 10A. Keep in mind that as the
discharge rate increases the amount of time that the pack can provide
energy decreases. Hence a battery that discharges at 1C will work for one
hour to completely discharge. Note however that Li-Pol batteries should
never be discharged under 3V per cell; meaning that when used it should
only be discharged for approximately 40minutes at this rate until the pack
reaches 3V per cell. Likewise, when discharging a battery pack at 5C, the
cell will be completely depleted in 12minutes.
The current of fully charging or discharging a battery pack in 1/n hour. For
example, for 4000mAh battery pack, 1C means 4A, 2C means 8A, etc.
A battery with n cells in series connection. For example, a 2s Li-Pol battery
pack has the voltage of 2 cells (3.7x2=7.4V).
Constant current charge
Constant voltage charge
Higher cell voltage
Lower cell voltage
Maximum allowable voltage difference between any cells within a pack
End of discharge
Charge finished
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