Lithium Batteries (Lipo, Liion, Life); General Information - VOLTCRAFT V-CHARGE 100 DUO Bedienungsanleitung

11. Lithium Batteries (LiPo, LiIon, LiFe)

a) General Information
The rechargeable battery programmes for LiPo, LiIon and LiFe rechargeable batteries generally
differ only in the voltages and the permitted charging current, see table in chapter 7.
When charging a lithium battery, there are two different phases. First, the rechargeable battery
is charged with a consistent current. When the rechargeable battery reaches its maximum volt-
age (at a LiPo rechargeable battery, e.g., 4.2 V), charging continues at constant voltage (the
charging current drops). When the charging current drops below a certain threshold, charging is
ended and the rechargeable battery is fully charged.
If the rechargeable battery has a balancer connection (usually this is the case in al-
most every lithium battery with more than one cell), the balancer connection must be
connected to the charger as well as the rechargeable battery's cable for charging/
discharging.
There are different types of balancer plug. Therefore, do not apply any force when
the plug does not fit in the charger! The matching adapters for the balancer plugs are
available as accessories.
There are also rare rechargeable batteries with more than one cell where the cell con-
nections are separately routed out and that strictly speaking are not a "multiple-cell
battery pack". Therefore, always observe the information of the rechargeable battery
manufacturer on the build and rated voltage.
When using a balancer (integrated in the charger), all cells of a multi-cell battery pack
have the same voltage after the charge process, which prevents the overcharging of
individual cells (danger of fire and explosion) or a deep discharge of one of the cells
(damage to the rechargeable battery).
The charging current to be set depends on the battery capacity and build (see chapter
7). Always observe the battery manufacturer's instructions.
The charger must be in the main menu.
Select the rechargeable battery type matching the re-
chargeable battery used with the button "INC" or "DEC"
(LiPo, LiIon or LiFe), see figures on the right.
Confirm the selection by pressing the "START/ENTER"
button.
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PROGRAM SELECT
LiPo BATT
PROGRAM SELECT
LiIo BATT
PROGRAM SELECT
LiFe BATT