Lead Accumulators (Pb); A) General Information; B) Charging Accumulators ("Charge") - VOLTCRAFT B6 Dual Power Bedienungsanleitung

13. Lead accumulators (Pb)

a) General information

Lead acid batteries are completely different to NiMH or NiCd batteries. In comparison to their
high capacity they can only provide low currents. The charging process is also different.
The charge current for lead acid batteries may only be a maximum of one-tenth (1/10 C) the
accumulator's capacity.
A maximum charge current of 0.5A (500mA) may be set for a 5000mAh (5Ah) lead acid
accumulator.
It is not permitted to rapidly charge lead acid batteries, as this would overload
the accumulator - resulting in a risk of fire and explosion!
Always heed the information printed on the accumulator or the details provided
by the accumulator manufacturer on the permitted charge current.

b) Charging accumulators ("CHARGE")

• In the main menu, select the "Pb" charge program with the button "Batt Type/Stop".
PROGRAM SELECT PROGRAM SELECT PROGRAM SELECT
PROGRAM SELECT PROGRAM SELECT
• Press the button "Start/Enter"; the display shows the following, for example:
Pb CHARGE Pb CHARGE Pb CHARGE
Pb CHARGE Pb CHARGE
0.5A 0.5A
0.5A 0.5A 0.5A
The value on the left in the second line shows the charge current, the value on the right shows
the voltage or number of cells of the accumulator (in this example, a 6-cell lead accumulator,
6x 2.0V = 12.0V).
• If the values need to be changed, press the "Start/Enter" button. The charge current begins
to flash. Change the charge current using the buttons "INC" and "DEC", confirm the value
using the "Start/Enter" button.
• The voltage/cell number then begins to flash. Change it using the buttons "INC" and "DEC".
You should be aware while doing this that the voltage only changes with the number of cells
(e.g. one cell = 2.0V, two cells 4.0V etc.) Confirm the setting by pressing the "Start/Enter"
button.
Pb BATT Pb BATT
Pb BATT Pb BATT Pb BATT
12.0V(6P) 12.0V(6P)
12.0V(6P) 12.0V(6P) 12.0V(6P)
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