Starting And Ending A Charge / Discharge Process; On-Screen Displays - ROBBE POWER PEAK FN DUO POWER Manual Del Usaurio

POWER PEAK FUN DUO POWER
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STARTING AND ENDING A CHARGE / DISCHARGE PROCESS

The Power Peak FUN DUO POWER charger does not feature a separate Start button for
directly initiating a charge / discharge process; instead the process begins when you acti-
vate an operating mode, e.g. 'CHARGING'. The mode of operation is selected using the
'MODE' button. The chosen mode of operation is activated directly when you select the
mode, and the set process starts automatically. The mode of operation indicator, e.g.
'CHARGING', then scrolls to the right and out of the display, the flashing status indicator
changes from 'R' to 'C' and the screen displays the current battery voltage. When the bat-
tery is fully charged, the unit terminates the process using the method described for the
appropriate battery type; the buzzer sounds briefly and the on-screen status indicator
changes to 'R' (Ready). If a NiCd or NiMH battery is being charged, the unit switches to
a trickle current. Avoid interrupting the charge process by disconnecting the battery;
always press the 'MODE' button first. When you are charging NiCd and NiMH batteries,
it is important that the automatic Delta Peak circuit should work reliably. This means: bat-
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without pressing any button, and a trickle charge process then runs automatically.
Although it is possible to charge transmitter batteries which are fitted inside an RC sys-
tem transmitter, the charger's discharge functions are only available if you either by-pass
the reverse polarity guard diode in the transmitter's charge circuit, or disconnect the bat-
tery from the transmitter. The battery is then connected to the charger directly using a
direct charge lead. If you wish to modify the transmitter in this way, the work must be car-
ried out by an expert.
6.4 SCREEN DISPLAYS
The following displays are generated during charge / discharge processes, and can be
selected using the 'SELECT' button. Some displays include variable values (memories M1
... M5, charge current, discharge current, battery type, SOUND), and these feature a flas-
hing cursor; the values can then be adjusted using the INC / DEC buttons. In all cases the
screen displays a flashing indicator at the far right which shows the current state of the
charge process. This is the key to the flashing indicators:
R: Ready to use
C: Charge process running
D: Discharge process running
D/C: Discharge / Charge process running; active state flashes
N: No battery connected
The screen displays are arranged in an endless loop. You can switch from one menu to
the next by pressing the 'SELECT' button. When the last menu (SOUND) is displayed,
pressing the 'SELECT' button again returns you to the actual battery voltage display.
Operating instructions
Do not connect the output to the input.
Batterie
teries to be fast-charged must be
balanced, i.e. they must contain
cells of equal voltage. New packs,
or packs which have been stored
for a long time, should first be
discharged and recharged at a low
rate using a small charge current -
typically C/10 - to balance their sta-
tes of charge. It is good practice to
do this at regular intervals in any
case. Simply connect the battery
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