9
Battery System Care
Your Draganflyer helicopter comes with a lithium polymer bat
tery balance charger and a separate transmitter battery charger.
The balance charger is powered by a power supply, which oper
ates from a standard 110V wall outlet, or international outlets up
to 240V when used with the appropriate plug adapter. The power
supply output plug connects to the side of the balance charger.
The balance charger connects to the Draganflyer flight battery
with a short charging cable. To fully charge the Lithium Polymer
battery for the Draganflyer it will take between 1.5 and 2 hours,
once completed the charger will turn off. The transmitter wall
charger also operates from a standard 110V wall outlet, and its output plugs into the charge jack on your transmitter. The
NiCad battery pack in the radio transmitter will take between 14 and 16 hours for a full charge, the charger will not turn off
once the battery is charged and must be unplugged after the recommended charge time has elapsed. The NiCad battery pack
in the transmitter can exhibit “memory.” For this reason it is important to use the battery until it drops to about 9.6 volts be
fore recharging.
BEFORE CHARGING PLEASE UNDERSTAND ALL BATTERY SAFETY INFORMATION
Charging Procedure:
·
Always charge your batteries on a non flammable surface and ensure that there are no flammable objects in the near area.
·
Connect the power adapter to the input on the side of the balance charger and then plug it into an AC wall outlet. The
power light on the balance charger will come on to indicate it is receiving power.
·
To charge the Lithium Polymer main flight battery, first plug the charge cable into the four pin receptacle on the front of
the balance charger and then connect the small four pin plug on your flight battery to the other end of the charge cable.
When connected, the charge light will begin flashing to indicate charging is taking place. Ensure that the main battery
plug is not connected to anything when charging is taking place. Once completely charged, the charge light will stay on.
·
To charge a second Lithium Polymer battery, just disconnect the charged battery and connect the battery you wish to
charge.
·
When the charger is not in use, be sure to disconnect the power adaptor from the wall outlet.
·
To charge the transmitter battery, connect the round lead from the transmitter charger to
the charging jack on the side of the transmitter, and plug the transmitter charger into an
AC wall outlet. Take care to ensure that you do not connect the power supply for the
balance charger by mistake, as this will cause damage to your transmitter. When prop
erly connected, the red light labeled “TX” will turn on. Charging takes 14 to 16 hours
for a full charge. Note the start time because the red light does not go off when charging
is complete. Note: the flat square plug on the transmitter charger is unused.
·
Do not leave the transmitter on charge for extended periods (more than 2 days) as the
battery may become over charged and damaged. In extreme cases this may cause a fire.
You may notice that the charger and battery become warm during charging, this is normal. However, if either the battery or
charger become to hot to comfortably hold, discontinue charging immediately. To help prevent the battery from overheating
during charging or in flight, allow the battery to cool down before using or charging. This will not only get you better flight
performance but also longer battery life.
Never leave charging batteries unattended.
