Skyrc Ultimate Duo, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual Version 1 0 BALANCE CHARGER DISCHARGER POWER SUPPLY ...

Page 2: ...pliance Do not recharge non rechargeable batteries WARNING 01 03 04 07 10 11 12 14 16 19 23 25 26 28 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Introduction Set Contains Special Features Warning and Safety Notes Program Flow Chart Operation Power and Battery Connection Operating Program Lithium Battery Program LiPo LiFe Lilon LiHV NiMH NiCd Battery Program Pb Lead Acid Battery Program DC Power Supply Battery Memory Set...

Page 3: ... is able to charge the new generation of LiPo batteries with an end of charge voltage 4 35V There are Automatic Charging Current Limit Capacity Limit Temperature Threshold and Processing Time Limit which makes the charger safe to use D250 is a twin channel charger with two independent circuits which can charge two different kinds of batteries simultaneously It also supports power distribution in A...

Page 4: ...et 4mm Banana Plug Balance Lead Socket USB Port Temperature Sensor Port Output Socket 4mm Banana Plug Balance Lead Socket Temperature Sensor Port LCD Display Cooling Fan Power Switch AC Socket 100 240V Resume or Start Charge Processes Scroll Through the Main Menu Stop Any Charge Processes Alter Values See the Status of Individual Cells in Balance Charge Mode DC Input 11 18V DC Output 13 8V DC Outp...

Page 5: ...ontains THE SET CONTAINS 3 5 2 4 1 1 SKYRC Ultimate Duo 250W 2 XH Adaptor X 2 3 Charging Cable X 2 4 Banana connectors with XT60 connector Charging Cable X 2 5 Power Cord 6 DC Input Output Cable 7 Power Distribution 6 7 ...

Page 6: ...m batteries it can prevent the overcharging which may lead to an explosion due to the user s fault It can disconnect the circuit automatically and alarm once detecting any malfunction All the programs of this product were controlled through two way linkage and communication to achieve the maximum safety and minimize the trouble All the settings can be configured by users Special Features ENTER STA...

Page 7: ...charge profiles for each channel You can keep the data pertaining to program setting of the battery of continuous charging or discharging Users can call out these data at any time without any special program setting Terminal Voltage Control TVC The charger allows user to change the end voltage for expert user only Fast and Storage Mode of Lithium Battery Purposes to charge lithium battery varies f...

Page 8: ...attery to rise If the temperature limit is reached the process will be terminated This function is available by connecting optional temperature probe which is not included in the package Processing Time Limit You can also limit the maximum process time to avoid any possible defect Battery Internal Resistance Meter The user can check battery s total internal resistance and each cell s internal resi...

Page 9: ... of the battery to be charged or discharged to ensure it meets the requirements of this charger If the program is set up incorrectly the battery and charger may be damaged It can cause fire or explosion due to overcharging Be very careful to choose the correct voltage for different types of battery otherwise you may cause damage to the batteries Incorrect settings could cause the cells to fire or ...

Page 10: ...termittent contacts at any point in the circuit Charging During charge process a specific quantity of electrical energy is fed into the battery The charge quantity is calculated by multiplying charge current by charge time The maximum permissible charge current varies depending on the battery type or its performance and can be found in the information by the battery manufacturer Only batteries tha...

Page 11: ... a memory effect If they are partly used and recharged before the whole charge is accomplished they remember this and will only use that part of their capacity next time This is a memory effect It is said that NiCd and NiMH batteries are suffering from memory effect NiCd has more memory effect than NiMH Attention should be paid to the connection of lithium battery especially Do not attempt to disa...

Page 12: ...VOLTAGE 7 4V 2S CHARGE CURRENT 4 9A DISCHG CURRENT 2 2A DISCHG VOLTAGE 3 0V CELL TVC YOUR RISK 4 20V ENTER ENTER BATT PROGRAM SYSTEM SETTING ENTER Stop Batt Type SAVE PROGRAM ENTER SAVE PROGRAM SAVE BATT MEMORY 1 LiPo 7 4V 2S BATT MEMORY 1 C 4 9A D 2 2A ENTER CHARGER LOAD LiPo BALANCE CHG 4 9A 7 4V 2S LiPo CHARGE 4 9A 7 4V 2S LiPo FAST CHARGE 4 9A 7 4V 2S LiPo STORAGE 4 9A 7 4V 2S LiPo DISCHARGE 2...

Page 13: ...creen press the BATT PROG STOP button once When you power on the charger it will enter LiPo Battery balance program directly You could change the mode balance mode normal charge mode fast charge mode store mode or discharge mode enter the desired charging discharging mode set the referred parameter and start the progress If you have no request for LiPo Battery program please press the BATT PROG ST...

Page 14: ...ower source There are two kinds of inputs for SKYRC D250 DC 11 18V and AC 100 240V 12V DC Battery DC power supply connection AC 100 240V power source connection ENTER STATUS BATT PROG ENTER STATUS BATT PROG ENTER STATUS BATT PROG ENTER STATUS BATT PROG XT60 ...

Page 15: ...nsure correct polarity For safety reasons the default setting for charging Lithium LiPo Lilo LiFe and LiHV battery is using balance adaptor to connect battery and charger in Charge Fast Charge Balance Charge and Storage modes But if the battery comes with no balance wire it will prompt you No balance cable detected push enter to continue in Charge Fast Charge and Storage modes Note We will explain...

Page 16: ...could set the Max Power for one channel Take Channel 1 for example as following And the DC power supply will take the rest power automatically For example if you set channel 1 as 120W and channel 2 as 50W the power supply will be 80W If Channel 1 and Channel 2 are both charging you can t change the power distribution If Channel 1 is charging you can change power of Channel 2 and Channel 1 the powe...

Page 17: ...s between the banana plugs always connect the charge leads to the charger first and only then to the battery Reverse the sequence when disconnecting the pack Balance Socket The balance wire attached to the battery must be connected to the charger with the black wire aligned with the negative marking Take care to maintain correct polarity See the wiring diagram below This diagram shows the correct ...

Page 18: ... manually BATT PROGRAM LiPo BATT LiPo BALANCE CHG 2 0A 11 1V 3S LiPo BALANCE CHG 2 0A 11 1V 3S LiPo BALANCE CHG 2 0A 11 1V 3S LiPo BALANCE CHG 2 0A 11 1V 3S BATT PROGRAM Select Mode Select Program Start Press INC and DEC to go through all the programs and press START ENTER to enter LiPo BATT Program Battery Setting Press INC and DEC to go through all the modes and press START ENTER to enter LiPo B...

Page 19: ...rging process press STOP to stop the charging process Program Complete Lithium Battery Program LiPo LiFe Lilon LiHV BATTERY CHECK WAIT The charger is detecting the battery cell R shows the number of cells detected by the charger and S is the number of cells set by you on the previous screen If the two numbers are not identical press STOP to go back to the previous screen to recheck the number of c...

Page 20: ...Input voltage Safety timer ON and duration of time in minutes Capacity cut off ON and value of the set capacity limit Voltage of each cell in the battery pack when the battery is connected with balance lead Internal temperature Temperature probe needs to be connected to show external temperature Charged capacity percentage and average cell voltage of the battery pack Real time status battery type ...

Page 21: ...the D250 press the INC or DEC button repeatedly until you reach the appropriate program for the battery type you wish to charge For this example we have chosen the NiMH BATT or NiCd BATT program Now press the ENTER button to enter the desired program NiMH NiCd Charge Mode BEFORE YOU BEGIN CHARGING YOUR BATTERY MAKE SURE YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD ALL OF THE WARNINGS AND SAFETY INFORMATION CONTAI...

Page 22: ...g process to stop charging NiMH NiCd Discharge Mode After selecting the correct battery type use the INC or DEC button to select the DISCHARGE mode Press the START button and the amp rate value will begin flashing Use the INC or DEC buttons to adjust the value to the desired discharge rate Press the START button again and the voltage cut off will begin to flash Use the INC or DEC button to adjust ...

Page 23: ... THE CHARGE AMPERAGE AND VOLTAGE SETTINGS ENTERED IN CHARGE MODE After selecting the correct battery type use the INC or DEC button to select the RE PEAK mode Press the START button and the Re peak cycle number 1 begins to flash on the screen Use the INC or DEC button to scroll through the cycle count and set a number between 1 and 3 Press and hold the START button for 3 seconds to start the re pe...

Page 24: ...ll begin flashing Use the INC or DEC button to change this setting Pressing the START button again will cause the cycle count to begin flashing Use the INC or DEC button to change this to the number of cycles you want the D250 to run The D250 can cycle the battery a maximum of 5 times consecutively Press and hold the START button for 3 seconds to start the Cycle Mode NiMH CYCLE DCHG CHG 2 NiMH CYC...

Page 25: ...ficantly different from NiMH NiCd batteries Pb batteries can only deliver a low current in relation to their capacity The same restriction applies to the charging process Consequently the optimum charge current can only be 1 10th of the capacity A Pb battery cannot be used for fast charging Please follow the instructions provided by the battery manufacturer The D250 offers the following Pb charge ...

Page 26: ...he amp rate Pb Charge 1 5A 12 0V 6P P 6 1 5A 13 56V CHG 002 22 00106 Press the START button again and the nominal battery pack voltage will begin flashing Use the INC or DEC buttons to set the voltage and the number of cells Press and hold the START button and discharging will begin Once discharging has commenced the charger will display the following real time information battery type discharging...

Page 27: ...1 100 CH2 100W DC SUPPLY 50W ENTER Press the ENTER to enter the DC Power Supply program Set the power of channel 1 and channel 2 the power supply will take the rest power automatically Caution The maximum DC Power output is 150 Watts and the maximum current is 10A Please check the total loading of your equipments before using DC power supply If the loading of DC power supply is over 150W the led l...

Page 28: ...ram press START ENTER to make it blink then change the value with INC or DEC The value will be stored by pressing START ENTER once Note All following screen are taking 2S 7 4V LiPo battery for example Enter the battery memory program 10 different charge discharge profiles can be stored in each channel Set the battery type LiPo LiFe LiIon LiHV NiMH NiCd Pb Set the voltage and number of cells 1S 6S ...

Page 29: ... BATT MEMORY 1 C 4 9A D 2 2A Indicate the battery type and battery cell of the saved profile Indicate the charge and discharge current of the saved profile Press the START ENTER for 3 seconds to call out the memory 2 Battery Memory Call Out Load the memory set Press START ENTER for 3 seconds to start the process START ENTER 3 Seconds ...

Page 30: ... enough to allow a full charge of the battery The battery s internal chemical reaction will cause the temperature of the battery to rise If the temperature limit is reached the process will be terminated OFF ON 100 50000 mAh It will be operated with the default value of the essential user settings when it is powered on for the first time The screen displays the following information in sequence an...

Page 31: ... 0 11 0V This program monitors the voltage of input battery If the voltage drops below the value you set the operation forcibly terminated to protect the input battery This program is for NiMH NiCd battery only When the charger detects the delta peak value reaches the value you set the charger will say the battery is fully charged Load Factory Set Enter Version HW 1 00 FW 1 10 Press ENTER to load ...

Page 32: ...ATT METER 4 20 4 19 4 19 V 4 18 4 18 4 19 V MAIN 25 13V H4 200V L4 182V Press the START ENTER to enter the Lithium Battery Meter program The screen indicate each cell s voltage The screen indicate the total voltage the highest voltage and the lowest voltage START ENTER DEC This diagram shows the correct way to connect your battery to check the voltage INC ENTER STATUS BATT PROG ENTER STATUS BATT P...

Page 33: ...TER to enter the Lithium Battery Resistance program The screen indicate each cell s resistance The screen indicate the total resistance the highest resistance and the lowest resistance Start Enter BATT PROGRAM BATT RESISTANCE 012 005 005 mΩ 006 mΩ TATAL 28mΩ H 12mΩ L 5mΩ DEC INC ENTER STATUS BATT PROG ENTER STATUS BATT PROG 31 D250 005 003 003 mΩ 000 000 000 mΩ 005 003 003 mΩ 000 000 000 mΩ This d...

Page 34: ...mperature of the unit goes too high INT TEMP TOO HI DC IN TOO LOW Input voltage less than 11V Input voltage higher than 18V DC IN TOO HIGH BATTERY WAS FULL The battery voltage is higher than the maximum voltage which the user sets when charging in balance mode CELL ERROR VOLTAGE INVALID Voltage of one cell in the battery pack is invalid The external temperature of the battery goes too high EXT TEM...

Page 35: ...e 3 58 3 7V cell LiHV 4 25 4 35V cell Balance Current 300mA cell Reading Voltage Range 0 1 26 1V Battery Types Cells LiPo LiIon LiFe LiHV 1 6cells NiMH NiCd 1 15cells Pb 2 20V Battery Capacity Range NiMH NiCd 100 50000mAh LiPo LiIon LiFe LiHV 100 50000mAh Pb 100 50000mAh Charge Current 0 1A 10 0A x2 Safety Timer 1 720minutes off Charge Wattage Channel 1 50 120W Channel 2 50 120W Power Supply 10 15...

Page 36: ...ke this product for environmental safe recycling This symbol means that you must dispose of electrical from the general household waste when it reaches the end of its useful life Take your charger to your local waste collection point or recycling centre This applies to all countries of the European Union and to other European countries with a separate waste collection system The D250 Charger satis...

Page 37: ...ting Some battery suppliers recommend charge and discharge currents based on the battery C rating A battery s 1C current is the same number as the battery s rated capacity number but noted in mA or amps A 600mAh battery has a 1C current value of 600mA and a 3C current value of 3 x 600mA 1800mA or 1 8A The 1C current value for a 3200mAh battery would be 3200mA 3 2A Nominal voltage V The nominal vol...

Page 38: ...which the damage occurred Liability exclusion Warranty and service We guarantee this product to be free of manufacturing and assembly defects for a period of one year from the time of purchase The warranty only applies to material or operational defects which are present at the time of purchase During that period we will repair or replace free of service charge for products deemed defective due to...

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