Thunder 75P-T6-Multi-Charger, Manual

Page 1: ...r balancing Li po 300mAh cell NiCd NiMH battery cell count 1 15Cells Lithium battery cell count Pb battery voltage 2 to 20V Special features Optimized operating software When charging or discharging it has an AUTO function that sets the feeding current automatically Especially for Lithium batteries it can prevent the over charging can lead to an explosion by users fault Every program in the unit i...

Page 2: ...ry pack during the discharge process If the voltage of any one cell varies abnormally the process will be stopped with the error message Accept various types of Lithium battery It can accept three types of Lithium batteries Lilon LiPo and LiFe They have different characteristics by their chemistry You can select any one of them that you are going to process before the job For their specifications ...

Page 3: ... temperature of the battery on charging will rise by its internal chemical reaction If you set the limit of temperature the process will be expired forcibly when the limit has reached Processing time limit You can also restrain the maximum process time to prevent from any possible defect Input power monitor To protect the car battery using as DC input power from being damaged the voltage of it alw...

Page 4: ... instructions for a maximum safety otherwise the charger and the battery can be damaged violently And also it can cause a fire to injure a human body or to lose the property 1 Never leave the charger unsupervised when it is connected to its power supply If any malfunction is observed immediately terminate the process and refer to the operation manual 2 Keep away the charger from dust damp rain heat...

Page 5: ...ge voltage cut off level 0 85V cell NiCd 1 0V cell NiMH Lilo voltage level 3 6V cell max charge voltage 4 1V cell allowable fast charge current 1C or less min discharge voltage cut off level 2 5V cell or higher LiPo voltage level 3 7V cell max charge voltage 4 2V cell allowable fast charge current 1C or less min discharge voltage cut off level 3 0V cell or higher LiFe voltage level 3 3V cell max c...

Page 6: ...or just slightly discharged 3 Non rechargeable batteries Explosion hazard 4 Batteries that require a different charge technique from NiCd NiMH Lilon LiPo LiFe or Pb 5 Faulty or damaged battery 6 Battery fitted with an integral charge circuit or a protection circuit 7 Batteries installed in a device or which are electrically linked to other components 8 Batteries that are not expressly stated by th...

Page 7: ...nt if they are expressly stated to be capable of quick charge Connect the battery to charge to output terminal of the charger using suitable charge lead They are red positive and black negative Since the charger cannot detect the difference between the internal resistance of the battery pack cable resistance and connector transfer resistance the first requirement if the charger to work properly is...

Page 8: ...s same as charging To avoid the battery becoming deep discharged set the final discharge voltage correctly Lithium batteries should not be deep discharged to lower than the minimum voltage as this leads to a rapid loss of capacity or a total failure Generally you do not need to discharge Lithium battery voluntarily Some rechargeable batteries are said to have a memory effect If they are partly use...

Page 9: ...e the battery more often or use a larger battery The brand new NiCd battery pack is partially useful with its capacity until it has been subjected to 10 or more charge cycles in any case The cyclic process of charge and discharge will lead to optimize the capacity of battery pack ...

Page 10: ...10 Program flow chart ...

Page 11: ...l be stored by pressing Start Enter key once The screen displays the nominal voltage of Lithium battery There are three kinds of Lithium battery LiFe 3 3V Lilo 3 6V or LiPo 3 7V this is very important so you have to check the battery carefully and set it up correctly If it is different from correct value the battery can explode during charge process It recognise the cell count of Lithium battery a...

Page 12: ...recognizes the cell count incorrectly at the beginning of charge or discharge process you may extend the time Otherwise you had better use with the default value This shows the trigger voltage for automatic charge termination of NiMH and NiCd battery The effective value ranges from 5 to 20mV per cell If the trigger voltage is set higher there is a danger of overcharging the battery if it is set lo...

Page 13: ...e cyclic process of charge and discharge can often become warm after charge or discharge period The program can insert a time delay to occur after each charge and discharge process to allow the battery adequate time to cool down before being subjected to the next process The value ranges from 1 to 60 minutes Temp Cut off ON 80C Display Display DEC INC DEC INC Waste time CHG DCHG 5min Display DEC I...

Page 14: ...to the battery during charge If the delta peak voltage is not detected nor the safety timer expired by any reason this feature will automatically stop the process at the selected capacity value The beep sounds at every time pressing the buttons to confirm your action The beep or melody sounded at various times during operation to alert different mode changes These audible sounds can be on or off K...

Page 15: ...mportant it should be precisely matched with the charade voltage of the battery They are 4 2V for LiPo 4 1V for Lilo and 3 6V for LiFe The charge current and nominal voltage as for cell count set on the charge program must always be correct for the battery to be charged When you are willing to alter the parameter value in the program press Start Enter key to make it blink then change the value wit...

Page 16: ...f not press Batt type Stop button to go back to previous screen Then carefully check the number of cells of the battery pack to charge again The screen shows the present situation during charge process To stop charging press Batt type Stop key once Charging Lithium battery at balance mode This is for balancing the voltages of Lithium batteries R 3 SER S 3SER CONFIRM ENTER Display Display Start Ent...

Page 17: ...rrent that is feeding to each cell to normalize the voltage The value on the left side of second line sets a charge current and the value on the right side of second line sets the voltage of the battery pack After setting the current and voltage press Start Enter key for more than 3 seconds to start the process This shows the number of cells you set up and the processor detects R shows the number ...

Page 18: ...ertain term of CV process Actually the charging current will goes to 1 5 from the initial value to end the process while the normal charging goes to 1 10 during CV term The charging capacity may be a bit smaller than normal charging but the process time will be reduced Yo u c a n s e t u p t h e charging current and the voltage of the battery p a c k b e i n g c h a r g e d As you press Star t Ent...

Page 19: ...he battery at its initial stage They are different from the type of the battery 3 75V for Lilo 3 85V for LiPo and 3 3V for LiFe per cell If the voltage of battery at its initial stage is over the voltage level to storage the program will start to discharge You can set up the current and the voltage of the battery pack to be charged The current will be used for charge or discharge the battery to re...

Page 20: ...r to avoid deep discharging To start to discharge press Start Enter key for more than 3 seconds This shows the present state of discharge To stop discharging press Batt type Stop key once Li3S 0 4A 12 59V DSC 022 43 00682 Display Display number of cells elapsed time discharge current discharged capacity battery voltage Li3S 2 0A 12 59V STO 022 43 00682 Display Display number of cells elapsed time ...

Page 21: ...ens the battery pack contains the bad cell or the bad connection of the cable or plug You can easily know which one cell is bad by pressing INC button at time of showing the error message The processor found that the voltage of one of the cell in the Lithium battery pack is too low In this case the 4th cell is bad If there happens the connection break of the cable or plug the voltage value may sho...

Page 22: ...s of low impedance and small capacity can lead to the higher charge current by the processor at automatic charge mode But in Man mode it will charge the battery with the charge current you set at the display Each mode can be switched by pressing INC and DEC button simultaneously when the current field is blinking The screen displays the current state of charging To stop the process press Batt type...

Page 23: ...r button again To stop discharging press Batt type Stop key once The audible sound indicates you at the end of process Charge to discharge discharge to charge cycle NiMH NiCd battery Set the sequence on the left and the number of cycle on the right You can use this function for balancing refreshing and break in the battery To avoid rising temperature of the battery there will a brief cool off peri...

Page 24: ...the screen shows the result of each cycle in order Pb lead sulphuric acid battery program This is programmed for charging Pb lead acid battery with nominal voltage from 2 to 20V Pb batteries are totally different from NiCd or NiMH batteries They can only deliver relatively lower current compare to their capacity and similar restrictions definitely apply NiMH CYCLE DCHG CHG 3 Display DEC INC Displa...

Page 25: ...e left and the nominal voltage of the battery on the right The charge current ranges from 0 1 to 5 0A and the voltage should be matched with the battery being charged Start the charge process by pressing Start Enter k e y f o r m o r e t h a n 3 seconds The screen displays the state of charging process To stop charging forcibly press Batt type Stop key once T h e a u d i b l e s o u n d indicates ...

Page 26: ...g press Batt type Stop key once The audible sound indicates you at the end of process Save Data program It has a data storage and load program for your convenience This feature can store up to 5 battery data by number that represent the individual specification of batteries you are using They can be called back for the process of charging or discharging without setting up the program again To set ...

Page 27: ... you set up The example shows the battery pack of NiMH 12 cells and 3000mAh of capacity Set up the charge current for manual charge mode or the current limit for automatic charge mode Each mode can be switched by pressing INC and DEC button at the same time when the current field is blinking PROGRAM SELECT SAVE DATA Display Display Start Enter SAVE 01 NiMH 14 4V 3000mAh Display Display voltage dat...

Page 28: ...at Save Data program To load the data press Start Enter key once to blink the data number field and select the number using INC or DEC key then press Start Enter key for more than 3 seconds NiMH CYCLE DCHG CHG 3 Display Display DEC INC DEC INC Start Enter 3 seconds Save Display Display PROGRAM SELECT LOAD DATA Display Display Start Enter NiMH DISCHARGE 1 0A 11 0V Display DEC INC Display DEC INC DE...

Page 29: ...arging process When you press DEC button the charger shows the establishment of user settings And also you can monitor the voltage of individual cell by pressing INC button when the individual connection cable is linked to the Lithium battery being processed The final voltage will be reached at the end of process End Voltage 12 6 3S Display Display DEC LOAD 01 NiMH 14 4V 3000mAh Display Display St...

Page 30: ...tery you can check the Ext Temp 26C Display Display DEC 4 14 4 16 4 09 0 00 0 00 0 00 Display Display IN Power Voltage 12 56V Display Display DEC Capacity Cut Off ON 5000mAh Display Display DEC Safety Timer ON 200min Display Display DEC Temp Cut Off ON 80 C 176F Display Display DEC Displayed capacity cut off function is turn on and the setting value of capacity Displayed safety timer is turn on an...

Page 31: ...ctions and the state of its electronics In any case of occurring error the screen displays the cause of error that is self explanatory with audible sound The output is connected to a battery with incorrect polarity This will be displayed i n c a s e o f d e t e c t i n g a n i n t e r r u p t i o n o f t h e connection between battery and output or voluntarily disconnecting the charge lead during ...

Page 32: ...ck the cell count of the cell one by one The processor detects the voltage is higher than you set at Lithium program Please check the cell count of the cell one by one The voltage of one of the cell in the Lithium battery pack is too low Please check the voltage of the cell one by one INPUT VOL ERR Display Display VOL SELECT ERR Display Display BREAK DOWN Display Display BATTERY VOLTAGE CELL LOW V...

Page 33: ...Please check the connector and cables carefully The internal temperature of the unit goes too high Cool down the unit The processor can not continue to control the feeding current by any reason The unit needs to be repaired BATTERY VOL ERR CELL CONNECT Display Display TEMP OVER ERR Display Display CONTROL FAILURE Display Display BATTERY VOLTAGE CELL HIGH VOL Display Display ...

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