NiCD/NiMH Batteries Chargers

■　Diagnosing: Each charge cycle starts with diagnosing cells for a possible short / deep discharge condition, for bad contact and leaking /dry cells o “Forming” attempts to restore deep discharged cells o Stained cells with bad or no contact are indicated as such o Dry cells are marked for disposal Failed “Forming, “Dry Cell” and “Bad Contact” detection disable cells for further charging, rescue attempts and results are shown in LCD ■　Charging: Slide switch permits to select from 3 different charge currents, for 4 cells AA/AAA: 1200/600mA, 750/400mA, 550/250mA o　　Batt.bars in LCD climb upwards, charged-in “Ah” values increase o　　Charge End: tot.AmpHours & charge time stay in LCD (toggling) ■　Discharging/Charging: Pressing “Discharge” key initiates discharge of cells, at abt. 500mA o　　Batt.bars in LCD descend, discharged “Ah values increase o　　End of Discharge: cells change into charge mode, discharged capacity stays in memory, ready　tobe recalled, at any time o　　End of Charge: the “Energy Index” concludes a completed charge/discharge cycle by assigning the healthiest cell the index “1.00”, the reference for rating all other cells in decreasing order. Cells with index figures close to each other are matching in strength, those outside a narrow cluster should be discarded of ■　Cycling/Conditioning: Pressing “Discharge” key for several seconds triggers a continuous charge/discharge cycle which comes to a halt only if no further increase of capacity is registered. New cells are mostly weak, cycling with small charge current builds considerable strength - ■　Capacity Recall: Pressing “Capacity recall” calls up last discharged AmpHours shown in LCD as “Ah”-values. ■　Select-a-Cell: Repeated pressing of the “Cell select” button assigns temporary, independent control to one or more charge bays. Any one of the targeted bays can be assigned a discharge or cycling job, regardless of the status all other cell are in. ■　General: o　　4 NiCd/NiMH batteries (AA or AAA) o　　Battery-full criteria: peak-voltage detection with safety timer o　　4 indiv.temp.sensors prevent possible heating of cells o　　Detachable universal mains adaptor and car plug for 12VDC Technical specifications Input voltage: 　　　　　　　　100-240 VAC 50-60 or 9-14VDC Power consumption: 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　max. 24VA Max. charge current for each compartment: 　　　　　　　1.5A Dimensions of mains plug: 　　　　　　　　　　 80 x 50 x 80 mm Dimensions of charging unit: 　　　　　　　　145 x 70 x 45 mm Weight: 　　　　　　　　　　　400g (mains plug to charging unit) Connection line: approx. 140 cm (mains plug to charging unit) Connection line: approx. 140 cm (12V charging cable)