Warnings And Safety Notes - ANSMANN xBase 2.0 Bedienungsanleitung

3. Warnings and Safety Notes

• Never leave the charge unsupervised, when it is connected to
its power supply. If any malfunction is observed immediately
terminate the process and refer to the process and refer to
operation manual.
• Keep away the unit from dust, damp, rain, heat, direct
sunshine and vibration. Do not drop it.
• The circuit of the unit is designed to be powered by 12 V DC
or 100 V–240 V AC. But do not supply both input powers
simultaneously. The circuit can be damaged
permanently.
• This unit and the battery to charge or discharge should be set
up on a head-resistant, non-inflammable and non-conductive
surface. Never place them on a car seat, carpet or similar.
Keep all the inflammable volatile materials well away from
operating area.
• Be sure to understand the information of the battery to be
charged or discharged accurately. If the program is set up
incorrectly the battery can severely be damaged. Especially
Lithium batteries can cause a fire or an explosion by over-
charging.
NiCd/NIMH Voltage level: 1.2 V/cell
Allowable fast charge current: 1C–2C depends
on the performance of the cell
Discharge voltage cut off level:
0.85 V/cell (NiMH)
Lilo Voltage level: 3.6 V/cell
Max. charge voltage: 4.1 V/cell
Allowable fast charge current: 1C or less
Discharge voltage cut off level: 3.0 V/cell or
higher
LiPo Voltage level: 3.7 V/cell
Max. charge voltage: 4.2 V/cell
Allowable fast charge current: 4 C or less
(e.g. A123M1)
Discharge voltage cut off level:
2.0 V/cell or higher
LiFe Voltage level: 3.3 V/cell
Max. charge voltage: 3.5 V/cell
Allowable fast charge current:
4 C oder weniger (e. g. A123M1)
Discharge voltage cut off level:
2.0 V/cell or higher
Pb Voltage level: 2.0 V/cell
Max. charge voltage: 2.46 V/cell
Allowable fast charge current: 0.4C or less
Discharge voltage cut off level:
1.75 V/cell or higher
• To avoid short-circuits between the charge lead, always
connect the charge cable to the unit first, and only then to the
battery to be charged or discharged. Reverse the sequence
when disconnecting.
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• Do not connect more than one battery pack to the charge lead
at any one time.
Do not attempt to charge or discharge the following types of
battery:
· Battery packs, which consists of different types of cell
(including different manufactures).
· Batteries which are already fully charged or just slightly
discharged.
· Non-rechargeable batteries (Explosion hazard).
· Batteries that require a different charge circuit or a protection
circuit.
· Faulty or damaged batteries.
· Batteries fitted with an integral charge circuit or a protection
circuit.
· Batteries installed in a device, or which are electrically linked
to other components.
· Batteries that are not expressly stated by the manufacturer
to be suitable for the currents the charge delivers during the
charge process.
Please bear in mind of checking the following point before
charge operation:
· Did you select the appropriate program, which is suitable for
the type of battery?
· Did you set up adequate current for charging or discharging?
-· Lithium battery pack can be composed with parallel and series
circuits mixed. You have to check the omposition of the battery
pack carefully before charging.
· Are all connections firm and safe, or is there an intermittent
contact at any point in the circuit?
• Charging
A specific quantity of electrical energy is fed into the battery
during charge process. The charge quantity is calculated by
multiplying charge time. The maximum permissible charge
current varies according to the battery type or its
performance, and can be found in the information provided
by the battery manufacturer. It is only allowed to charge
batteries at rates higher than the standard charge current if
they are expressly stated to be capable of quick-charge.
· Connect the battery to charge to the output terminal of the
charger using suitable charge lead. They are red, positive (+)
and black, negative (-).
Since the charge 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 that the charge lead should be
of adequate conductor cross-section. And also high-quality
connectors (normally gold-contact type) must be fitted to both
ends.
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