VOLTCRAFT UFC 1 Bedienanleitung Seite 16

If the red LED should not go on check the cigarette ligh-
ter jack or the fuse in the connection plug (2 A, quick-
action) for its functionality. Using the set while driving
a car is not permitted.
Insert the DC plug of the voltage supply chosen by you
into the inlet jack at the upper front-end face of the
UFC-1 charging set.
How to charge accumulators
- Place the accumulators to be charged in the charging
set. 2 or 4 Mignon or Micro accumulators may be
charged at a time. A single accumulator or three
accumulators will not be charged.
- Use the selector switch to choose the number of accu-
mulators to be inserted (2 or 4). If you charge 2 accu-
mulators place them in the two left-hand apertures.
- The charging set will now automatically change over
to the rapid charging mode. This is signalled by the
charging condition LED (LED on the right-hand side)
being lit red.
- After the accumulators are completely charged the
charging set will automatically change over to the
cyclic floating mode. This is signalled by the charging
condition LED being lit green. There is no need to
remove the accumulators from the charging set upon
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completion of the charging operation. The floating
charge function prevents the accumulators from
being overcharged.
We recommend to subject the NiMH accu-
mulators comprised in the delivery to sever-
al charging (discharging-charging) cycles
before putting them into service. This helps
in fully developing the maximum capacity of
the accumulators. Accumulators will loose
their charge in the course of time even
though you do not use them. Accumulators
which were stored for more than a week
should be recharged prior to use.
Discharge function
This function discharges the inserted accumulators
before the rapid charging operation begins. This is use-
ful specifically for NiCd accumulators to avoid the
memory effect. For an activation of the discharge func-
tion, proceed as follows:
- Press the discharge key "DISCHARGE" after inserting
the accumulators into the charging set (see the item
"How to charge accumulators").
- The discharging operation will then start. This is sig-
nalled by the charging condition LED being lit orange.
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