B) Selection Of The Suitable Charge And Discharge Current - VOLTCRAFT Charge Manager 2016 Bedienungsanleitung

b) Selection of the Suitable Charge and Discharge Current

The „Charge Manager 2016" automatically adjusts the charge current.
For NiMH, NiCd batteries, you can also set the charge current manually. There are four
charge currents selected according to practical requirements: 500 mA, 1000 mA, 1500 mA
and 2000 mA.
For NiZn–batteries, the correct charge current is selected automatically.
A charge current of 500 mA is recommended for:
• Batteries without information on charge type and a capacity of less than 3000 mAh
• Rechargeable batteries with the print „Standard charge: 12 - 15 hours at xxx mA" („Stan-
dard charge: 12 - 15h at xxx mA")
A charge current of 0.5 C is recommended for:
• Rechargeable batteries with the print „Fast charge: 4 - 5 hours at xxx mA" („Fast charge:
4 - 5h at xxx mA")
• Rechargeable batteries with the print „Fast rechargeable" or „Quick charging possible"
The example batteries from chapter 7. a) would result in the following charge currents:
1000 mAh x 0.5 = 500 mA
2700 mAh x 0.5 = 1350 mA
The „Charge Manager 2016" does not always offer the precisely fitting charge
current.
In such cases, the next lower current range is the correct choice. For the 2700 mAh
rechargeable battery, this means a charge current of 1000 mA.
A charge current of 1 C is recommended for:
• Rechargeable batteries with the print „Rapid charge: 60 - 70 minutes at xxx mA" or
„Rapid charge" or „Rapid charging possible"
The 2700 mAh rechargeable battery is charged at 2,000 mA here.
When charging a battery with a charge rate of 0.5 C or 1 C, the battery will heat
up noticeably towards the end of the charging process. This is not an error!
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