8. Charging the flight battery
The numbers used in these instructions refer to the illustration alongside the text or the illustrations within
the respective section. Therefore, e.g. number 1 or 2 can identify different components depending on the
figure.
Any cross-references to other figures are indicated with the figure number and the corresponding number.
The 3-cell lithium polymer flight battery is charged using the included charger via the balancer connector. It is essential
that you also observe section 7 of these operating instructions.
Important:
The flight battery must not be connected to the model aircraft's flight controller while it is charging. This can
damage the flight controller and interrupt the charging process!
The charging process takes place by connecting the XH
plug (1) of the balancer connection cable (2) of the flight
battery (3) to the right charging socket of the charger (4).
The two locking lugs of the XH plug must point upwards.
Connect the power cord (5) to the charger and insert the
Euro plug of the power cord into a proper mains socket of
the public supply grid.
The three charge control LEDs (6) light up red and show
the charge status of each cell during the charging process.
As soon as a cell is fully charged, the LED of the charged
cell changes from red to green.
The flight battery is fully charged when all three LED indi-
cators glow green steadily. Then disconnect the recharge-
able battery from the charger and unplug the charger from
the mains socket.
It can take up to 2 hours to charge the flight
battery depending on its charge status.
During the flight, the model is powered via the two-pole
cable with the XT60 connector (7).
The LiPo flight battery can also be charged with another
matching LiPo charger. However, it must have a balancer
for monitoring and, if necessary, adjustment of voltages of
individual cells.
Observe the operating instructions for the LiPo charger
used. If in doubt, only use the included charger.
Warning!
Only use a matching LiPo charger to charge the LiPo flight battery. Never attempt to charge the LiPo flight
battery with a different or non-matching charger! This may cause a fire or explosion! Only charge the flight
battery when you are able to monitor the charging process.
Figure 3
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