NiMH/NiCd Battery Program
NiMH/NiCd Cycle Mode:
charging, discharging and recharging (cycling) can be performed automatically with one simple step
and will improve the performance of NiMH/NiCd batteries. We strongly recommend cycling any battery
that has been discharged and stored for a long period of time or has lost capacity over time. This will
increase the remaining usable battery life and improve the batteries performance.
Note
Tip
After selecting the correct battery type, SCROLL to select the
"CYCLE" mode. The Cycle Mode gives you two cycling options:
"DCHG>CHG" or "CHG>DCHG." The "DCHG>CHG" option
will first discharge the battery and then recharge the battery.
The 'CHG>DCHG' option will first charge the battery and
then discharge the battery. Press the Jog Dial ENTER and this
setting will begin flashing. SCROLL to change this setting to
the option you want.
Press Jog Dial ENTER again and the cycle count begins
flashing. SCROLL to change this to the number of cycles you
want, up to a maximum of 5 times consecutively.
Press and hold the START button for 3 seconds to start the
Cycle Mode.
Once cycling has commenced, the charger will display the
following real-time information: battery type, charging/
discharging current, battery voltage, working mode, elapsed
time and charged/discharged capacity in mAh.
The working mode is displayed as either 'D>C' or 'C>D.' This
will indicate which cycling order you have chosen. Either 'D'
or 'C' will be flashing. This flashing Indicates which part of the
cycle is currently being executed.
Once the battery is fully charged or discharged, the screen
will read "END: CYCLE" and the charger will emit an audible
"ring" sound. It will also display the Time Elapsed, End Voltage
and Capacity in mAh that was removed. You can press the
STOP button at any time during the charging process to stop
20
charging.
The RDX2 Pro makes cycling of NiMH/NiCd batteries easy. The process of
Note: Since the Cycle mode uses the Charge and Discharge settings
from those modes, make sure you have them set to correlate with the
batteries you are planning to cycle.
TIP: TAKE NOTE OF THE CAPACITY. ONCE THE NEXT CYCLE BEGINS, IT WILL
DISAPPEAR.
NiMH CYCLE
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DCHG > CHG 2
NiMH CYCLE
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CHG > DCHG 2
NiMH CYCLE
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CHG > DCHG 2
*FLASHING
BATTERY CHECK
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.............
NiMH 0.5A 6.65V
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D > C 004:04 00034
[END: CYCLE]
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5.00V 00980mAh
[TIME:00:45:32]
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5.00V 00980mAh