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1. Thank you for purchasing this SWALLOW AC DC EQ CHARGER charger We are sure you will be pleased with its performance and features In order to ensure that you obtain the maximum from its operation please read the following instructions carefully Operating Instructions SJ INCORPORATED ELECTRONICS N10798 N21994 Operating Instructions Special Features Input voltage is 11 15V DC or AC 100V 240V 50 60Hz Capable of charging and discharging 1 14 NiCd or NiMH cells 1 6 Lithium Ion Lithium Polymer or LifePO4 cells or 2 12V lead acid batteries Adjustable charge current 0 1A 6 0A Adjustable discharge current 0 1A 1 0A Auto limited to maintain 5W maximum Zero Delta V peak detection for NiCd and NiMH batteries Constant Current Constant Voltage charge method for Lithium Ion Po LiFe batteries and Pb batteries Pack Cycling Charge to Discharge Discharge to Charge 2 line 16 character blue backlit LCD makes the screen extremely clear and legible Built in an intelligent balancing circuit is designed to individually balance each cell on the connected lithium battery pack within the tolerance of 5mV during charge or discharge Voltage monitoring feature is to show each actual cell voltage on the screen during balancing x Various warning messages for improper input voltage wrong connections unsuitable battery condition and reverse polarity on output Packaged in a rugg2. or discharged with the INC amp DEC m P buttons 3 7V 7 4V 11 1V 14 8V 18 5V and 22 2V Vpack LiFe CHARGE Setting battery voltages for Li Fe battery pack eal Ah N Select the correct total battery voltages to be charged or discharged with the INC amp DEC m VP buttons 3 3V 6 6V 9 9V 13 2V 16 5V and 19 8V Vpack 3 Setting discharge current tilo a Se aaus and find the desired discharge current from 0 10A to 1 00A 0 01A per step with the INC oye amp DEC buttons Press the ENTER button to confirm the setting lithiun type Setting battery type LiPo typ Choose the desired battery type Li Ion Li Po or Li Fe with the INC amp DEC buttons Press the ENTER button to confirm the setting For safety purposes this charger is designed to automatically deliver a 1C charge rate to batteries of Li Ion Li Po or Li Fe based on the user selected battery capacity Example Li Po cell of 1500mAh capacity 1C 1500mAh 1 5A charge current Note The maximum voltage for Li Ion is 4 1V per cell 4 2V per cell for Li Po batteries and 3 7V per cell for Li Fe batteries Therefore it is extremely important to choose the proper battery type to be charged as each Lithium battery has the different voltage level Otherwise it may cause very serious damage to the batteries and increase the risk of a fire BALANCER CON iie left a ae shown if ne es or discharge starts without connecting the NOT CONNECTED alancin
3. 25mV for NiCd amp 3mV 25mV for NiMH batteries per cell Cycling Charge to Discharge Discharge to Charge Display Type 2 line 16 blue backlit character LCD Dimensions 159 x 152 x 68 mm Weight 650g Operating Instructions 3 CONTROLS AC INPUT Blue backlit display Balancing port DC 12V button Input alligator clips Output Output Balancing adapter board Balancing cable Input power A Connect the charger to the 12V DC power supply Connect the charger s red alligator clip to the positive terminal on the power source and the black alligator clip to the negative terminal The charger will display Input voltage error message if the input is below 11V or above 15V If this happens please recheck the input power supply to make sure adequate power is present OR B Connect the AC plug to a regular AC100 240V wall outlet Note If AC power is being used for input power do NOT try to connect the 12V DC power as well Operating Instructions Output battery connections Two 4mm banana sockets are located on the right side of the charger Connect the battery charge lead to these sockets with the positive lead connected to the red socket and the negative lead to the black socket The No battery error message will be displayed if trying to start to charge without connecting a battery The Open circuit error mess
4. LEASE WAIT PLEASE l I X l l X CHG 0 00 00000 DCH 00000 LI 3 00A 11 800V LI 0 50A 9 800V This charger is capable of charging Lithium lon Lithium Polymer and LiFePO4 batteries up to 6 cells This charger uses constant current constant voltage in order to fully charge those lithium batteries Constant current is delivered during the fast charge When the voltage of the Li Ion Li Po battery and LiFePO4 reaches approx 4 1V 4 2V and 3 7V per cell the charger starts to change its charge method from constant current to constant voltage The constant voltage allows the battery to dictate how much current the charger should deliver for safe full charges When the current drops below approx 1 10 currents of user selected battery capac ity the charger will stop charging as the battery is fully charged Operating Instructions ilo CHARGE Setting battery capacity 000mAh 10 8Vp Adjust and set the desired battery capacity from 100mAh to 6000mAh 5O0mAh per step with the INC amp DEC buttons Press the ENTER button to confirm the setting p P g o CHARGE Setting battery voltages for Li Ion battery pack 3000mAh 10 8Vp Select the proper total battery voltages to be charged or discharged with the INC amp DEC buttons 3 6V 7 2V 10 8V 14 4V 18 0V and 21 6V Vpack Po CHARGE Setting battery voltages for Li Po battery pack 4000 Ah TEV Select the correct total battery voltages to be charged
5. PUT CIRCUIT When the circuit of the charger has a problem PROBLEM CHECK THE BATT When a battery becomes disconnected during an operation OPEN CIRCUIT CHECK THE BATT If wrong voltages are set while charging lithium or Pb batteries OVER VOLTAGE ECK TI CH HE BATT If wrong voltages are set or batteries are over discharged while charging Lithium or Pb LOW VOLTAGE batteries BALANCER VOLTAGE If voltage per cell is too high during balancing this message should appear IS TOO HIGH BALANCER VOLTAGE If battery cells are short circuited during balancing this message should appear IS TOO LOW DONT CHARGE LIXX If the charger starts charging discharging or cycle for NiCd MH or Pb batteries with WITH THIS MODE connecting the balancing cable to the balancing port of the charger 11 Guarantee Warranty Model Engines Aust Pty Ltd guarantees this product to be free from manufacturing defects for a period of 60 days from time of purchase This warranty does cover misuse modification or for damage or consequential damage arising as a result of failure to observe the procedures outlined in this manual Operation of this product is carried out entirely at the risk of the operator Please note that whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of instructions and material included with this product mistakes can occur and Model Engines Aust Pty Ltd nor its distributors will be held liable fo
6. age will be displayed if a battery becomes disconnected from the charger while a function is in progress A Reverse polarity error message will be displayed if a battery is connected to the charger in reverse Note In order to balance lithium batteries during charge or discharge pls ensure that both battery charge leads and balancing connector on the battery pack should be connected to both two 4mm output banana sockets and balancing port together on the charger If the battery charge leads are ONLY connected to the output banana sockets without connect ing the balancing connector on the lithium battery pack at the balancing port on the charger the charger should charge or discharge the connected lithium pack without balancing the pack Operation When the charger is connected to the power supply the charger will show the battery mode hat has been last used If the battery TYPE button is briefly pressed the present battery type NiCd NiMH Lithium or Pb will blink While the existing battery type is blinking every time the battery TYPE button is pressed he following modes are shown in order NiCd gt NiMH Lithum gt Pb gt NiCd If the other buttons are pressed or nothing is pressed the present battery type stops blink ing If the Battery type button is pressed and briefly held the recent amp previous data will be shown for 3 seconds If the Enter button is briefly pressed a parameter which can be adjusted starts t
7. amp DEC buttons Press the ENTER button to confirm the setting Setting discharge cutoff voltage This is the voltage that the charger should stop discharging the battery Adjust and find total discharge cutoff voltages to be discharged from 0 1V to 16 8V with the INC amp DEC buttons Press the ENTER button to confirm the setting 7 Setting cycle NMa E ETS 5 This is to set cycling with two options Charge to Discharge Discharge to Charge Set cycling with the INC amp DEC buttons and press the ENTER button to confirm the setting NIMH delta pea Setting Delta Peak Sensitivity ol OAEI This is to set the Delta Peak Sensitivity from 3mV to 25mV per cell with INC amp DEC buttons and press the ENTER button to confirm the setting H DISCHARGE 5 4 8 V Operating Instructions 6 Lithium MODE Li Ion LiPo LiFe a Lilo CHARGE Lilo DISCHARGE Lithium type F C 3000mAh 10 8Vp D 0 50A 10 8Vp Lilo E LENTER ENTER ENTER a Lilo DISCHARGE 0 50A 10 8Vp INC Lilo CHARGE 3000mAh 10 8Vp Lithium type Lilo DEC Pt ee Lilo CHARGE Lilo DISCHARGE Lithium type C 3000mAh 10 8Vp D 0 50A 10 8Vp LiPo 1 l l l v BALANCER CON BALANCER CON BALANCER CON BALANCER CON NOT CONNECTED CONNECTED NOT CONNECTED CONNECTED F t Fi Lithium type LiFe I I y v J BATTERY CHECK BATTERY CHECK WAIT P
8. ed extruded aluminum case A Safety precautions Do NOT attempt to charge incompatible types of rechargeable batteries This charger is designed to only charge and discharge Nickel Cadmium Nickel Metal Hydride Lithium Ion Lithium Polymer LiFePO4 and Lead Acid batteries x Make sure to place the charger on a firm level surface for charging Do not attempt to charge batteries at excessive fast charge currents Check with your battery manufacturer for the maximum charge rate applicable to your battery Do not use automotive type battery chargers to power the charger Do not leave the charger unattended while charging Disconnect the battery and remove input power from charger immediately if the charger becomes hot Allow the charger or battery to cool down before reconnecting Do not allow water moisture or foreign objects into the charger Do not place the battery or charger on or near a flammable object while in use Keep away from carpets cluttered workbenches etc x Do not cover the air intake holes on the charger as this could cause the charger to over heat Connect the input leads to a 12V power supply first then connect the battery Do not disassemble the charger x This appliance is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons unless they have been adequately supervised by a responsible person to ensure that they can use the appliance safely x Young children should be supervised to ensure that the
9. f the charger CHG charge DCH discharge CD cycle CHG 030 25 00000 D gt C cycle NC 3 00A 10 75V NC NiCd NM NiMH DCH 030 25 00000 D gt C 0 00 00000 NH 3 0 1 200 LI Lilo LP LiPo LF LiFe Pb Pb If the Enter button is pressed the charge or discharge can be terminated 10 Operating Instructions 9 Completion display END 030 00 00000 NC 100mA 10 75V In order to move to the main display press the Enter button 10 Data display INPUT 12 00V CB 01 LCB 02 0 000V OUTPUT 13 18V CB AVG 0 000V LCB AVG 0 000V INC LCB MAX 0 000V DEC LCB MIN 0 000V If the Battery type button is pressed for over 3 seconds the Data view will be displayed as above Data displays can be scrolled left and right by INC amp DEC buttons If the Battery type button is again pressed those data view screen should be disappeared This screen is only shown if a balancing connector is connected Press the ENTER button then the 01 should flash each cell voltage is shown by INC amp DEC buttons This screen is also only shown if a balancing connector is connected Its shows each maximum and minimum voltages on the screen 11 Error messages INPUT BATTERY When input voltage is below 11 0V or exceeds 15V VOLTAGE ERROR NO BATTERY When a battery is not connected to the charger s output OUTPUT BATTERY When a battery is connected to the output in reverse REVERSE POLARITY OUT
10. g cable to the balancing port of the charger BALANCER CON The left screen should be shown if lithium charge or discharge starts with connecting the CONNECTED balancing cable to the balancing port of the charger Operating Instructions 7 Pb MODE a Pb CHARGE b DISCHARGE E C 3 0A 12Vpack D 0 50A 12Vpac a el LENTER a Pb DISCHARGE D 0 50A 12Vpac INC Pb CHARGE C 3 0A 12Vpack ENTER IN DEC C DEC Pb CHARGE C 3 0A 12Vpack START BATTERY CHECK BATTERY CHECK WAIT PLEASE WAIT PLEASE l l CHG 0 00 00000 CHG 0 00 00000 Pb 3 00A 12 800V Pb 0 50A 11 200V to NiCd charge Pb CHARGE Se ting charge current A 12Vpack Adjust and find the desired charge current which ranges from 0 1A to 6 0A with the INC amp DEC buttons Press the ENTER button to confirm the setting Pb CHARGE Setting battery voltages for Li Ion battery pack 12Vpack Select the proper total battery voltages to be charged or discharged with the INC amp DEC buttons 2V AV 6V 8V 10V and 12V Vpack Setting discharge current Adjust and find the desired discharge current from 0 10A to 1 00A 0 01A per step with the INC amp DEC buttons Press the ENTER button to confirm the setting ISCHARGE 50A 12Vpac D oO Pb DISCHARGE 0 50A 12Vpack 8 Displays during charge discharge and cycle BLC should be shown if the balancer cable is connected to the balancing port o
11. nd total discharge cutoff voltages to be discharged from 0 1V to 16 8V with the INC amp DEC buttons Press the ENTER button to confirm the setting 7 Setting cycle NiCd ia C T 5 This is to set cycling with two options Charge to Discharge Discharge to Charge Set cycling with the INC amp DEC buttons and press the ENTER button to confirm the setting NiCd delta peak Setting Delta Peak Sensitivity ol OFEN This is to set the Delta Peak Sensitivity from 5mV to 25mV per cell with INC amp DEC buttons and press the ENTER button to confirm the setting NiCd DISCHARGE D 0 50A 48V BATTIVPE Operating Instructions 5 NIMH MODE NiMH CYCLE D gt C 5 NiMH CHARGE NiMH DISCHARGE C 3 0A SE D 0 50A 48V ENTER NiMH delta peak volt OmV cell CYCLE D gt C 5 A D 0 50A NiMH DISCHARGE D 0 50A 4 8 V YCLE D gt C 5 D 0 50A NiMH DISCHARGE D 0 50A 48V NiMH CYCLE C gt D 5 C 3 0A D 0 50A x CHG 0 00 00000 NH 3 00A 1 200V BATTERY CHECK WAIT PLEASE DCH 0 00 00000 NH 0 50A 5 200V YCE D C H Setting charge current Adjust and find the desired charge current which ranges from 0 1A to 6 0A with the INC amp DEC buttons Press the ENTER button to confirm the setting H DISCHARGE Setting discharge current 50A 48V Adjust and find the desired discharge current which ranges from 0 1A to 1A with the INC
12. o blink and if the Enter button is pressed again the next parameter starts to blink If nothing is pressed for 3 seconds the parameter stops blinking Once the Enter button is pressed and briefly held the charger starts to charge or discharge according to the selected parameters BATTIVPE Operating Instructions 4 NiCd MODE NiCd CYCLE D gt C 5 DEC C 3 0A D 0 50A NiCd delta peak volt OmV cell NiCd delta peak volt OmV cell NiCd CYCLE C gt D 5 C 3 0A D 0 50A NiCd DISCHARGE D 0 50A 48V NiCd CHARGE C 3 0A ENTER NiCd DISCHARGE D 0 50A 48V iCd 3 0 CYCLE D gt C 5 D 0 50A NiCd DISCHARGE D 0 50A 48V BATTERY CHECK WAIT PLEASE CHG 0 00 00000 NC 3 00A 1 200V BATTERY CHECK WAIT PLEASE l DCH 0 00 00000 NC 0 50A 5 200V iCd CYCLE D gt C 5 3 0A D 0 50A START Setting charge current NiCd CHARGE 9 charg Adjust and find the desired charge current which ranges from 0 1A to 6 0A with the INC amp DEC buttons Press the ENTER button to confirm the setting NiCd DISCHARGE Setting discharge current f f D 050A 4 8 V Adjust and find the desired discharge current which ranges from 0 1A to 1A with the INC amp DEC buttons Press the ENTER button to confirm the setting Setting discharge cutoff voltage This is the voltage that the charger should stop discharging the battery Adjust and fi
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14. y do not play with the appliance Do not attempt to charge non rechargeable batteries The battery must be placed in a well ventilated area when charging Lead Acid batteries When charging a battery in a vehicle the battery terminal not connected to the chassis has to be connected first The other connection is to be made to the chassis remote from the battery and fuel line The battery charger is then to be connected to the supply mains x After charging disconnect the battery charger from the supply mains Then remove the chassis connection and then the battery connection 1 Set contents Operating Instructions 2 5PECIFICATION Input Voltage 11 0 15 0V DC AC 100V 240V 50 60Hz Battery Type amp Cells 1 14 Nickel Cadmium cells 1 14 Nickel Metal Hydride cells 1 6 Lithium lon or Lithium Polymer or LiFePO4 cells type 3 6V or 3 7V or 3 3V 1 6 Lead Acid cells 2V per cell Battery capacity 100mAh 6000mAh adjustable ONLY for Lithium lon Lithium Polymer and LiFePO4 Charge Current 0 1A 6A in 100mA steps auto limited to 50W maximum Discharge Current 0 1A 1A in 10mA steps auto limited to 5W maximum Trickle Charge Current 0 200mA Balancing current Max 280mA Charge Termination zero delta V peak detection for NiCd NiMH constant current constant voltage for Li lon Po Fe and Pb Delta Peak Sensitivity 5mV
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