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“I recently had to upgrade my Quad

2702 PowerCharger “Customer

Support sent the new chip right away,

and in a few days it was installed

and functioning ﬂawlessly.”

~Allen Dewey

Academy Award Winning

Videographer

CHARGERS

InterActive® Charging System

Anton/Bauer’s Chargers are designed to charge all Anton/Bauer battery chemis-

tries using efﬁcient charge control circuitry coupled with a detailed communica-

tion protocol to make up the InterActive charging system. The “InterActivity”

allows Anton/Bauer chargers and batteries to communicate with one another,

thus ensuring that the proper charge routine and termination algorithm (TCO,

-∆V temperature compensated VCO, dT/dt, CCO, FUL, or I-min) are selected for

each particular battery. In turn, the communication ensures safe battery charg-

ing, maximum battery performance, superior reliability and legendary cycle life.

Other battery/charger systems employ less sophisticated charge routines that

apply a “fast” charge followed immediately by a “ﬂoat” charge which subjects

the battery to excessive wear and tear. Excess heat generated during the “fast”

charge can lead to accelerated cell imbalance and, when followed by a “ﬂoat”

charge, can further lead to battery cell anode/cathode material degradation.

Over time, not only will cell performance and cycle life be reduced, but safety

is compromised. Excessive battery charging can also lead to voltage instabili-

ties which can potentially lead to thermal runaway conditions and catastrophic

battery failure.

For exceptional performance and overall battery safety, Anton/Bauer employs

a three stage routine to charge batteries in a timely fashion without subjecting

them to undue wear and tear.

Stage One: Delivers a high rate charge matched to the capabilities of the

battery. During this stage, seven separate cut-off methods ensure the fastest,

safest charge for a particular battery.

Stage Two: This “balancing” mode calculates each battery pack type to offset

cell imbalance caused by unequal self-discharge or improperly matched

cell capacity. It also compensates for any excess heat generated during the

primary charge.

Stage Three: In the ﬁnal charging stage, Anton/Bauer’s patented Lifesaver

mode provides a pulse routine to keep batteries fully charged and free

from self-discharge indeﬁnitely. The exclusive Lifesaver mode also prevents

heat damage.

The three stage charging system provides overall battery safety and

exceptional performance.

Field Upgradable Firmware: All Anton/Bauer InterActive Chargers are designed

with ﬁeld upgradable ﬁrmware, facilitating seamless upgrades and future com-

patibility with any new battery and/or cell chemistry. So a QUAD 2702 charger

purchased in 1996 is compatible with a DIONIC HCX battery designed in 2010.

Diagnostic Discharge Module (DDM): Developed by Anton/Bauer in 1991, this

feature allows the PowerCharger series to test a battery for routine maintenance

purposes, to ensure that exceptional battery performance is maintained over

the entire lifetime of the battery.

All Anton/Bauer Chargers meet US, Canadian, European (CE) and FCC Part 15

Regulatory Requirements.

Communication Scheme of InterActive Chargers

2-Stage Charge Routines

Fast Charge routines generate

excessive heat that can lead to cell

imbalance and degeneration.

Anton/Bauer’s 3-Stage charge routine

assures overall battery safety and

exceptional performance.

Excess heat generated during primary charge is

compensated for during the secondary charge.

3-Stage Charge Routine

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