User manual

ThisisapublicationbyConradElectronicSE,Klaus-Conrad-Str.1,D-92240Hirschau(www.conrad.com).
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b) Additional Information about Lithium Batteries
Modernbatterieswithlithiumtechnologydonotonlyhaveaclearlyhighercapacity
thanNiMHorNiCdrechargeablebatterypacksbuttheyalsohaveaconsiderably
lowerweight.Thismakesthistypeofrechargeablebatteryveryinterestingforap-
plicationinmodelconstruction;so-calledLiPobatteries(lithium-polymer)areoften
usedhere.
Rechargeablelithiumbatteriesrequirespecialcarewhencharging/discharging,as
wellasduringoperationandhandling.
Forthisreason,wewouldliketoprovideyouwithsomeinformationinthesections
belowaboutthedangersandhowyoucanavoidthem,thushelpingsuchbatteries
tomaintaintheirperformanceforanextendedperiodoftimetocome.
• Theoutershellofmanyrechargeablelithiumbatteriesisonlymadeofathickfoil
andthereforeverysensitive.
• Neverdestroyordamagethebattery,neverletthebatteryfallanddonotpierce
thebatterywithanyobjects!Avoidanymechanicalstrainonthebattery;neverpull
theconnectioncablesofthebattery!Thereisariskofreandexplosion!
• These guidelinesmust also be observed when the battery is inserted into the
modelorwhenitisremovedfromthemodel.
• Ensurethatthebatterydoesnotoverheatduringusage,recharging,discharging,
transportorstorage.Donotplacethebatterynexttosourcesofheat(e.g.speed
controller,motor),keepthebatteryawayfromdirectsunlight.Thereisariskofre
andexplosionifthebatteryoverheats!
• The battery must neverheat up to more than +60 °C (observe any additional
informationfromthemanufacturer!).
• Ifthebatteryisdamaged(e.g.afterthecrashofanaircraftorhelicoptermodel)or
theexteriorcoverissoaked/hasexpanded,donotusethebattery.Donotcharge
itanymore.Thereisariskofreandexplosion!
Handlethebatterywithcare,usesuitableprotectivegloves.Disposeoftherechar-
geablebatteryenvironmentallycompatibly.
Neverkeepsuchrechargeablebatteriesinanapartmentorahouse/garageany-
more.Damagedorbloatedlithiumrechargeablebatteriesmaycatchresuddenly.
• Onlyuseasuitablechargertochargelithiumbatteriesorusethecorrectcharging
procedure.Duetoariskofreandexplosion,conventionalchargersforNiCd,
NiMHandleadbatteriesmustnotbeused!
Alwayschoosetherightchargingproceduredependingonrechargeablebattery.
• Whenchargingalithiumbatterywithmorethanonecell,alwaysuseaso-called
balancer(oneisalreadyintegratedintothesuppliedcharger).
• ChargeLiPobatterieswithamax.chargingcurrentof1C(ifnotindicatedother-
wisebythebatterymanufacturer!).Thismeansthatthechargingcurrentmaynot
exceedthe capacity valueimprinted on thebattery (e.g. batterycapacity 1000
mAh,max.chargingcurrent1000mA=1A).
WithLiFe,LiIonandLiHvbatteries,youmustobservetheinstructionsofthebat-
terymanufacturer.
• Thedischargingcurrentmustnotexceedthevalueprintedonthebattery.
Forexample,ifavalueof“20C”isprintedonaLiPobattery,themax.discharging
currentis20timesthebattery’scapacity(e.g.batterycapacity1000mAh,max.
dischargingcurrent20C=20x1000mA=20A).
Otherwise,thebatterywilloverheat,causingdeformation/bloatingofthebattery
orexplosionandre!
Theprintedvalue(e.g“20C”)doesnotgenerallyrefertotheconstantcurrent,but
tothemaximumcurrentthatthebatteryiscapableofproducingintheshort-term.
Theconstantcurrentthereforeshouldnotbehigherthanonehalfofthegiven
value.
• Observethat theindividual cells ofa lithium rechargeablebattery mustnot be
deep-discharged.Adeepdischargeofalithiumrechargeablebatterywillleadto
permanentdamage/destructionoftherechargeablebattery.
Ifthemodeldoesnotprovideprotectionagainsttotaldischargeorpossessavi-
sualdisplayindicatingalowbattery,remembertoswitchoffthemodelintime.
Disposal
a) Product
 Electronicdevicesarerecyclableandshouldnotbedisposedofinhouseholdwaste.
Disposeoftheproductaccordingtotheapplicablestatutoryprovisionsattheendof
itsservicelife.
b) Batteries/Rechargeable Batteries
Youastheenduserarerequiredbylaw(BatteryOrdinance)toreturnallusedbatteries/re-
chargeablebatteries.Disposingoftheminthehouseholdwasteisprohibited.
 Batteries/rechargeable batteries that contain hazardous substances are labelled
withtheadjacenticontoindicatethatdisposalindomesticwasteisforbidden.The
descriptionsfortherespectiveheavymetalsare:Cd=cadmium,Hg=mercury,Pb
=lead(thenamesareindicatedonthebattery/rechargeablebatterye.g.belowthe
rubbishbinsymbolshownontheleft).
Youmayreturnusedbatteries/rechargeablebatteriesfreeofchargeattheofcialcollection
pointsinyourcommunity,inourstores,orwhereverbatteries/rechargeablebatteriesaresold.
Youthusfullyourstatutoryobligationsandcontributetotheprotectionoftheenvironment.
Technical Data
Operatingvoltage............................Mainsvoltageinput:100-240V/AC,50/60Hz
 Directvoltageinput:11-18V/DC
 Neverusebothinputsat the same time.Thismaydamagethecharger.Loss of
guarantee/warranty!
Charging/dischargingchannels....... 1
Chargecurrent.................................0.1-10.0A(dependingonthecellnumberand
rechargeablebatterytype)
Chargingoutput...............................max.80W
Dischargecurrent............................ 0.1-2.0A(dependingonthecellnumberand
rechargeablebatterytype)
Dischargeoutput.............................max.5W
Suitablerechargeablebatteries.......NiMH/NiCd,1-15cells
 LiPo/LiIon/LiFe/LiHv,1-6cells
 Pb,1-10cells(ratedvoltage2-20V)
Dischargecurrentforbalancer........ 400mApercell
Delta-U-recognition..........................yes(forNiMH/NiCd,adjustable5-20mV/cell)
Maintenancechargecurrent............yes(forNiMH/NiCd,adjustable50-200mA,canbe
switchedoff)
Safetytimer.....................................yes(10-720minutes,canbeswitchedoff)
Fanintegrated.................................yes
Ambientconditions..........................Temperature+10°Cto+40°C;humidity0%to90%
relative,non-condensing
Weight.............................................396g
Dimensions......................................130x115x61mm(WxDxH)