User Manual

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CHARGING THE VEHICLE BATTERY
1. Connect the battery pack to the charger.
2. Connect the charger to an AC power source.
3.Allowthebatterypacktochargefor9hours.
CAUTION: If at any time during the charge process the
battery pack(s) becomes hot to the touch, unplug the
battery immediately and discontinue the charge process.
The vehicle battery charger produces 200 milliAmps per hour. Divide
the mAh capacity on the label of a battery by 200 to know how long
batterychargingwillrequire.Forexample,afullydischarged1800mAh
battery requires 9 hours to charge.
INITIAL CHARGE
Your Dynamite peak voltage detection charger includes safety circuitry
and programming. The charger will stop charging after 15 minutes if it
senses any issues that have come up in charging. The high electrical
resistance commonly found in new, unconditioned, Ni-MH batteries
can cause this safety circuit to turn off the charger before a full
charging cycle is complete. This is commonly known as a “false peak”
in your battery charge.
Shouldthisoccurduringyourrstchargecycle,itdoesnotnecessarily
indicate a failure of either your charger or battery. Instead, it shows
that the charger is functioning properly and that the battery is not yet
fully conditioned.
Tocompleteyourrstfullchargingcycleintheeventofafalsepeak,
restart the charger by pressing the Start button again. Repeat this
process until the charge cycle continues to charge past 15 minutes. It
maytakeasmanyas2to4restartstocompleteyourrstoneortwo
fullchargecycles.Onceyourchargercompletesachargecyclelonger
than15minutes,yourbatterywillbefullycharged.Atypicalrstfull
charge cycle should run for 9 hours, depending on the self-discharge
condition of the battery since it was shipped from the factory.
Onceyourbatteryisproperlyconditionedthroughafewfullchargeand
discharge cycles, you will see normal operation of the charger and a 9
hour charge cycle.
CHARGING WARNINGS
WARNING:Failuretoexercisecautionwhileusingthis
product and comply with the following warnings could result
inproductmalfunction,electricalissues,excessiveheat,FIRE,and
ultimately injury and property damage.
• Readallsafetyprecautionsandliteraturepriortouseofthis
product.
• Neverleavethebatteryandchargerunattendedduringuse.
• Neverallowchildrenunder14yearsofagetochargebattery
packs.
• Neverattempttochargedeadordamagedbatteries.
• Neverchargeabatteryifthecablehasbeenpinchedorshorted.
• Neverallowbatteriesorchargertocomeintocontactwith
moisture at any time.
• Neverchargebatteriesinextremelyhotorcoldplaces
(recommended between 50–80°F (10–26°C)) or place in direct
sunlight.
• AlwaysuseonlyNi-MHrechargeablebatteries.Thischarger
cannot charge batteries such as “heavy duty”, “alkaline”,
“mercury” or “lithium” battery.
• Alwaysconnecttothechargercorrectly.
• Alwaysdisconnectthebatteryandchargerafterchargingandlet
them cool between charges.
• Alwaysinspectthebatterybeforecharging.
• AlwaysterminateallprocessesandcontactHorizonHobbyifthe
product malfunctions.
• Alwaysmakesureyouknowthespecificationsofthebatteryto
be charged or discharged to ensure it meets the requirements of
this charger.
• Alwaysconstantlymonitorthetemperatureofthebatterypack
while charging.
• Alwaysendthechargingprocessifthechargerorbattery
becomes hot to the touch or starts to change form during the
charge process.
• Alwayschargeinawellventilatedarea.
COMPONENTS
VEHICLE PREPARATIONS
1
1. ECX
®
Circuit
™
1/10-scale Stadium Truck
2. Spektrum
™
DX2E Transmitter
3.AA(4)Batteries
4. 200mA Peak Battery Charger
5. Dynamite
®
Speedpack
™
7.2V
Ni-MH battery (DYN1050EC)
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5
3
4