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d) Fast Charge („FAST CHG“)
When charging a Lithium battery, the charging current becomes increasingly lower the
fuller the battery due to the applied charge procedure for lithium batteries. This will, of
course, also extend the charging time.
A special charging procedure achieves a higher charging current in fast charging.
However, this reduces the capacity, because the charge process is terminated earlier due
to the safety cut-off in the charger.
This means, a LiPo battery, for example, cannot be fully charged using the fast charge
function. Only approx. 90% of the capacity achievable with the normal charge process is
available.
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Therefore, fast charging is only wise if the battery has to be used again as quickly as
possible.
The procedure when setting the charge current and voltage/cell number must be
performed as for normal charging; see chapter 11. b).
e) Storing Batteries („STORAGE“)
This function can be used to set the battery to a certain voltage level, which is regarded as
ideal for storage (LiPo = 3.7 V, LiIon = 3.6 V, LiFe = 3.3 V).
Depending on the cell voltage, the battery is either charged or discharged. Of course, with
a multi-cell battery pack, this is only wise if a balancer connection is available.
The procedure when setting the current and voltage/cell number must be performed as for
normal charging; see chapter 11. b).
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The set current is used for charging/discharging.