Bantam BC8HP Operating Manual - Charging Lithium Battery

Manual is about: microprocessor controlled high-perfomance rapid charger/discharger with integrated balancer, 280 watts of charging power USB PC link and firmware upgrade, temperature sensor

Summary of BC8HP

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    Bc8hp operating manual * we reserve the right to commit modifications. * copyright reserved microprocessor controlled high-performance rapid charger/discharger with integrated balancer, 280watts of charging power usb pc link and firmware upgrade, temperature sensor charge current up to 12a, discharg...

  • Page 2: Special Features

    - 2 - - operating software every operating program in the unit is controlled with mutual links and communications to prevent every possible error, so it introduces the maximum safety, such as input voltage warning, reverse polarity protection and lithium cell-count input error warning. The entire fi...

  • Page 3: Exterior of The Unit

    Exterior of the unit temperature limit(*) : the temperature of the battery on charging will rise by its internal chemical reaction. If you set the limit of temperature the process will be expired forcibly when the limit has been reached. Processing time limit : you can also restrain the maximum proc...

  • Page 4: Warnings and Safety Notes

    Warnings and safety notes never leave the charge unsupervised when it is connected to its power supply. If any malfunction is observed immediately terminate the process and refer to the operation manual. Keep away the unit from dust, damp, rain, heat direct sunshine and vibration. Do not drop it. Th...

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    Pb voltage level: 2.0v/cell (lead-acid) max. Charge voltage: 2.46v/cell allowable fast charge current: 0.4c or less discharge voltage cut off level: 1.75v/cell or higher do not attempt to charge or discharge the following types of battery. - battery pack, which consists of different types of cell (i...

  • Page 6: Program Flow Chart

    Program flow chart lipo battery lixx charge type stop type stop enter start dec dec inc inc lixx balance lixx fast chg inc inc dec dec lixx storage lixx discharge nimh battery nixx charge enter start nixx discharge nixx cycle pb battery pb charge enter start pb discharge user set program enter start...

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    Initial parameters setup (user program setup) bc8hp will be operated with the default value of the essential user settings when it is connected to a 12v dc input power source for the first time. The screen displays the following information in sequence and the user can change the value of parameter ...

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    When you start a charge process, the integral safety timer automatically starts running at the same time. This is programmed to prevent overcharge the battery if it proves to be faulty, or if the termination circuit cannot detect the battery full. The value for the safety timer should be generous en...

  • Page 9: Program Memory

    - 9 - + - + - + - + - + - + - - + - + - - + - + - + - + - the beep sounds at every time pressing the buttons to confirm your action. The beep or melody sounded at various times during operation to alert different mode changes. These audible sounds can be on or off. This program monitors the voltage ...

  • Page 10: Charging Lithium Battery

    Battery voltage charge current charged capacity charging time number of cells lithium battery (liio/lipo/life) program these programs are only suitable for charging and discharging lithium batteries with a nominal voltage of 3.3v(life), 3.6v(liio) and 3.7v(lipo) per cell. The final voltage of charge...

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    * 9-pin plug assignment 4 cell 3 cell 2 cell 1 cell 5 cell 6 cell 7 cell 8 cell individual bal. Port - + 1s - + 2s - + 3s - + 4s - + 5s - + 6s - + 7s - + 8s - + + - + - - + 1s - + 2s - + 3s 4 cell 3 cell 2 cell 1 cell 5 cell 6 cell 7 cell 8 cell individual bal. Port - + this is for balancing the vol...

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    Display lipo[0] fast chg 2.0a 11.1v(3s) + - + - display 'fast' charging lithium battery you can set up the charging current and the voltage of the battery pack being charged. As you press ‘enter/start’ button the voltage confirmation will be displayed. And then, if you confirm the voltage and curren...

  • Page 13: Discharging Lithium Battery

    Display display the value of discharge current on the left side of screen may not exceed 1c for a maximum safety. The final voltage at the end of discharge is on the right according to the cell count and type of battery. For lipo, it is 3.0v/cell. To start to discharge press ‘enter/start’ button for...

  • Page 14: Nimh/nicd Battery Program

    Nimh/nicd battery program display nimh[0] charge a cur limit 5.0a display nimh 2.0a 7.42v chg 022:45 00890 these programs are for charging or discharging nimh (nickel-metal-hydride) or nicd (nickel-cadmium) battery commonly used for r/c model applications. This program simply charges the battery usi...

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    Display nimh[0] cycle dchg>chg 3 display cycle (c>d, d>c) mode nimh/nicd battery set the sequence on the left and the number of cycle on the right. You can use this function for balancing, refreshing and break-in the battery. To avoid rising temperature of the battery, there will a brief cool-off pe...

  • Page 16: Charging Pb Battery

    Pb (lead-sulphuric acid) battery program display pb[0] charge 4.0a 12.0v(6p) display pb-6 4.0a 12.59v chg 022:43 00682 this is programmed for charging and discharging pb (lead-acid) battery of nominal voltage from 2 to 36v. Pb batteries are totally different from nicd or nimh batteries. They can onl...

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    Display end voltage 12.6v(3s) you can inquire various information on lcd screen during charging or discharging process. When you press ‘dec’ button the charger shows the establishment of user settings. And also you can monitor the voltage of individual cell by pressing ‘inc’ button when the individu...

  • Page 18: Warning and Error Messages

    Display reverse polarity display connection break display short err display input vol err display vol select err display break down display battery check low voltage display display battery voltage cell low vol warning and error messages the output is connected to a battery with incorrect polarity. ...

  • Page 19: Glossary of Terms

    - 19 - glossary of terms amps(a): the unit of measure for charge or discharge electric current. The program of the charger will show most of the current in amps(a) at its lcd screen. Milli-amps(ma): the electric current, being amps(a) multiplied by 1000 and noted as 'ma'. So 2.0a is the same as 2000...

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    - 20 - balancing the multi lithium battery packs you can charge and balance several lithium batteries at the same time, by using optional ‘multi-board adaptor’(*). Please note that the battery packs being charged should have same capacity and cell-count. * part no. Eac153, eac154, eac158 and eac159....

  • Page 21: Specifications

    Electrical equipment marked with the cancelled waste bin symbol must not be discarded in the standard household waste; instead it should be taken to a suitable specialist disposal system. Specifications operating voltage range : 11.0 ~ 18.0 volt circuit power: max. 280watts (charging) max. 30 watts ...