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Bantam e-STATION BC6 Operating Manual

Summary of e-STATION BC6

  • Page 1

    + - + - + - + - + - + - e station - bc6 'dual power' operating manual * we reserve the right to commit modifications. * copyright reserved microprocessor controlled high-performance rapid charger/discharger for nicd/nimh/lithium/pb batteries with an integrated cell voltage balancer. Dual input power...

  • Page 2: Special Features

    + - + - + - + - + - + - bc6 - 2 - - optimised operating software when charging or discharging, bc6 has an 'auto' function that sets the feeding current automatically. Especially for lithium batteries, it can prevent the over-charging can lead to an explosion by users fault. Every program in the unit...

  • Page 3: Exterior of The Unit

    + - + - + - + - + - + - bc6 3-pin port for temperature sensor or usb individual cell connector port dec/inc to select sub program to alter the value batt type/stop to select main program to stop the operation charging lead connector (4mm banana female) start/enter to resume or start the operation lc...

  • Page 4: Warnings and Safety Notes

    + - + - + - + - + - + - bc6 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 v...

  • Page 5

    + - + - + - + - + - + - bc6 please bear in mind of checking the following point before charge operation. - did you select the appropriate program, which are suitable for the type of battery? - did you set up adequate current for charging or discharging? - lithium battery pack can be composed with pa...

  • Page 6: Program Flow Chart

    + - + - + - + - + - + - program flow chart program select lithium battery lixx charge bc6 batt type stop batt type stop start enter dec dec ◀ ◀ inc inc ▶ ▶ lixx balance dec dec ◀ ◀ inc inc ▶ ▶ lixx fast chg inc inc ▶ ▶ dec dec ◀ ◀ lixx storage dec dec ◀ ◀ inc inc ▶ ▶ lixx discharge program select ni...

  • Page 7

    + - + - + - + - + - + - bc6 initial parameter set up (users set up) bc6 will be operated with the default value of the essential user settings when it is connected to a 12v battery or a ac wall socket for the first time. The screen displays the following information in sequence and the user can chan...

  • Page 8

    + - + - + - + - + - + - bc6 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. Please refer the stateme...

  • Page 9

    + - + - + - + - + - + - bc6 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, 3.6v and 3.7v per cell. These batteries n...

  • Page 10

    4 cell 3 cell 2 cell 1 cell 5 cell 6 cell individual bal. Port - + + - - + 1s - + 2s - + 3s lipo 1s lipo 2s lipo 3s lipo 4s lipo 5s + + - + - + - + - + - top view lipo 6s + - 4 cell 3 cell 2 cell 1 cell 5 cell 6 cell individual bal. Port - + - + top view bc6 this is for balancing the voltages of lit...

  • Page 11

    + - + - + - + - + - + - bc6 display lipo fast chg 2.0a 11.1v(3s) + - + - display 'fast' charging lithium battery '>3 seconds' you can set up the charging current and the voltage of the battery pack being charged. As you press button the voltage confirmation will be displayed. And then, if you confir...

  • Page 12

    + - + - + - + - + - + - bc6 display display the value of discharge current on the left side of screen may not exceed 1c for a maximum safety and the final voltage on the right should not be under the voltage level that is recommended by the battery manufacturer to avoid deep discharging. To start to...

  • Page 13: Nimh/nicd Battery Program

    + - + - + - + - + - + - bc6 nimh/nicd battery program display nimh charge aut 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. To alter the val...

  • Page 14

    + - + - + - + - + - + - bc6 display nimh cycle dchg>chg 3 display charge-to-discharge & discharge-to-charge cycle 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 tempera...

  • Page 15

    + - + - + - + - + - + - bc6 pb (lead-sulphuric acid) battery program display pb charge 4.0a 12.0v(6p) display pb-6 4.0a 12.59v chg 022:43 00682 this is programmed for charging pb (lead-acid) battery with nominal voltage from 2 to 20v. Pb batteries are totally different from nicd or nimh batteries. T...

  • Page 16: Save Data Program

    + - + - + - + - + - + - bc6 display save [01] nimh 14.4v 3000mah display nimh charge at* cur limit 5.0a save data program voltage data number capacity display display nimh discharge * 1.0a 11.0v setting up discharge current and final voltage. Bc6 has a data storage and load program for your convenie...

  • Page 17: Load Data Program

    + - + - + - + - + - + - bc6 display load [01] nimh 14.4v 3000mah load data program display load . . . Loading the data. This program calls back the data that was stored at 'save data' program. To load the data, press key once to blink the data number field and select the number using select the data...

  • Page 18

    + - + - + - + - + - + - bc6 display end voltage 12.6v(3s) you can inquire various information on lcd screen during charging or discharging process. When you press button the charger shows the establishment of user settings. And also you can monitor the voltage of individual cell by pressing button w...

  • Page 19: Warning and Error Messages

    + - + - + - + - + - + - bc6 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 batte...

  • Page 20: Glossary of Terms

    + - + - + - + - + - + - bc6 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 2.0...

  • Page 21: Maximum Circuit Power Chart

    + - + - + - + - + - + - bc6 maximum circuit power chart maximum charge/discharge current at 12v dc input no. Of cells nominal voltage(v) charge current(a) discharge current(a) nicd/nimh 1 1.2 5.0 1.0 2 2.4 5.0 1.0 3 3.6 5.0 1.0 4 4.8 5.0 1.0 5 6.0 5.0 0.8 6 7.2 5.0 0.7 7 8.4 5.0 0.6 8 9.6 5.0 0.5 9 ...

  • Page 22: 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. Bc6 specifications operating voltage range : dc 10.0 ~ 18.0 volt ac 100~240v, 50/60hz ci...