ICharger 106B+ User Manual

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    -2- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ index specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .3 special features . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    -3- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ thank you for purchasing one of the icharger series. Please read the entire user‘s manual completely and attentively as it contains a wide variety of specific programming and safety information. Specifications 106b+ input voltage range: 10.0 ...

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    -4- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ foam-cut drive. In this mode, the charger acts as a convenient power supply for a hot wire foam cutter. Battery interior resistance measurement. The icharger can not only measure the internal resistance of the battery pack, and also can measu...

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    -5- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ unpack inspection the following items are included in the package. Contact your supplier if any items are missing. Standard items: one copy of the user‘s manual on cd one pair of output alligator clip leads one pair of input alligator clips (...

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    -6- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ warnings and safety notes keep the charger away from children and pets at all times. Never leave the charger unsupervised when charging or discharging. If you leave, disconnect the battery to prevent any unexpected dangers or damage. Ensure t...

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    -7- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ program flow chart note: when you turn off the icharger it will remember the current menu and start from that menu when next turned on again. Start enter program select lithium battery lixx balance chg x.Xa xx.Xv(xs) lixx charge x.Xa xx.Xv(xs...

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    -8- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ keyboard basics 1. Go to the main menu, press the incbutton or the stop/batt type buttonto go down, and press the dec button to go up: press the start/enter button to enter a sub-menu. 2. In a sub-menu, press start/enter to blink the chosen...

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    -9- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ parameter setup users should check the parameter settings and adjust the parameter values according to the specifications of the pack to be charged or discharged. User parameter setup initial display. Icharger checks the cell count of lithium...

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    -10- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ usually, the nicd battery voltage will drop a little right after reaching full charge. This is known as -△v. You can alter the icharger‘s delta-peak detection sensitivity. Range: 1 – 20mv/cell. (8mv/cell,default) when nimh&nicd batteries are...

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    -11- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ lipo termination voltage 4.20v back-light 50% cooling fan auto completion ring beep always - dec + inc inc dec - dec + inc life termination voltage 3.60v delay 0min lilo termination voltage 4.10v inc dec - dec + inc inc dec - dec + inc...

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    -12- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ lithium battery program the icharger provides a number of lithium programs including balance, normal, fast and storage. Only the balance mode requires the balance lead connected. However, the other modes will provide additional per-cell over...

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    -13- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ charging lithium battery in balance mode this function is for balancing the voltage of lithium-polymer battery cells while charging. In the balance mode the battery balance lead must be connected to the balance port on the right side of the ...

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    -14- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ charging a lithium battery in normal charge mode the icharger first charges with constant current (cc) according to the user setting then constant voltage (cv) when the charging voltage reaches the peak point. In the cv phase the current gra...

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    -15- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ pre-charging a lithium battery if the battery is over-discharged and the voltage is too low then in the normal charge or fast charge modes the icharger will notify the user of pre-charging with a low current (100ma). This helps to increase t...

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    -16- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ discharging a lithium battery in this mode, you can set the target per-cell voltage and hence the final voltage (final voltage=cell voltage*number of cells). The lowest allowable cell voltage depends on the type of lithium battery: 2.50v for...

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    -17- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ lithium battery external expanding discharge mode you can expand the icharger‘s discharge power capacity by connecting the external capacity resistance. What should pay special attention is that, when expanding discharge, the balance port mu...

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    -18- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ charge-to-discharge & discharge-to-charge cycle mode for a lithium battery lithium battery in monitoring mode when you use other devices to charge or discharge lithium pack, the icharger can monitor each cell‘s voltage, battery temperature, ...

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    -19- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ nicd/nimh battery program charging a nicd/nihm battery discharging a nicd/nimh battery charge-to-discharge & discharge-to-charge cycle mode for a nicd/nimh battery the left side of the first line displays the type of battery (nicd/nimh) and ...

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    -20- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ nicd/nimh forming charge this forming charge program aims to eliminate capacity imbalance between cells in a battery. 1. The icharger first charges with constant current (cc=1c) according to the user setting. When the charging voltage reache...

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    -21- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ pb (lead-acid) battery program this program is for charging pb (lead-acid) batteries with nominal voltages from 2 to 36v. Lead-acid, vrla or gel batteries are totally different from nicd or nimh. They can only deliver relatively lower curren...

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    -22- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ special modes program electric motor drive you can easily break-in new brushed electric motors using a variable voltage and running time. Note that the icharger cannot directly drive brushless dc motors and that brushless motors do require o...

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    -23- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ measuring internal resistance of the battery in general, the internal resistance of a battery is not a fixed value. It varies over time as the battery loses energy and also varies depending on the load, or how much current is drawn from the ...

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    -24- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ data save/load program the icharger has a storage and load program for your convenience. This feature can store up to 10 battery datasets by number. Each dataset represent your settings for a particular set of batteries. Datasets can be relo...

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    -25- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ general status information general status information voltage of balance port warning and error in formation the icharger incorporates a wide range of protection and alarm functions to monitor the operation of the charger. This includes veri...

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    -26- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ error messages the output is connected to a battery with incorrect polarity this will be displayed when an interruption of the connection between battery and the charger output has been detected during charging or discharging. A short-circui...

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    -27- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ usb port interpretation install usb driver this release of the usb driver is contained on the icharger 106b+ software cd-rom. To install the usb driver, run the program x:\usb driver\ichargerusbinstaller.Exe (where x is the drive letter desi...

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    -28- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ use logview for 106b+ first, gratitude to the development team of logview: http://www.Logview.Info communication steps: to install the software logview, start the procedure of x:\ logview \ logviewinstaller.Exe (here x is the drive letter de...

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    -29- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ optional parts balance connector conversion board for align/dualshy pack etc. For kokam/graupher pack etc. For polyquest/hyperion pack etc. For thunder power/flight power packs etc. Wire balance board connector 7-11 temperature sensor with m...

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    -30- icharger synchronous balance charger/discharger 106b+ limited warranty icharger are guaranteed to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one calendar year from data of purchase. Your selling dealer is your first point of contact for warranty issues. Return postage cost...