VENOM Pro Touch Instruction Manual - page 2
Pb Battery Program
Digital Power Program
Data View
Memory Battery Program
Warning and Error Messages
Warranty and Service
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Limited Lifetime Warranty Policy
We are so certain of the quality of our chargers that we o
ff
er a Venom®
Limited Lifetime Charger Replacement Plan. Venom® will, at its discretion,
repair or replace a defective charger free of charge within a period of 1 year
from the original date of purchase. Year 2 onward, any Venom® charger can
be exchanged for a brand new charger of the same model for 30% o
ff
original retail pricing. This is a non-transferable charger replacement plan
and does not cover commercial use, normal wear and tear, crash or water
damage, modi
fi
cations, or any damages arising as a result of improper use.
We reserve the right to deny replacement to any serial abusers of our
customer friendly policy. All warranty claims are to be directed to
venompower.com/pages/warranty-policy.
Important Notice
Venom® assumes sole responsibility for our products; therefore, dealers
should not be involved in any warranty issues. All warranty claims are to be
directed to Venom® Customer Service. Before returning any defective
product, please contact Venom® Customer Service to receive a Return
Merchandise Authorization Number. A dated & itemized sales receipt must
accompany any product returned for warranty work.
This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with
reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and
knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction
concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.
Charging and discharging batteries has the potential for serious injury to
persons and damage to property. In purchasing this product, the user agrees
to accept responsibility for all such risks, and will not hold Venom®, it’s
a
ffi
liates, manufacturers, distributors, or retail partners responsible for any
accident, injury to persons, or damage to property resulting from the use of
this product.
This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause
Cancer, Birth Defects and other Reproductive Harm. Be responsible, dispose
of properly.
GUARANTEE
All products are inspected and adjusted individually before leaving the
manufacturer and are guaranteed to be free of material defects and
manufacturing faults.
This program is for charging Pb (lead acid) batteries with a nominal voltage of 2 to 20V. PB
batteries CANNOT be charged rapidly. They only deliver relatively lower currents compared to
their capacity. The optimal charge current will be 1/10 of the capacity. Please always follow the
instructions supplied by the battery manufacturer.
In this mode, the charger can provide DC output power (3.0V-24V) for
other electronic equipment.
The Venom Pro Touch charger is protected against faults and operator errors by a multi-protec-
tion system. Faults/Errors are displayed on the LCD screen and they interrupt the active process
to protect the charger and battery from damage.
The output is connected to a battery
with incorrect plarity
This program provides important statistical information of your battery including total voltage,
cell voltage, internal resistance of the pack as well as internal and external
temperature of the charger.
CHARGE MODE: This mode is for charging Pb
(Lead Acid) batteries. You can set the charge
current on the “Pb Charge Set” screen. You can
adjust voltage/capacity/current of the battery
you are charging. Charge current can range
from 0.1-8.0A and the voltage should be
matched to the battery being charged. Start
the charge process by pressing and holding
the “Enter” button for more than two seconds.
In the Digital Power Program menu, the
charger will show the last parameters the user
selected. If you do not need to modify the
settings, press the “Start” button for more than
two seconds to start supplying power.
Press the left and right arrows on the LCD touch screen to select the battery program
you wish to save.
Press the desired action button at the bottom of the screen (DEL, LOAD, SAVE).
Press the parameter to highlight that selection.
Press the “Up” and “Down” arrows to edit that parameter.
Press “Enter” to save the parameter.
If there is more than one screen of parameters, press the top right corner of the LCD
touch screen (small down arrow) to see the remaining information.
Once the parameters are at the desired settings, press “ESC” to return to the main menu.
Press the left and right arrows on the LCD screen to scroll through the main menu
screens until you reach “Program Select=Memory”.
Press Memory.
Choose an empty Memory Pro
fi
le and press it to select it.
Press “SAVE” and the charging parameters you have selected will be saved to that
memory pro
fi
le.
To use a memory pro
fi
le you have saved,
fi
rst press the pro
fi
le you want to load, then
press “LOAD”.
To delete a memory pro
fi
le,
fi
rst press the pro
fi
le you want to delete, then press “DEL”.
Press the small arrow in the top right of the screen to view all 20 memory pro
fi
les.
Tip: When “View” is pressed, the charger will
enter the resistance measurement process
one time only. Please make sure you’ve
connected the battery to the output port of
the charger.
Pressing “Balance” will initiate a balance
screen. Select the chemistry of battery to
balance, then press and hold “Start” for more
than two seconds. This will not charge the
battery, but simply attempt to
balance the cells.
ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECK YOUR BATTERY CHEMISTRY TYPE. SELECTING THE
INCORRECT BATTERY TYPE MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE BATTERY.
DISCHARGE MODE: Set the cell count,
discharge current and battery capacity on the
“Pb Discharge Set” screen. The discharge
current ranges from 0.1-5.0A and the voltage
should be matched to the battery that is
being discharged. Start the discharge process
by pressing and holding the “Enter” button for
more than two seconds, then press “Start”.
This screen shows the progress of the
charge/discharge process. To stop the charge,
press the “STOP” key once.
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Forming Battery Program
A “forming charge” is a special function to reactivate NiMH/NiCd batteries which
have not been used for extended periods of time.
The charger will automatically adjust the current
based on the capacity you select. As a general
rule, a forming charge will be 1/10 of your mAh
rating. For example, a 5000mAh battery will
have a 500mAh charge current. A 2000mAh
battery would have a 200mAh charge current.
Typical time frame for a forming charge is 16-20
hours. Consult your battery manufacturer for
recommendations for your battery model.
Using the “Trickle” function will switch the
charge to trickle rate once the forming charge is
done. This can be set at “Auto” which will use the
mAh rating you set as the basis of charge
current, or you can manually set the trickle rate
from 50mAh-200mAh.