Fusion L702B operating instructions Charging a NICD/NIMH Pack, Cycle

CHARGING A NICD/NIMH PACK

In the flow chart below, we have shown an example of how to charge a 6 cell (7.2V) 3000mAh NiMH pack at 4.5 amps using a ‘Normal’ charge type.

				Press and hold			Press the ‘Inc’ or				▲
				the Enter button			‘Dec’ buttons to				INC
				for 2 seconds to			change the				DEC
					start.		charge type.
											▼
	1]NiMH		6S	3000mAh			1]NiMH		6S	3000mAh
CHG.		: 4.5A		5mV/C			CHG.	: 4.5A		5mV/C
	DCHG. :10.0A			0.8V/C			CHARGE		< NORMAL		>
	CYCLE : CD			1x 10m
							 0]NiMH		6S	3300mAh
	 0]NiMH		6S	3300mAh		ENTER
	CHG.	: 3.3A		5mV/C			CHG.	: 3.3A		5mV/C
	DCHG. : 5.0A			0.8V/C			DCHG. : 5.0A			0.8V/C
	CYCLE : CD			1X 10m			CYCLE : CD			1X 10m

Press and hold the Enter button for 2 seconds to start the charge.

		[ NiMH ] CHARGE
		*** BATTERY			***
ENTER		***	CHECK		***
		0]NiMH		6S	3300mAh
	CHG.		: 3.3A		5mV/C
	DCHG.		: 5.0A		0.8V/C
	CYCLE		:	CD	1X 10m

C-AUTOMATIC		0:01:12
CAPACITY	:	15mAh	Mode
VOLTAGE	:	8.212V
CURRENT	:	4.10A

0]NiMH 6S 3300mAh

CHG. : 3.3A		5mV/C
DCHG. :	5.0A	0.8V/C	ESC
CYCLE :	CD	1X 10m

C-AUTOMATIC		0:04:02
INPUT	VOLT :	14.222V	Mode
PEAK	VOLT :	8.922V
AVG.	VOLT :	0.000V

0]NiMH 6S 3300mAh CHG. : 3.3A 5mV/C

DCHG. :	5.0A	0.8V/C	ESC
CYCLE :	CD	1X 10m

C-AUTOMATIC 0:05:18 BAT. TEMP. : 22.1°C PEAK TEMP. : 22.1°C

BATTERY RES: 100mΩ

 0]NiMH 6S 3300mAh CHG. : 3.3A 5mV/C DCHG. : 5.0A 0.8V/C

CYCLE : CD 1X 10m

ESC

STOP

CHARGE

Press and hold the ‘ESC’ button for 2 seconds to stop the charge.

After selecting charge for a NiCd or NiMH pack, you are given the option to select four different charge types. These are:-

Automatic	This is a fully automatic charge that will ignore the selected charge parameters. The
	charger will monitor the battery by stopping the charge for a few seconds every minute
	and then automatically adjust the charge current to make sure the best charge current
	is delivered to your pack.
Normal	The charger will charge the pack at the selected charge current, but will stop charging
	for five seconds every minute. This allows for better peak detection.
Linear	The selected current is maintained throughout the charge.
Re-Flex	Reflex (sometimes know as ‘Burp’ or ‘reverse pulse’) charging is where the charger
	applies a reverse charge of 4 times the charge current for 4/1000 of every second.
	Reflex charging is believed to help remove oxidizing gas bubbles from the cell plates in
	the battery, allowing it to charge more efficiently. Reflex charging is not always
	recommended for NiMH cells, so please check with your battery manufacturer first.
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