Discharging Lithium Chemistry (Lipo/Lilo/Life) Type Batteries - HITEC multi charger X4 AC Plus Mode D'emploi

Professional Balance Charger, Discharger
7. Charging Lithium Chemistry (LiPo/Li-lon/LiFe) Type Batteries
During the discharge process the X4 AC Plus's Microprocessor monitors the voltage of each cell during the
Storage Mode or Discharge process. If the voltage of any cell is abnormal, the charger will display an error
message and immediately terminate the program. Before disconnecting the battery review the error message
then press the „INC" button to display which cell is.
– +
DEC INC
Batt type
stop
Number Charging
of Cells Time

7.1. Discharging Lithium Chemistry (LiPo/Lilo/LiFe) Type Batteries

1 0 A
– +
DEC INC
Batt type
stop
D S C
Number Elapsed
of Cells Time
– +
DEC INC
Start
> 3 seconds
Enter
Battery
Voltage
Charging Charged
Current Capacity
– +
DEC INC
Start
> 3 seconds
Enter
Battery
Voltage
Discharge Discharged
Current Capacity
Charging Lithium Batteries in the Storage Mode
The Storage Mode function is for charging/discharging
batteries that will not be used immediately or that will
be stored for a period of time. The program is designed
for charging or discharging batteries to a specifi c voltage
level depending on the type of battery (Li-ion = 3.75 V,
LiPo = 3.85 V and LiFe = 3.3 V). The program will begin to
discharge if the original state of the battery exceeds the
voltage level for storage.
On the fi rst screen, you can set up the current and voltage
of the battery pack. Charging and discharging will bring
the batteries to the storage level.
The next screen shows the real-time status of the charge or
discharge process. Press the „BATT TYPE/STOP" key once
to stop the charging process.
Lithium batteries are recommended to be discharged par-
tially rather than fully. Frequent full discharging should be
avoided if at all possible. Instead, charge the battery more
often or use a battery of larger capacity. Full capacity cannot
be reached until it has been subjected to 10 or more charge
cycles. The cyclic process of charge and discharge will optimize
the capacity of the battery pack.
The setting of the discharge current on the left cannot exceed
1 C, and the setting on the right cannot be under the voltage
recommended by the manufacturer to avoid deep discharging.
Press the „START/ENTER" key for more than 3 seconds to
start discharging.
This shows the real-time status of discharging; you can
press the „BATT TYPE/STOP" key to stop discharging.
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