User manual FUTABA CR-2500

[. . . ] If you notice any abnormality of the charger or battery during charging, immediately stop charging. If the battery temperature rises to 60°C or higher, it is extremely dangerous. If the battery suddenly becomes hot, immediately stop charging. ·Due to the characteristics of NiCd battery and nickel metal hydride battery, some of them are very hard to detect their delta-peak. If the charger cannot detect the delta-peak and continues charging, the battery would be overcharged and become abnormally hot and extremely dangerous. Do not perform charging with the charger on vinyl, plastic or other materials that melt easily, on a car seat, or other flammable articles. ·arger itself builds up heat during charging. [. . . ] screen will pop up. (or) While RX LED lit blue, the charger is in RX discharge mode. Push the START button, then the "CHG" LED blinks and starts discharging. You can monitor the discharging status on the data screen after about 5 seconds of START screen. When discharging is completed, the end screen appears with the alarm sound (beep-beep-beep-beep, beep-beep-beep-beep, beep-beep-beep-beep). The "CHG" LED is off. Battery voltage START RX D I SCHARG I NG *After the opening screen being displayed, the TX data screen will appear. Plug into a car cigarette lighter socket. h Discharging mode 2 Battery connection (TX/RX/GLOW) Steady light : charging Blinking light : discharging V0 . A D - CHG : mAh Discharging amount F I N I SH RX D I SCHARG I NG "CHG" LED "TX" LED "RX" LED "GLOW" LED Steady light: This means that it is ready to display data of each mode and to start/end each mode. The RX is in the DISCHARGE mode when the RX LED lights blue constantly, while it is in the CYCLE mode when the RX LED lights red and blue alternatively. Every time you push the SELECT button, the mode changes to TX->RX-CHG->RX-DISCHG->RX-CYCLECHG->GLOW->TX. D I SPLAY TX DATA 1 2 . 0 0V (For about 5 seconds indication) GLOW CHARGE MODE When GLOW LED is lit orange, the charger is in the GLOW charge mode. Check the charging current on the current setting screen, then push START button to start charging. You can monitor the charging status on the data screen after about 5 seconds of START screen. When charging is completed, the end screen appears with the alarm sound (beep-beep-beep-beep, beep-beep-beep-beep, beep-beep-beep-beep). The "CHG" LED is off. START G l ow CHARG I NG SELECT button START button D I SPLAY RX DATA D I SCHARGE 1 2 . P : mAh Push the SELECT button to change D I SPLAY G l owDATA 1 2 . P : mAh F I N I SH G l ow CHARG I NG FORCED END (For about 5 seconds indication) (For about 2 seconds indication) Prior to the operation, you will find a data screen like this in each mode immediately after you have turned on the power of the CR-2500. When you want to forcibly end charging or discharging midway, push the START button, then charging will stop. At this time, the display switches to the data screen about 5 seconds after an audible alarm sounds (beep-beep-beep-beep, beepbeep-beep-beep, beep-beep-beep-beep) and the FORCED END screen appears. "CHG" LED is off. STOP START button (For about 5 seconds indication) (Data display screen) . h V. A : . P mAh (Data display screen) 4 Charging Current Setting (RX/GLOW) Check the charging current on the current setting screen first. If necessary to change the charging current, turn the SELECT dial while this screen is being displayed. Even if the current setting screen is closed, you can recall it by pushing the CURRENT button. "TX", "RX", or "GLOW" is displayed according to the connected connector position. SELECT dial (Charging current setting range) RX : 0. 05A - 2. 0A (0. 05A step) Discharge current : fixed to 0. 5A. [. . . ] H I GH PEAK <When requesting repair> Before requesting repair, read this instruction manual again and check the charger. When there is an abnormality, request repair to your local Futaba dealer. <Recycling nickel batteries> Used nickel batteries are a valuable resource. Tape or other wise process the terminals so that are not shorted and take the used battery to your local recycling center. ©FUTABA CORPORATION 2005, 03 (1) Battery voltage Charging current . [. . . ]