VOLTCRAFT V-Charge 300 Triple Important Informations

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Safety Notes

Read the operating instructions attentively and particularly observe the safety

notes. If the safety notes and the information in these operating instructions

regarding proper handling are not observed, we assume no liability for any

resulting injury/property damage. In such cases, the warranty/guarantee will

also lapse.

a) General

• Theunauthorizedconversionand/ormodicationoftheproductisinadmissible

becauseofsafetyandapprovalreasons.Neverdismantletheproduct!

• Maintenance,adjustment,orrepairworkmustonlybecarriedoutbyaspecialist/a

specialistworkshop.Thedevicecontainsnopartsthatrequireservicingoradjust-

ingbyyou.

• Theproductisnotatoyandmustbekeptoutofreachofchildren!

Theproductmustonlybesetup,usedorstoredinplacesthatarenotaccessible

tochildren.Thesameappliesforrechargeablebatteries.

Payparticularattentionwhenchildrenarepresent!Childrenmaychangetheset-

tingsorshort-circuittherechargeablebattery/batteries,whichmayleadtoreor

explosion.Dangertolife!

• Inschools,trainingcentres,hobbyandself-helpworkshops,theuseoftheproduct

mustbesupervisedbyresponsibletrainedpersonnel.

• Incommercialinstitutions,theaccidentpreventionregulationsoftheEmployer’s

LiabilityInsuranceAssociationforElectricalSystemsandOperatingMaterialsare

tobeobserved.

• Donotleavepackagingmateriallyingaroundcarelessly.Itmaybecomeadanger-

oustoyforchildren!

• Handletheproductwithcare;impacts,shockorfallevenfromlowheightswill

damageit.

• Ifyouarenotsureaboutthecorrect operation or if questionsarisewhichare

notcoveredbytheoperatinginstructions,pleasedonothesitatetocontactusor

anotherspecialist.

b) Mains cable/mains voltage

• ProductsetupcorrespondstoprotectionclassI.Itmustonlybeconnectedtoa

properprotectivecontactmainssocket.Observethatthehousingormainsline

insulationisnotdamagedordestroyed.

• Themainssockettowhichthe plug-inmainsunitisconnectedmustbeeasily

accessible.

• Donotpullthemainsplugfromthemainssocketbypullingthecable.

• Ifthemainscableorchargeraredamaged,donottouchit.Dangertolifefrom

electricshock!

Firstswitchoffthemainsvoltageforthemainssockettowhichthemainscable

isconnected(switchoffthecorrespondingcircuitbreakerortakeoutthefuse,

thenswitchoffthefaultinterrupterprotectionswitch(FIcircuitbreaker)sothatthe

mainssocketisseparatedfromthemainsvoltageonallpoles).

Onlythenunplugthemainsunitfromthemainssocket.

Ifthechargerisdamaged,stopoperatingit.Takeittoaspecialisedworkshopor

disposeofitinanenvironmentallyfriendlyway.

Ifthemainscableisdamaged,disposeofthedamagedmainscableinanenvi-

ronmentallycompatibleway.Donotuseitanymore.Replaceitwithanewmains

cableofthesamespecications.

c) Location for Installation

• Thechargerisintendedfordryindooruseonly.Itmustnotbecomedamporwet.

Neversetitupnearabathtub,showerorsimilar!

Ifthechargerisoperatedviathemainscable,thereisdangertolifefromelectric

shockincaseofmoisture/wetnessonthecharger/mainscable!

• Avoiddirectsunirradiation,strongheatorcold.Keepthechargerawayfromdust

anddirt.Thesameappliestoanyrechargeablebatterythatmaybeconnected.

• Donotoperatethechargerinsideofroomsorinbadambientconditionswhere

ammablegases,vapoursorexplosivedustmaybeorarepresent!Thereisa

dangerofexplosion!

• Chooseasolid,at,cleanandsufcientlylargesurfaceforthecharger.Never

placethechargeronaammablesurface(e.g.carpet,tablecloth).Alwaysusea

suitable,non-ammable,heatproofsurface.

• Keepthechargerawayfromammableoreasilyinammablematerials(e.g.cur-

tains).

• Nevercovertheventilationslits.Thereisadangerofoverheatingorre.Never

pushanyobjectsintotheventilationslotsofthecharger;Thereisadangertolife

fromelectricshock!Neverimpairthefunctionoftheintegratedfan.

• Donotplacethechargeronanyvaluablefurnituresurfaceswithoutusingasuit-

ableprotection.Otherwise,scratches,pressurepointsordiscolourationsarepos-

sible.Thesameappliestotherechargeablebattery.

• Donotusethechargerinsideavehicle.

• Thechargermustonlybesetup,usedorstoredinplacesthatarenotaccessible

tochildren.Childrenmaychangethesettingsorshort-circuittherechargeable

battery/batterypack,whichcanleadtoanexplosion.Dangertolife!

Important Informations

Multifunctional charger “V-Charge 300 Triple”

Item no. 1528380

 YoucanndthemainoperatinginstructionsontheCDprovided;itisavailablethere

inPDFformat.ToopenthePDF,youneedasuitableprogramme,e.g.“Acrobat

Reader”,whichyoucandownloadfreeofchargefromwww.adobe.com.

Intended Use

Thecharger“V-Charge300Triple”hasthreeindependentcharge/dischargechannelsthateach

haveatwo-linelitdisplayandfouroperatingbuttons.

ThechargerisusedtochargeanddischargerechargeablebatteriesofthetypeNiMH/NiCd

(1-15cells),LiPo/LiIon/LiFe/LiHV(1-6cells)andleadbatteries(1-10cells,2V-20V).

Thechargingcurrentforchannel1canbesetbetween0.1Aand20.0A.Thechargingcurrent

forchannels2and3canbesetbetween0.1Aand10.0A(eachdependingonthecellnumber/

rechargeablebatteryvoltage).Themaximumtotalchargingoutputis300W(forpossiblecom-

binationofthe3chargingchannels,seechapter“TechnicalData”).

Thedischargingcurrentforchannel1canbesetbetween0.1Aand8.0A.Thedischarging

currentforchannels2and3canbesetbetween0.1Aand5.0A(dependingonthecellnumber/

rechargeablebatteryvoltage).Themaximumdischargeoutputforchannel1is25W;thatfor

channels2and3is10Weach.

Foreachofthethreecharge/dischargechannels,thereisaconnectionforatemperaturesen-

soravailableforbatterymonitoring(notenclosed,canbeorderedasanaccessory).

Formulti-celllithiumrechargeablebatteries,eachcharge/dischargechannelhasaseparate

balancer.Matchingbalancerboardsareincludedinthedelivery.

The charger has an integrated mains unit to permit operation on mains voltage (100 -

240V/AC,50/60Hz).Thechargermay,however,alsobealternativelyoperatedonastabilised

directvoltageof11-18V/DC(e.g.viaanexternalvehicleleadbatteryorasuitablemains

adapter).

Thesafetynotesandallotherinformationintheseoperatinginstructionsalwayshavetobe

observed!

Readtheoperatinginstructionscarefullyandattentively,andkeepthemforlaterreference.

Onlypasstheproductontoanythirdpartiestogetherwiththeoperatinginstructions.

Useotherthanthatdescribedabovecanleadtodamagetotheproductandmayinvolvead-

ditionalriskssuchas,forexample,shortcircuits,re,electricalshocketc.Theentireproduct

mustnotbemodiedorconverted,andthecasingmustnotbeopened!

ThisproductcomplieswiththestatutorynationalandEuropeanrequirements.

Scope of Delivery

• Multifunctionalcharger

• 3xbalancerboard

• Mainscable

• CDwithoperatinginstructions

Current operating instructions

Downloadthecurrentoperatinginstructionsviathelinkwww.conrad.com/downloadsorscan

theQRcodedisplayed.Observetheinstructionsonthewebsite.

Explanation of Symbols

 Thesymbolwithalightningboltinatriangleisusedwherethereisahealthhazard,

e.g.fromelectricshock.

 Theexclamation markin a triangle indicates important notes inthese operating

instructionsthatmustbeobservedstrictly.

 Theproductisintendedforuseindryindoorroomsonly;itmustnotbecomedamp

orwet.

 Observetheoperatinginstructions.

• Avoidsetupindirectproximityofstrongmagneticorelectromagneticelds,trans-

mitteraerialsorHFgenerators.Thiscanaffectthecontrolelectronics.

• Ensurethatthecablesarenotcrushedordamagedbysharpedges.Neverplace

anyobjectsonthecables.

• Donotplaceanycontainerslledwithliquid,vasesorplants,onornexttothe

charger/mainscable.

Whentheseliquidsgetintothecharger(ortheplugconnectionsofthemainsca-

ble),thechargerwillbedestroyedandthereisamostseveredangerofpotentially

fatalelectricshockorre.

Ifthechargerisoperatedviathemainscable,rstswitchoffthemainsvoltage

forthemainssockettowhichthemainscableisconnected(switchoffthecor-

respondingcircuitbreakerortakeoutthefuse,thenswitchoffthefaultinterrupter

protectionswitch(FIcircuitbreaker)sothatthemainssocketisseparatedfromthe

mainsvoltageonallpoles).Onlythenunplugthemainsplugofthemainscable

fromthemainssocket.

IfthechargerisoperatedviatheDCinput(11-18V/DC),disconnectthecharger

fromthevoltage/powersupply.

Thendisconnecttheconnectedrechargeablebatteryfromthecharger.Donotuse

thechargeragain-bringittoaspecialistworkshop.

d) Operation

• Thechargermaybeoperatedeitherviathemainsvoltage(230V/AC,50/60Hz)

orviaastabiliseddirectvoltageof11-18V/DC(e.g.viaanexternalvehiclelead

batteryorasuitablemainsadapter).

Useonlyoneofthetwoconnectiontypes,butneverbothatonce.Thismaydam-

agethecharger.

• Donot wear any metal orconductive materials, suchas jewellery(necklaces,

bracelets,rings,etc.)whileyouareworkingwiththechargerorbatteries.Ashort-

circuitattherechargeablebatteryorchargingcableposesadangerofburnsand

explosion.

• Donotoperatetheproductunattended.Despiteaconsiderablenumberofprotec-

tivecircuits,itisimpossibletoexcludethepossibilityofmalfunctionsorproblems

duringthechargingprocess.

• Ensurethatthereis sufcient ventilationduringoperation.Never cover upthe

charger.Leaveenoughofadistance(atleast20cm)betweenchargerandother

objects.Overheatingcausesadangerofre!

• Thechargermustonlybeusedtocharge(ordischarge)rechargeablebatteries

oftypesNiMH,NiCd,LiIon/LiPo/LiFe/LiHVandleadbatteries.Neverchargeany

otherrechargeablebatterytypes or non-rechargeable batteries.There isgreat

dangerofreorexplosion!

• Alwaysconnectthechargingcabletothechargerrst.Onlythenmustthere-

chargeablebatterybeconnectedtothechargingcable.

Whendisconnecting,proceedinreverseorder-rstdisconnecttherechargeable

batteryfromthechargingcable,thenthechargingcablefromthecharger.

Iftheorderischosenincorrectly,theremaybeashort-circuitofthechargerplugs;

thereisadangerofreandexplosion!

• Neverconnectseveralchargestoeachother.

• Thecharger hasthree chargingchannels thatare independentof eachother,

so that up to three rechargeable batteries/rechargeable battery packs can be

charged(ordischarged)atonce.However,onlyconnectasinglerechargeable

battery/rechargeablebatterypacktoeachofthethreechargingchannels.Never

connectthechargingchannelstoeachother!

• Onlyoperatetheproductinmoderateclimate,neverintropicalclimate.Formore

informationonacceptableenvironmentalconditions,seethechapter“Technical

Data”.

• Neveroperatethedeviceimmediatelyafteritwastakenfromacoldroomtoa

warmroom.Theresultingcondensationmayleadtomalfunctionsordamage!

Lettheproductreachroomtemperaturebeforetakingitintooperationagain.This

maytakeseveralhours!

• Avoidoperationindirectproximityofstrongmagneticorelectromagneticelds,

transmitteraerialsorHFgenerators.Thiscanaffectthecontrolelectronics.

• Ifyouhavereasontobelievethatthedevicecannolongerbeoperatedsafely,

disconnectitimmediatelyandmakesureitisnotoperatedunintentionally.

Disconnectthechargerfromthevoltage/currentsupply.Donotusetheproduct

anymoreafterthis,buttakeittoaspecialisedworkshopordisposeofitinan

environmentallycompatiblemanner.

• Itcanbeassumedthatoperationwithoutdangerisnolongerpossibleifthedevice

hasanyvisibledamage,thedevicenolongerworks,afterextendedstorageunder

unsuitableconditionsorafterdifculttransportconditions.

• Keeptheentireproductatadry,cool,cleansitethatisnotaccessibletochildren.

Rechargeable Battery Notes

Although use of rechargeable batteries in everyday life is a matter of course

today, there are many dangers and problems. In particular, with LiPo/LiIon/

LiFe/LiHV rechargeable batteries with their high energy content (in compari-

son with conventional NiCd or NiMH rechargeable batteries), various regula-

tions must be observed in order to avoid the danger of explosion and re.

For this reason, always ensure that you have read and understood the follow-

ing information and safety information when handling rechargeable batteries.

If the manufacturer of the rechargeable battery has provided any other infor-

mation, read it carefully and observe it!

a) General

• Rechargeablebatteriesarenotoys.Alwayskeepbatteries/rechargeablebatteries

outofthereachofchildren.

• Donotleaverechargeablebatterieslyingaroundopenly.Childrenorpetsmay

swallowthem.Ifswallowed,consultadoctorimmediately!

• Rechargeablebatteriesmustnotbeshort-circuited,takenapartorthrownintore.

Thereisariskofreandexplosion!

• Leakingordamagedbatteries/rechargeablebatteriescancausechemicalburns

toskinwhentouchedwithouttheuseofadequateprotectivegloves.

• Neverrechargenormal(non-rechargeable)batteries.Thereisariskofreand

explosion!

Non-rechargeablebatteriesaremeanttobeusedonceonlyandmustbedisposed

ofproperlywhenempty.

Onlychargerechargeablebatteriesintendedforthispurpose.Useasuitablebat-

terycharger.

• Batteriesmustnotgetdamporwet.

• Placethechargerandbatteryonanon-ammable,heat-resistantsurface(e.g.

stone tiles). Maintain enoughdistance from ammable objects. Leave enough

distancebetweenthechargerandtherechargeablebattery-neverplacethere-

chargeablebatteryonthecharger.

• Asboththechargerandthebatteryheatupduringthecharge/dischargeproce-

dure,itisnecessarytoensuresufcientventilation.Nevercoverthechargeror

therechargeablebattery!

• Neverusebatterypacksmadeupofdifferentcells.

• Neverleavethecharging/dischargingbatteriesunattended.

• Neverrechargeabatterydirectlyinthemodel.Alwaysremovetherechargeable

batteryfromthemodelforrecharging.

• Always observe correct polarity (plus/+ and minus/-) when connecting the re-

chargeablebatterytoyourmodelorcharger.Connectingthebatteryincorrectly

willnotonlydamagethemodelbutalsotherechargeablebattery.Thereisarisk

ofreandexplosion!

Thischargerhasamechanismthatprotectsagainstconnectingthepolesincor-

rectly.Nonetheless,itispossiblethatanincorrectlyconnectedbatterymayleadto

damageincertainsituations.

• Thecharger hasthree chargingchannels thatare independentof eachother,

so that up to three rechargeable batteries/rechargeable battery packs can be

charged(ordischarged)atonce.However,onlyconnectasinglerechargeable

battery/rechargeablebatterypacktoeachofthethreechargingchannels.Never

connectthechargingchannelstoeachother!

• Iftheproductisnottobeusedforanextendedperiodoftime(e.g.storage),dis-

connectanyconnectedrechargeablebatteryfromthechargeranddisconnectthe

chargerfromthevoltage/currentsupply.

Thechargerhasnomainsswitch.Ifyouoperatethechargerviathemainscable,

pullthemainsplugfromthesocketwhenyounolongerneedthecharger.

• Donotcharge/dischargeanybatterythatisstillhot(e.g.causedbyhighdischarg-

ingcurrentfromthemodel).Allowtherechargeablebatterytocooldowntoroom

temperaturebeforeattemptingtochargeordischargeit.

• Neverdamagetheexteriorcoverofabattery.Thereisariskofreandexplosion!

• Nevercharge/dischargedamaged,leakingordeformedbatteries.Thiscanresult

inareorexplosion!Disposeofanyunusablerechargeablebatteriesinanenvi-

ronmentallycompatiblefashion.Donotcontinuetousethem.

• Removethebatteryfromthechargerwhenitisfullycharged.

• Rechargetherechargeablebatteriesaboutevery3months.Otherwise,so-called

deepdischargemayresult,renderingtherechargeablebatteriesuseless.

• Keeprechargeablebatteriesinasuitablelocation.Useasmokedetectorinthe

room.Therisk of re(or the occurrenceof toxic smoke)cannot beexcluded.

Specialrechargeablebatteriesforthemodelconstructionareaaresubjecttogreat

stress(e.g.highcharginganddischargingcurrents,vibrations,etc.).

ThisisapublicationbyConradElectronicSE,Klaus-Conrad-Str.1,D-92240Hirschau(www.conrad.com).

Allrightsincludingtranslationreserved.Reproductionbyanymethod,e.g.photocopy,microlming,orthecapturein

electronicdataprocessingsystemsrequirethepriorwrittenapprovalbytheeditor.Reprinting,alsoinpart,isprohibited.

Thispublicationrepresentthetechnicalstatusatthetimeofprinting.

b) Additional Information about Lithium Batteries

Modernbatterieswithlithiumtechnologydonotonlyhaveaclearlyhighercapacity

thanNiMHorNiCdrechargeablebatterypacksbuttheyalsohaveaconsiderably

lowerweight.Thismakesthistypeofrechargeablebatteryveryinterestingforap-

plicationinmodelconstruction;so-calledLiPobatteries(lithium-polymer)areoften

usedhere.

Rechargeablelithiumbatteriesrequirespecialcarewhencharging/discharging,as

wellasduringoperationandhandling.

Forthisreason,wewouldliketoprovideyouwithsomeinformationinthesections

belowaboutthedangersandhowyoucanavoidthem,thushelpingsuchbatteries

tomaintaintheirperformanceforanextendedperiodoftimetocome.

• Theoutershellofmanyrechargeablelithiumbatteriesisonlymadeofathickfoil

andthereforeverysensitive.

Neverdestroyordamagethebattery,neverletthebatteryfallanddonotpierce

thebatterywithanyobjects!Avoidanymechanicalstrainonthebattery;neverpull

theconnectioncablesofthebattery!Thereisariskofreandexplosion!

Theseguidelines must alsobeobserved whenthebattery is insertedinto the

modelorwhenitisremovedfromthemodel.

• Ensurethatthebatterydoesnotoverheatduringusage,recharging,discharging,

transportorstorage.Donotplacethebatterynexttosourcesofheat(e.g.speed

controller,motor),keepthebatteryawayfromdirectsunlight.Thereisariskofre

andexplosionifthebatteryoverheats!

Thebatterymust never heatuptomore than +60°C(observeany additional

informationfromthemanufacturer!).

• Ifthebatteryisdamaged(e.g.afterthecrashofanaircraftorhelicoptermodel)or

theexteriorcoverissoaked/hasexpanded,donotusethebattery.Donotcharge

itanymore.Thereisariskofreandexplosion!

Handlethebatterywithcare,usesuitableprotectivegloves.Disposeofthere-

chargeablebatteryenvironmentallycompatibly.

Neverkeepsuchrechargeablebatteriesinanapartmentorahouse/garageany-

more.Damagedorbloatedlithiumrechargeablebatteriesmaycatchresuddenly.

• Onlyuseasuitablechargertochargelithiumbatteriesorusethecorrectcharging

procedure.Duetoariskofreandexplosion,conventionalchargersforNiCd,

NiMHandleadbatteriesmustnotbeused!

Alwayschoosetherightchargingproceduredependingonrechargeablebattery.

• Whenchargingalithiumbatterywithmorethanonecell,alwaysuseaso-called

balancer(oneisalreadyintegratedintothesuppliedcharger).

• ChargeLiPobatterieswithamax.chargingcurrentof1C(ifnotindicatedoth-

erwisebythebatterymanufacturer!).Thismeansthatthechargingcurrentmay

not exceed the capacity value imprinted on the battery (e.g. battery capacity

1000mAh,max.chargingcurrent1000mA=1A).

WithLiFe,LiIonandLiHVbatteries,youmustobservetheinstructionsofthebat-

terymanufacturer.

• Thedischargingcurrentmustnotexceedthevalueprintedonthebattery.

Forexample,ifavalueof“20C”isprintedonaLiPobattery,themax.discharging

currentis20timesthebattery'scapacity(e.g.batterycapacity1000mAh,max.

dischargingcurrent20C=20x1000mA=20A).

Otherwise,thebatterywilloverheat,causingdeformation/bloatingofthebattery

orexplosionandre!

Theprintedvalue(e.g“20C”)doesnotgenerallyrefertotheconstantcurrent,but

tothemaximumcurrentthatthebatteryiscapableofproducingintheshort-term.

Theconstantcurrentthereforeshouldnotbehigherthanonehalfofthegiven

value.

• Observethatthe individual cells ofalithiumrechargeablebatterymustnotbe

deep-discharged.Adeepdischargeofalithiumrechargeablebatterywillleadto

permanentdamage/destructionoftherechargeablebattery.

If the model does not provideprotection against total discharge or possess a

visualdisplayindicatingalowbattery,remembertoswitchoffthemodelintime.

Disposal

a) Product

 Electronicdevicesarerecyclableandshouldnotbedisposedofinhouseholdwaste.

Disposeoftheproductaccordingtotheapplicablestatutoryprovisionsattheendof

itsservicelife.

b) Batteries/Rechargeable Batteries

Youastheenduserarerequiredbylaw(BatteryOrdinance)toreturnallusedbatteries/re-

chargeablebatteries.Disposingoftheminthehouseholdwasteisprohibited.

 Batteries/rechargeable batteries that contain hazardous substances are labelled

withtheadjacenticontoindicatethatdisposalindomesticwasteisforbidden.The

descriptionsfortherespectiveheavymetalsare:Cd=cadmium,Hg=mercury,

Pb=lead(thenamesareindicatedonthebattery/rechargeablebatterye.g.below

therubbishbinsymbolshownontheleft).

Youmayreturnusedbatteries/rechargeablebatteriesfreeofchargeattheofcialcollection

pointsinyourcommunity,inourstores,orwhereverbatteries/rechargeablebatteriesaresold.

Youthusfullyourstatutoryobligationsandcontributetotheprotectionoftheenvironment.

Technical Data

Operatingvoltage............................Mainsvoltageinput:100-240V/AC,50/60Hz

.........................................................Directvoltageinput:11-18V/DC

 Neverusebothinputsatthesametime.Thismaydamagethecharger.Lossof

guarantee/warranty!

Charging/dischargingchannels.......3

Chargecurrentchannel1................0.1-20.0A(dependingonthecellnumberand

rechargeablebatterytype)

Chargecurrentchannel2&3..........0.1-10.0A(dependingonthecellnumberand

rechargeablebatterytype)

Chargingoutput...............................Chargingchannel1,2and3:totalmax.300W

 Chargingchannel1:max.300W

 Chargingchannel2and3:max.100Weach

 Chargingchannel1and2:totalmax.300W

 Chargingchannel1and3:totalmax.300W

Dischargecurrentchannel1............0.1-8.0A(dependingonthecellnumberand

rechargeablebatterytype)

Dischargecurrentchannel2&3.....0.1-5.0A(dependingonthecellnumberand

rechargeablebatterytype)

Dischargeoutputchannel1.............max.25W

Dischargeoutputchannel2&3......max.10Weach

Suitablerechargeablebatteries.......NiMH/NiCd,1-15cells

 LiPo/LiIon/LiFe/LiHV,1-6cells

 Pb,1-10cells(ratedvoltage2-20V)

Dischargecurrentforbalancer........Channel1:500mApercell

 Channel2&3:300mApercell

Delta-U-recognition..........................yes(forNiMH/NiCd,adjustable)

Maintenancechargecurrent............yes(forNiMH/NiCd,adjustable50-300mA,canbe

switchedoff)

Safetytimer.....................................yes(canbeswitchedoff)

Rechargeablebatterymemory........10

Fansintegrated................................yes

Ambientconditions..........................Temperature0°Cto+40°C;humidity0%to90%

relative,non-condensing

Weight.............................................approx.2.42kg

Dimensions......................................255x185x84mm(WxDxH)

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