Basetech 80 AC/DC Owner's manual

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adjus-

ting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dan-

gerous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

• TheproductissetupinaccordancewithprotectionclassII(doubleorincreased

output).Observethatthehousingormainslineinsulationisnotdamagedorde-

stroyed.

• 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suita-

bleprotection.Otherwise,scratches,pressurepointsordiscolourationsarepossi-

ble.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 80 AC/DC

Item no. 1484096

 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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 charge current can be set between 0.1A and 10.0A (depending on the cell number/

rechargeablebatteryvoltage).Themaximumchargingpoweris80W.

Thedischargecurrentcanbeset between0.1Aand2.0A(dependingonthecellnumber/

rechargeablebatteryvoltage).Themaximumdischargingpoweris5W.

Thechargerisoperatedbyfouroperatingbuttonsandatwo-linelitLCdisplay.

Thechargeralsooffersaconnectionforanexternaltemperaturesensor(notenclosed,avail-

ableasanaccessory)forrechargeablebatterymonitoring.Abalancerisintegratedformulti-

ple-celllithiumbatteries.Forconnectionoftherechargeablebattery,amatchingexternalXH

adapterforrechargeablebatterieswith2-6cellsisenclosed.

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

• Mainscable

• XHadapter

• Connectioncablewithalligatorclamps

• Operatinginstructions(onCD)

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arrowsymbolindicatesthatspecialadviceandnotesonoperationareprovided.

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

orwet.

 TheproductisbuiltinprotectionclassII(reinforcedordoubleinsulation,protective

insulation).

 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

cable),thechargerwillbedestroyedandthereisamostseveredangerofpoten-

tially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corre-

sponding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 (100 - 240 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da-

mage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rechar-

geable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.

• Neverchargemorethanonerechargeablebattery/batterypackatthesametime.

Alwaysconnectonesinglerechargeablebattery/batterypacktothecharger.

• 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 comparison

with conventional NiCd or NiMH rechargeable batteries), various regulations

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

following information and safety information when handling rechargeable

batteries.

If the manufacturer of the rechargeable battery has provided any other

information, 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procedu-

re,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rechar-

geable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.

• Neverchargemorethanonerechargeablebattery/batterypackatthesametime.

Alwaysconnectonesinglerechargeablebattery/batterypacktothecharger.

• 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dischar-

ging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rechar-

geable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other-

wise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vi-

sual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....... 1

Chargecurrent.................................0.1-10.0A(dependingonthecellnumberand

rechargeablebatterytype)

Chargingoutput...............................max.80W

Dischargecurrent............................ 0.1-2.0A(dependingonthecellnumberand

rechargeablebatterytype)

Dischargeoutput.............................max.5W

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........ 400mApercell

Delta-U-recognition..........................yes(forNiMH/NiCd,adjustable5-20mV/cell)

Maintenancechargecurrent............yes(forNiMH/NiCd,adjustable50-200mA,canbe

switchedoff)

Safetytimer.....................................yes(10-720minutes,canbeswitchedoff)

Fanintegrated.................................yes

Ambientconditions..........................Temperature+10°Cto+40°C;humidity0%to90%

relative,non-condensing

Weight.............................................396g

Dimensions......................................130x115x61mm(WxDxH)

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