Operating Instructions
Power Peak
®
B6 EQ-BID
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2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Power Peak® B6 EQ-BID is an intelligent battery charger with convenient battery
management for charging and discharging NC, NiMH, lead and lithium rechargeable bat-
tery packs.
It additionally features a built-in equalizer.
The Power Peak® B6 EQ-BID is used to charge or discharge 1 to 14 cell NC or NiMH
battery packs both in automatic mode with automatic current adjustment as well as in
manual mode. The Delta-Peak method is used to switch off the device when the battery
is fully charged.
Likewise, up to 6-series connected lithium cells can be charged with a maximum current
of up to 5 amps. Corresponding to the voltage, the charger is switched off automatically
when the battery is fully charged. It is also possible to automatically charge lead batteries
from 2 to 12 Volt. For increased safety, the temperature of a battery pack can be monitored
during the charging process - a corresponding temperature sensor comes with the charger.
10 internal storage locations allow you to store battery-specific data for char-
ging and discharging up to ten different batteries in manual mode.
The main feature of the Power Peak® B6 EQ-BID is the future-oriented battery
identification system (BID). As the variety of different batteries is becoming
ever more diverse, each type of battery requires its „own individual“ charging
process. This means it is easily possible that the charger is mistakenly not set
up correctly for a specific type of battery, resulting in costly damage.
The revolutionary Multiplex BID-System offers a clever solution
to this problem.
A small, lightweight BID chip is allocated to each battery.
It stores all the data required for optimally charging and
discharging the battery.
The BID chip assigned to the battery connects to the Power
Peak® B6 EQ-BID and transfers the parameters to the char-
ger.
All you need to do to start charging is press the
ENTER button followed by the START button.
No tedious searching through menus for the
set-up parameters, maximum protection from
operating errors and storage of relevant bat-
tery data in the BID chip/key are the special
features of the BID system.
By storing the most important data in the BID
chip/key, they can be easily displayed on the charger. This function essentially means that
PC software and computer technology are not required in order to obtain an up-to-date
overview of the battery status.
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