Battery Charging and Discharging

Connect the Battery

1. Lay the battery on its side with the balance cable closest to the charger
2. Plug in the balance cable
3. Plug in the power cable

Button Functions

The Channel Button is used to select which channel (battery) you would like to perform an operation on, press it to select ch1 or ch2

The Shuttle Key is used to navigate through menus and selections. Scroll to your selection, then press the shuttle key to select it

Select Channel

Select the Channel by pressing the Channel Button

Standby Display

This is the screen you will see when there is no battery plugged in or if you have not yet selected the operation to perform

Set Charging Parameters 

1. Click the shuttle key to bring up the settings
2. Select Task = Balance
3. Cell Voltage = 4.2V [6 Cells x 4.2V = 25.2V Total battery voltage]
4. Cell Count = 6S (6 cells in series)
5. Current Setting = 7.0A (7 amps)

Stopping a Task

If you need to stop the task, press the shuttle key and scroll to "Stop", then press the shuttle key again to stop the balance operation

Screen During Balancing

This is the screen you will see while a battery is charging

When the screen is yellow, the operation is still in progress

A green screen signifies that the task is complete

Storage Charging

Storage charging is actually a discharging operation. If your battery is over the acceptable limit for storage, and you want to stor it for more than 5 days, you will need to discharge it to a proper storage charge

Select the channel as before

Set parameters as follows:

• Task: Storage
• Type: LiPo
• Cell Voltage: 3.8V (6 cells x 3.8V = 22.8V)
• Cell Count: 6S
• Current: 1A

Storage Charging Screen

When the battery is dropping in voltage, you will see a purple screen

HINT: the best way to discharge a battery is to use it to fly the drone