10. Charging the flight battery
Before completing the model, the flight battery (1) should be charged. A suitable
plug-in charger (2) and a suitable balancer (3) are included in delivery.
The 2-wire connection cable (4) supplies the drive motor with power. This cable
will later be connected to the speed controller in the model (also see ill. 11).
The rechargeable battery is charged via the 4-pole connection cable (5), which
is connected to the right socket (6) of the balancer. The two snap tabs of the
reverse-polarity protected connector must point upwards.
Connect the cable (8) of the plug-in charger (2) with the balancer and plug the
plug-in charger into a 230 V/50 Hz mains socket.
The LEDs on the balancer (7) light up red to indicate that the flight battery is
being charged. Every LED indicates the charge state of the individual cells.
When the charge end voltage is reached, the LEDs might switch between red
and green alternately. In this charging phase, the cells are exactly matched
with each other.
The charging process is complete when all LEDs on the balancer light up green.
The flight battery can now be disconnected and the wall power supply can be
removed from the mains supply.
For display reasons, the charging cable of the plug-in charger is shown in wound-up state. Before first use, the cable tie must be opened and the
cable must be unwound.
Important!
Never leave the charger and the rechargeable battery unattended during the charging process. Observe the charging time and check now and then
if the balancer or the flight battery overheats. The charging time of the flight battery should be about 2.5 hours. If all three LEDs on the balancer do
not light up green after that time, stop the charging process and check the battery and/or the balancer to find out why.
Caution!
The left charging socket (see ill. 4b, pos. 9) is intended to charge 2-cell LiPo rechargeable batteries. These batteries are charged in the same way
as described above.
Never charge a 2-cell and a 3-cell rechargeable battery on the balancer simultaneously! Only connect one rechargeable battery at a time to the
balancer!
Illustration 4a
Illustration 4b
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