Nixx Discharge Program - GM COMMANDER SPORT Instructions D'utilisation

18. NiXX discharge program

Discharging NiXX:
The GM Commander SPORT can also be used to discharge batteries, typically in order to ascertain the remaining capacity
after a run.
Press the 'Batt. Type / Stop' button to move to the PROGRAM SELECT - NiMH BATT or NiCd BATT menu, according to the
3 sec.
battery to be charged. Now press 'Start - Enter' for the 'NiMH DISCHARGE' or 'NiCd DISCHARGE' menu.
The default pre-set discharge current and discharge voltage are displayed on the screen. If you wish to change these settings,
press 'Start - Enter' again: the discharge current (0.1 - 1 A) starts to flash, and can now be altered using the DEC or INC button.
Pressing the 'Start - Enter' button again takes you to the final discharge voltage (0.1 - 25 V), which can be adjusted in the same
manner.
When the settings are correct, hold the 'Start - Enter' button pressed in for three seconds; the charger then initiates the auto-
Battery
Battery voltage
matic cell detect process BATTERY CHECK (please refer to Chapter 11 for details of programming the CHK time), and starts
Charging
type
charged
time
capacity
the charge process.
Charging current
To interrupt the charge process before it terminates automatically, press the 'Stop' button.
WARNING: the final discharge voltage should not be less than 1 V per cell for NiMH batteries and 0.85 V per cell
for NiCd, otherwise the battery may be damaged or - worse - ignite or even explode!
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