ROBBE TOP EQUALIZER 6 S Notice D'utilisation page 12

1. Controls and sockets
Monitor LED, indicates
Connection/Individual mode
Equalizer
sensor output
10 Amp fuse
Lithium char-
ger socket
Mode switch
Connection / Individual mode
2. General description
Please read right through the Operating Instruc-
tions and the Safety Notes at the end of the
instructions before using the Equalizer for the
first time.
Typical battery packs consist of series-wired
Lithium, LiPo or LiFe cells. The purpose of the
Top Equalizer is automatically to bring the indi-
vidual cells in the pack to the same voltage
when the battery is on charge; this is known as
the equalizing process.
Equalizing, or balancing, is necessary because
the individual cells tend to decline to different
states of charge (voltage levels) when they are
discharged; the magnitude of the effect varies
according to the application. Both overcharging
and deep-discharging
damage to Lithium cells, and for this reason it is
generally advisable to ensure that the cells are
brought to the same voltage level.
If the charger is a suitable type (e.g. Power Peak
Compact or Infinity 3), the voltage of the indivi-
dual cells can be displayed on the charger's
integral screen.
The Equalizer sensor lead must be connected
to the charger for this feature to work.
Please see the wiring diagrams in the centre
of these instructions.
Operating Instructions
Top Equalizer 6S 300mA
Check-LEDs 1 ... 6
Equalizer Sensor
LITHIUM TOP
EQUALIZER 6S
No. 8492
LiFe-LiPo
Mode / Reset
LiFe LiPo
Status Slave / Master
cause permanent
12
+ +
-
6
5
4
3
2
1
Slave / Master switch
3. Connections, using the unit for the first time
The Top Equalizer is connected between the
Lithium charger and the battery pack.
The parameters for final charge voltage and
charge current must be set on the charger
itself.
• Connect the Equalizer lead to the charger out-
put, taking care to maintain correct polarity
(red = + terminal, black = - terminal).
• Connect the Equalizer sensor lead to the
Equalizer and the charger: this connection is
only required if you wish to display the indivi-
dual cell voltages on your charger's integral
screen.
• Connect the battery charge lead to the Equali-
zer output, again with correct polarity (red = +
terminal, black = - terminal).
• Connect the voltage sensor lead (attached to
the battery) to the Equalizer; the black wire
(battery negative terminal) must be aligned
with the arrow on the case (see wiring dia-
gram).
• If you hold the "MODE" button pressed in for
at least two seconds within ten seconds of
connecting the charge lead and the sensor
lead, the battery type will change. The status
LEDs indicate the selected battery type.
The device is protected against reversed pola-
rity, but this error should still be avoided at all
times.
No. 8492
Battery con-
nection sockets
red = +
black = -
Voltage
sensor
socket
Slave / Mas-
ter output