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9.3 The Nickel Programme (NiCd, NiMH)
Charging a NiCd/NiMH Battery in Charge Mode
This programme will charge your battery using the user-set current. It is recommended to carefully set the
upper limit for the charge current to avoid damage by excessive charging. Some batteries with low resistance
and capacity can lead to higher current in auto charging mode.
In manual mode, it will charge at the set current. Press INC/DEC to swap between auto and manual mode.
Discharging a NiCd/NiMH Battery
V. 02 – 04/08/2016
VLE8
This programme is useful for charging NiCd/NiMH batteries used in R/C
applications. Press START/STOP to select the programme, and change the
parameter value with INC/DEC. Press START/ENTER again to store the set
values.
This display shows the real-time discharging status. Press TYPE/STOP to
stop the charging process.
a. battery type
b. elapsed time
c. charging current
d. battery voltage
e. charged capacity
This display shows the discharge current (left) and final voltage (right). The
current range reaches from 0.1-1.0 A; the voltage range reaches from 0.1-
25.0 V. Start the discharging programme by holding START/ENTER pressed
for 3 seconds.
This display shows the discharging state. Press START/ENTER to modify the
discharge current, press again to store the value. Press TYPE/STOP to end
the discharging process.
a. battery type
b. elapsed time
c. discharging current
d. battery voltage
e. discharged capacity
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