Rc-plus C-box 200 duo User manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

These warnings and safety notes are particularly important. Please follow the instructions for

maximum safety; otherwise the charger and the battery can be damaged or at worst it can

cause a ﬁre. Also read the chapter before you begin.

• Never leave the charger unattended when it is connected to its power supply.

If any malfunction is found, TERMINATE THE PROCESS IMMEDIATELY and refer to the

operation manual.

• Keep the charger well away from dust, damp, rain, heat, direct sunshine and vibration. Never

drop it.

• The allowable DC input voltage is 9-24V DC.

• The allowable AC input voltage is 100V or 240V AC.

• This charger and the battery should be put on a heat-resistant, non-ﬂammable and non-con-

ductive surface.

Never place them on a car seat, carpet or similar surface. Keep all ﬂammable volatile materi-

als away from the operating area.

• Make sure you know the speciﬁcations of the battery to be charged or discharged to ensure

it meets the requirements of this charger. If the program is set up incorrectly, the battery and

charger may be damaged.

Fire or explosion can occur due to overcharging. This warranty is not valid for any damage

or subsequent damage arising as a result of a misuse or failure to observe the procedures

outlined in this manual.

• To avoid short circuiting between the charge lead, always connect the charge cable to the

charger ﬁrst, then connect the battery. Reverse the sequence when disconnecting.

• Never attempt to charge or discharge the following types of batteries:

• A battery pack which consists of different types of cells

(including different manufacturers)

• A battery that is already fully charged or just slightly discharged

• Non-rechargeable batteries (pose an explosion hazard)

• A faulty or damaged battery

• A battery ﬁtted with an integral charge circuit or a protection circuit.

• Batteries installed in a device or which are electrically linked to other components

• Batteries that are not expressly stated by the manufacturer to be suitable for the currents the

charger delivers during the charge process

Please bear in mind the following points before commencing charging

• Did you select the appropriate program suitable for the type of battery you are charging?

• Did you set up appropriate current for charging or discharging?

• Have you checked the battery voltage? Lithium battery packs can be wired in parallel and in

series, i.e. a 2-cell pack can be 3.7V (in parallel) or 7.4V (in series).

• Have you checked that all connections are ﬁrm and secure? Make sure there are no intermit-

tent contacts at any point in the circuit.

1. WARNINGS AND SAFETY NOTES

Standard Battery Parameters

Be very careful to choose the correct voltage for different types of battery otherwise you may

cause damage to the batteries. Incorrect settings could cause the cells to ﬁre or explode.

Charging

During charge process, a speciﬁc quantity of electrical energy is fed into the battery. The charge

quantity is calculated by multiplying charge current by charge time. The maximum permissible

charge current varies depending on the battery type or its performance, and can be found in the

information by the battery manufacturer. Only batteries that are expressly stated to be capable

of quick-charge are allowed to be charged at rates higher than the standard charge current.

Connect the battery to the terminal of the charger: red is positive and black is negative. The

essential requirement for the charger to work properly is that the charge lead should be of

adequate conductor cross-section, and high quality connectors which are normally gold-plated

should be ﬁtted to both ends.

Always refer to the manual by the battery manufacturer regarding the charging methods.

Operate according to their recommended charging current and charging time. Lithium batteries,

in particular, should be charged strictly according to the manufacturer’s instruction.

Close attention should be paid to the connection of lithium batteries.

Do not attempt to open, disassemble, or service the battery pack. Please get highlighted that

lithium battery packs can be wired in parallel and in series. In the parallel connection, the bat-

tery’s capacity is calculated by multiplying single the battery’s capacity by the number of cells,

bearing in mind that total voltage stays the same. If the voltage is imbalanced, it may cause a

ﬁre or explosion. Lithium batteries are recommended to charge in series.

1. WARNINGS AND SAFETY NOTES

Battery

Type

Fast Charge

Rate

Nominal Cell

Voltage

Max. Charge

Voltage Cell

Min. discharge

Voltage Cell

Storage

Voltage Cell

Ni-Cd 1 - 2C 1.2V 1.5V 0.85V

Ni-MH 1 - 2C 1.2V 1.5V 0.85V

Li-Ion <= 1C 3.6V 4.1V 2.5V 3.7V

Li-Po <= 1C 3.7V 4.2V 3.0V 3.8V

Li-Po HV <= 1C 3.8V 4.35V 3.3V 3.9V

Li-Fe <= 4C 3.3V 3.6V 2.0V 3.3V

PB <= 0.4C 2V 2.46V 1.75V

Discharging

The main purpose of discharging is to clean the residual capacity of the battery, or to reduce the

battery’ voltage to a deﬁned level. The same attention should be paid to the discharging process

as the charging process. The ﬁnal discharge voltage should be set up correctly to avoid deep

discharging. Lithium batteries cannot be discharged to lower than the minimum voltage, or it

will cause a rapid loss of capacity or a total failure. Generally, lithium batteries don’t need to be

discharged. Please pay attention to the minimum voltage of lithium batteries to protect them.

Some rechargeable batteries have a memory effect. If they are partly used and recharged

before the whole charge is accomplished, they remember this and will only use that part of their

capacity next time. This is a ‘memory effect’ It is said that NiMH and NiCD batteries are suffering

from memory effect. NiCD has more ‘memory effect’ than NiMH.

Lithium batteries are recommended to be discharged partially rather than fully (Please use the

recommended Storage Mode). Frequent full discharging should be avoided if possible. Instead,

charge the battery more often or use a battery of larger capacity. Full capacity cannot be

reached until it has been subjected to 10 or more charge cycles. The cyclic process of charge

and discharge will optimize the capacity of battery pack.v

2. SPECIFICATIONS

TYPE OF BATTERIES :

(2x) 1-6S LiPo / LiFe / LiIon / LiHV

(2x) 1-16 cells NiMH / NiCd

(2x) 2-24V PB

INPUT VOLTAGE :

AC 100V - 240V 50HZ

DC 9 - 24V

INPUT CURRENT :

MAX. 30A (2x 15A)

CHARGE CURRENT :

(2x) 0.1 - 16.0A

DISCHARGE CURRENT :

(2x) 0.1 - 3.0A

CHARGE POWER :

AC Max. 200W

DC Max. 400W (@input 16V)

BALANCE CURRENT :

Max. 1A

BALANCE PRECISION :

±0.01V

USB OUTPUT :

5V - 2A

WEIGHT :

720g

DIMENSION :

142×99×69.5mm

1. WARNINGS AND SAFETY NOTES

AC Input Power

100-240V

3. CHARGER LAYOUT

DISPLAY

SELECT Button

CH 2

SELECT Button

CH 1

Balance Port

CH1

Balance Port

CH2

Charging connector (XT-60)

CH 1 - CH 2

AC Input Cable included

AC Input Power

100-240V DC Input Power

9 - 24V

USB OUTPUT

5V - 2A

UPGRADE

PORT COOLING FAN

Select key

Long press: Enter system setting/ terminate current task

Short press: Enter task setting / conﬁrm current setting

Horizontal scroll: Select menu

4. CHARGING CURRENT SETTING

It is important to consider the maximum allowed charging current of your battery

before charging it. A charging current higher than the maximum allowable charg-

ing current may damage your battery and may cause a ﬁre and explosion of the

battery during charging.

The charging and discharging capacity of battery is usually marked with C value.

Multiplying the charging C value and battery capacity equals to the maximum

charging current supported by the battery. For example, for a 1000mAh battery

with a charging capacity of 5C the maximum charging current would be1000x5=

5000mA therefore, the maximum charging current is 5A.

For lithium battery, if it can not conﬁrm the supported charging C value, please

set the charging current below 1C for safety reasons.

The reference relation between C value

and charging time: charging time 260

minutes/ charging C value (it there-

fore needs around 60~ 70 minutes to

complete charging with 1C). Due to the

difference in battery conversion efﬁcien-

cy, the time might be extended.

5. CHARGE MODE SELECTION

In order to charge the lithium battery correctly, it must be connected to the charg-

ing port as well as to the balancing port. The charger uses the balancing cable to

monitor and balance the voltage of each cell in the battery. If the balancing cable

is not connected to the charger, the charger will give an alarm.

CAUTION DANGER

The LiHV mode allows charging only a 4.35V lithium LiHV battery,

it is not allowed to use this mode to charge other types of

batteries. Charging LiPo/LiIon/LiFe batteries or other batteries

with a voltage lower than 4.20V in LiHV mode may cause ﬁre or

explosion.

LITHIUM BATTERY (LiLo/LIPO/LIFE/LIHV)

Li-XX Battery Balance Charge Mode

This program ensures that each cell reaches the correct voltage after the ﬁnal

charge. The internal processor monitors the voltage and current of each cell

during charging. The internal processor balances the voltage of each cell if

necessary. Of course the charging and balancing cables must be connected to

the charger.

Battery Fast Charge Mode

The charge current gets smaller and smaller as the charge ﬁnished. The fast

charging program will ﬁnish charge in advance and decrease the CV and balance

process. Actually, when the fast charge process ﬁnished, the charging current will

go to l /5 of initial value. The charging capacity may be a bit smaller than normal

charging capacity, but the charging time will be decreased.

Li-XX Battery Storage Charge Mode

The STORAGE function allows safe storage for a limited period of time. The

program analyses and determines whether the battery must be charged or

discharged to reach the storage voltage depending on the type of Lithium battery:

3.70V for Lilo - 3.80V for LiPo - 3.85V for LiHv - 3.3V for LiFe per cell. If the

voltage of the battery in its initial stage is higher than the storage voltage level,

the program will start discharging the battery.

Li-XX Battery Dicharge Mode

The main purpose of discharging a Li-XX battery is to analyse the rest capacity

of the battery, or to reduce the battery’ voltage to a deﬁned level. The ﬁnal

discharge voltage should be set up correctly to avoid deep discharging. Lithium

batteries cannot be discharged to lower than the minimum allowed voltage, or

it will cause a rapid loss of capacity or a total failure. Generally, lithium batteries

don’t need to be discharged. Please pay attention to the minimum voltage of

lithium batteries to protect them.

Lithium batteries are recommended to be discharged partially rather than fully

(Please use the recommended Storage Charge Mode).

LITHIUM BATTERY (LiLo/LIPO/LIFE/LIHV)

PROGRAM SETTING

Program for reactivating and restoring an over-discharged battery

This program helps over-discharged batteries to restore the conductors in the

battery. However, an excessively discharged battery will not be able to be reacti-

vated, it will be permanently out of use.

When the restoration program starts, a current of 0.1 A is applied to activate and

restore the battery if the cell voltage that is checked is lower than the pre-charge

voltage. If the cell voltage is higher than the pre-charge voltage then the voltage

must be adjusted to the nominal voltage for charging. This program can thus

protect, reactivate or restore conductors in the battery cells.

Connect the charger to the power supply,

wait until the charger has completed

the self-test. Connect the battery to the

charger and brieﬂy press the SELECT

button to display the program setting

menu. The menu items are displayed as

follows:

Recommended setting voltage value is 4.20V

Battery Type .........Li Po, Li Fe, Lilon, LiHv, NiMH, NiCd, Pb

Select Mode .........Balance Charge, Charge, Fast Charge, Discharge, Storage

Cutt-Off Voltage ......Fine-tuning charging cut-off voltage, adjustable range ±0.05V

Fine-tuning discharging cut-off voltage, adjustable range ±0.3V

Cell Count ...........Li-XX battery 1-6cells • NiMH/NICD 1-16cells • PB 1-12cells

Current Setting .......Charge current 0.1-16A • Discharge current 0.1-3A

Start Mode ..........START to execute the program

Back ...............Return to last menu

DELTA -PEAK SENSITIVITY (∆V) for NiCD / NiMH batteries

DISPLAY INFO

Programming the Delta-Peak’s sensitivity automatically stops the charging cur-

rent and terminates charging when the battery voltage has reached its maximum

and begins to decrease. If the Delta-Peak trigger voltage is set too high, an over-

charge hazard will result, if set too low, the processor will stop charging early.

Rotate the battery channel selection knob to change the content displayed in the

lower part of the screen.

The following information is displayed in turn: Voltage of each cell, Operating

speciﬁcations, Internal resistance of each cell.

Program Performing Time

Cell Voltage for each Cell

Program CH2Program CH1

CurrentCurrent

Final CapacityFinal Capacity

Display working

status

Display working

status

Selected Program

This charger is equipped with a built-in high-speed microprocessor, it can be

used as a cell tester and indicates the resistance of each cell.

This evaluation does not give an absolute value as a professional internal resist-

ance tester would because of the difference in the test method, so that here the

internal resistance value is only suitable for a comparison between the cells of

the battery.

For example, to conﬁrm the consistency of a battery’s performance or to refer to

the performance of different batteries, a high or low charging current will affect

the accuracy of the internal resistance value tests. A higher charging current is

required for large capacity batteries with low internal resistance so the internal

resistance value will be more accurate.

Program Operation Time

Selected Program

Capacity charged

Total Output Power

Completed Charges

Total of Completed

Charges

Current

Input Voltage/Power

Output Voltage/Power

Temperature

Program Operation

Time

Selected Program

Battery capacity %

(calculated)

Capacity charged

Current

Cell IR value

CELL METER TEST PROGRAM

BALANCE CHARGE - STATUS

Program Operation Time

Selected Program

Battery capacity %

(calculated)

Capacity charged

Total Output Power

Completed Charges

Total of Completed

Charges

Current

Input Voltage/Power

Output Voltage/Power

Temperature

BALANCE STATUS

USER SETTING

During the charging process the display is green, it turns blue when charging

is completed. When charging is completed (blue screen), the difference in cell

voltage should be less than 10mV. The charger continues to perform accurate

balancing of the battery while the screen is blue.

While the charger is in standby mode, press the SELECT button to manually

conﬁgure the settings.

Program Operation

Time

Selected Program

Current

Single cell voltage

shown

Battery capacity %

(calculated)

Capacity charged

CH1 Output Power.....AUTO, 10-200W Level

CH2 Output Power.....AUTO, 10-200W Level

Min. Input Voltage.....9 - 24V DC

Back Light...........Back Light settings: AUTO, HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW

Volume .............Buzzer Volume settings: OFF, HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW

Language ...........7 Languages

Update..............Connect to a computer to perform the update

System Information ...System Self-checking

Back ...............Return to last menu

USER SETTING

Maximum POWER OUTPUT

The maximum power is 200W for one load output.

If you set the power value manually and use both load outputs, the total power of

the 2 outputs will be 200W.

Supply voltage limit

This charger protects the battery from excessive discharge when used to power

the charger (DC 9-24V connector on the back of the charger). If the charger

ﬁnds that the input voltage (V) is below the default value, the current program is

stopped and a low voltage warning is issued. For example, if a 6S LiPo battery is

used as an input power source, the value in the charger should be 21V to protect

the battery from over-discharge.

BUZZER volume

When the setting has been set to OFF, the charger no longer emits sound except

for alerts.

WARNING AND ERROR MESSAGES

1. Battery Type Select Error

The charger has detected a battery type selection error. Select the correct

battery type.

2. Battery Not Connected

The battery is not or incorrectly connected to the charger. Check the cable.

3. Short Circuit Error

Short circuit detected, check cables and connectors.

4. Input Voltage Error

The supply voltage is too low or too high. Check.

5. Battery Low Voltage

The battery voltage is lower than the voltage setting.

Check the number of cells in the battery and adjust.

6. Battery High Voltage

The battery voltage is higher than the voltage setting.

Check the number of cells in the battery and adjust.

7. Cell Low Voltage

A cell displays a voltage that is too low. Check the voltage of all cells. The cell

may be defective. The battery is unusable.

8. Cell Voltage High

A cell shows too high a voltage. Check the voltage of all cells. Re-balance the

battery.

9. Balance Port Connect Break

Disconnect the balancing port, make sure the cable is connected.

10. Load Overheating

Overheat, allow the battery and/or charger to cool.

11. Output Polarity reversed

Polarity error on the charging cable, check the + and -.

12. Current Add too Fast

The charging current is increasing too fast. Stop and return to the beginning

of the charging program. Self-protection.

WARRANTY CONDITIONS & LIABILITY DISCLAIMER

If material defects or manufacturing faults should arise in a product distributed

or manufactured by RC-Plus, a division of JSP Group Intl nv, and purchased by a

consumer, we RC-Plus acknowledge the obligation to correct those faults or defects

within the limitations described below. This manufacturers warranty is in addition to,

and does not affect, the legal or contractual rights of the consumer which arise from

the purchase of such products. RC-Plus guarantees the consumer that its products

are free from material, manufacturing, and construction faults, as determined by the

general state of knowledge and technology valid at the time of manufacturing. The

fault responsible for causing the damage must be proven to have been present in the

product at this time. Claims for compensation arising from consequential damage

or product liability will not be considered valid unless they fall under peremptory

provisions of the law. If material defects or manufacturing faults should arise in a

product distributed or manufactured by RC-Plus in the European community (EC) and

purchased by a consumer, then RC-Plus undertakes to correct those defects within

the limitations described below. This manufacturer’s declaration does not affect the

consumer’s legal or contractual rights regarding defects arising from the purchase

contract between the consumer and the dealer or reseller.

Extend of the Warranty

If a claim is made under warranty, we take at our discretion to repair or replace the

defective goods. We will not consider supplementary claims, especially for reimburse-

ment of costs relating to the defect (e;g. installation / removal costs) and compensa-

tion for consequent damages unless they are allowed by statute. This does not affect

claims on legal regulations, especially according to the product liability law.

Provisions of the Warranty

The purchaser is required to make the warranty claim in writing, and must enclose

original proof of purchase (e.g. invoice, receipt, delivery note) and the appropriate

warranty card. He must send the defective goods to our local representatives or

directly to RC-PLUS, a division of JSP Group Intl nv, Geelseweg 80, 2250 Olen,

Belgium at his own risk and cost.

The purchaser should state the material defect or manufacturing fault, or symptoms

of the fault, as accurate as possible, so that we can check if our warranty obligation

WARRANTY CONDITIONS & LIABILITY DISCLAIMER

is applicable. The goods are transported from the consumer to us, and from us to the

consumer, entirely at the risk and cost of the consumer.

Invalidation of the Warranty

The consumer cannot make a claim under warranty when the fault is affecting the use

of the product arising from natural wear, competition use, or improper use (including

installation) or external forces. The consumer’s adherence to the building and operating

instructions relevant to the model, including the installation, operation, use of, and

maintenance of, model-related components cannot be supervised by RC-PLUS. There-

fore RC-PLUS is in no way liable for loss, damage, or costs resulting from improper use,

or behaviour in any way connected to the above described provisions. Unless otherwise

required by law, RC-PLUS is in no way whatever liable to provide compensation for

damages arising from the improper use of the model (including personal injury, death,

damage to buildings, loss of turnover, loss of business, or interruption of business, or

any other direct, or indirectly caused, consequential damage).

Duration of Validity

The claim period is 24 months from the date of purchase of the product by the con-

sumer from a dealer in the European Community (EC) counted from the date of pur-

chase. The claim period is 12 months from the date of purchase of the product by the

consumer from a dealer outside the European Community (EC) counted from the date

of purchase. If a defect arises after the end of the claim period, or if evidence or doc-

uments required according to this declaration in order to make the claim valid are not

presented until after this period, then the consumer forfeits any rights or claims from

this declaration. The guarantee period is not prolonged by the granting of any claims

within the framework of this warranty, especially in the case of repair or replacement.

The guarantee period also does not restart in such cases.

Warranty Expiration

If we do not acknowledge the validity of a claim based on this declaration within the

claim period, all claims based on this declaration will expire after six months from the

time of registering the claim; however this cannot occur prior to the end of the claim

period.

WARRANTY CONDITIONS & LIABILITY DISCLAIMER

WEEE: At the end of this device’s useful life, please remove all the batteries and dispose of them separately.

Take electrical appliances to the local collection points for waste electrical and electronic equipment. Other

components can be disposed of in domestic refuse.

Thank you for your co-operation!

Applicable Law

This declaration, and the claims, rights and obligations arising from it, are based exclu-

sively on the pertinent Belgium Law, without the norms of international private law, and

excluding UN retail law. Place of fulﬁlment for liabilities arising from this declaration is

Olen, Belgium. Court of jurisdiction is Turnhout, Belgium.

This manual is protected by a copyright. Any publication, transmission or commercial

use of this manual is prohibited without written permission. RC-PLUS and JSP Group

Intl nv assumes no responsibility for printing errors in this manual. This manual is

subject to technical changes.

Declaration of Conformity

RC-PLUS C-BOX 200 DUO AC/DC

RC-PLUS, a division of JSP Group Intl nv declares under sole responsibility that the battery

charger C-BOX 200 DUO AC/DC to which this declaration relate, conforms with the following

CE-LVD standard;

EN 60335-1

EN 60335-2-29

EN 62233

he battery charger C-BOX 200 DUO AC/DCC also conforms with the following CE-EMC standard;

EN 55014-1

EN 55014-2

EN 61000-3-2

EN 61000-3-3

observing the provision of 2004/108/EG directive of 15 December 2014.

The battery charger also conforms with the requirements in;

EN 62233:2008

Olen - Belgium

30 Juni 2020

Stefan Engelen

Ceo

CONFORMITY

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