RedbacK Racing SPIDER 1s User manual

BALANCE CHARGER/DISCHARGER
FOR NICD/NIMH/LITHIUM/PB BATTERIES
Operating Manual
Dual Input Power(AC/DC)
SPIDER1s
Thank you for purchasing the Spider 1 ACDC Charger
This is a rapid charge/discharge charger with built-in
balancer and specialised software.
Please read these instructions completely before using.

Contents
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2. Exterior of the unit
3. Warnings and safety notes
4. Program flow chart
5. Initial Parameter set up (Users' set up)
6. Lithium battery(Lilo/LiPo/LiFe)program
7. NiMH/NiCd battery program
8. Pb( lead acid) battery program
10. Save Data Program
11. Load Data Program12. Accessing additional battery information
13. Warnings and error messages
14. Specifications
6.1 Charging Lithium Battery
7.1 Charging NiCd/NiMH battery
8.1 Charging Pb battery
6.2 Charging Lithium battery at balance mode
7.2 Discharging NiCd/NiMH battery
8.2 Discharging Pb battery
6.4 'STORAGE' control Lithium battery
6.5 Discharging Lithium battery
6.6 Voltage balancing and monitoring while discharging
6.3 'FAST' charging Lithium battery
7.3 Charge-to-discharge & discharge-to-charge cycle NiMH/NiCd battery
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9. Battery internal resistance testing system

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1. Features
Optimise operating software
When charging or discharging, the charger has an 'AUTO' function that sets
current automatically. For Lithium batteries, this can prevent an over-charging situation
which could lead to an explosion. Users can set error checking of the charger
to maximise saftey
For Charging the charger is fitted with separate 2, 3,4,5 and 6 cell Lipo balance charging
ports and banana plug output port.
High-power and high-performance circuit
Individual voltage balancer for Lithium batteries
The charger has an individual-cell-voltage balancer inside and will not require
any extra balancer when charging Lithium batteries(Lilo/LiPO/LiFe)
Balance individual cells on discharge
The charger can also monitor and balance individual Lithium battery cells during
the discharging cycle. If the voltage of any one cell varies abnormally, the process
will stopped with an error message.
Various Lithium battery accepted
The charger can accept three types of Lithium batteries- Li-ion, LiPo and LiFe.
They have different cell chemistry. You will need to pre-select which one of them
that you are going to charge before the job. For their specifications, refer
'Warnings and safety notes' section.
Lithium battery 'Fast' and 'Storage' mode
You can charge Lithium batteries for special purposes. 'Fast' charge reduces the
charging time of Lithium battery and 'Storage' mode controls the final voltage of the
battery for storage.
The charger has a maximum output power of 80W. As a result it can charge or
discharge up to 15 cells NiCd/NiMH and 6 cell Lithium batteries with maximum
current of 7.0A. The charger is fitted with a high performance fan for optimized
cooling when needed.

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Maximum safety
Delta-peak sensitivity: The automatic charge termination program works on the
principle of the Delta-peak voltage detection.(NiCd/NiMH)
Auto-charge current limit: When charging NiCd or NiMH on 'AUTO' current mode,
you can set the upper limit of charge current suitable to each battery.
Capacity limit:Charging cycle will stop when capacity limit reached.
Temperature limit: The temperature of the battery will rise when charging
If you set a temperature limit the charging process will stop when that limit
is reached. (external temp sensor required)
Processing time limit: Time limit can be set, charger will stop when time expired.
Input power monitor: Input power is monitored to prevent damage to input
voltage such as car battery. If it drops below the lower limit the charging will terminate
Automatic cooling fan: The electric cooling fan comes into action automatically
only when the internal temperature of the unit is raised.
Data store/load
The charger is equiped with a 5 model memory. Allowing you to recall
battery programming data with ease.
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battery refreshing and balancing.

2. Exterior of the unit
Input power cable
(AC100-240V)
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3. Warnings and safety notes
•Never leave the charger unsupervised when it is connected to a power supply.
If any error is observed immediately terminate the process and refer to the
instruction manual.
•Keep the unit free from dust, damp, rain, heat, direct sunlight and vibration.
• The circuit of the unit is designed to be powered by a 10-18V DC only.
•This unit and the battery to charge or discharge should be set up on a heat-
resistant, non-flammable and non-conductive surface. Never place on a car seat,
carpet or similar. Keep all the flammable volatile materials well away from the
operating area.
•If the charger program is set incorrectly it could cause severe damaged to the
battery and/or severe injury..Please ensure you have identified your battery correctly
•To avoid short-circuits between the charge lead, always connect the charge cable
voltage level:1.2V/cell
allowable fast charge current:1C~2C depends on the
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0.85V/cell(NiCd), 1.0V/cell(NiMH)
voltage level:3.6V/cell
max.charge voltage:4.1V/cell
allowable fast charge current: 1C or less
min.discharge voltage cut off level:2.5V/cell or higher
voltage level:3.7V/cell
max.charge voltage:4.2V/cell
allowable fast charge current: 1C or less
discharge voltage cut off level:3.0V/cell or higher
voltage level:3.3V/cell
max.charge voltage:3.6V/cell
allowable fast charge current: 4C or less(e.g. A123M1)
discharge voltage cut off level:2.0V/cell or higher
voltage level:2.0V/cell
(Lead-acid) max.charge voltage:2.46V/cell
allowable fast charge current:0.4C or less
discharge voltage cut off level:1.50V/cell or higher
NiCd/NiMH
Li-ion
LiPo
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to the unit first and only then to the battery to be charged or discharged. Reverse the
sequence when disconnecting.
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Do not attempt to disassemble the battery pack.

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Alwaysverify the capacity and the voltage of Lithium batteries, ensure the correct voltage
and capacity have been selected. Failure to select the correct setup could cause fire
and or explosion leading to serious injury.
Discharge
• The typical purpose of discharge is to determine the residual capacity of the battery,
or to lower the voltage of battery to a defined level. When you discharge the battery
you also have to pay attention to the capacity and voltage. To avoid over discharging
set the final discharge voltage correctly. Lithium batteries should never be
over discharged, if a lithium battery drops below its nominal voltage you may
experience a rapid loss of capacity or a total failure.
•Some rechargeable batteries are said to have a memory effect. If they are partly
used and recharged before the whole charge is drawn out, they‘remember’ this and
next time will only use that part of their capacity. This is a ‘memory effect’. NiCd and
NiMH batteries are said to suffer from memory effect. They prefer complete cycles;
fully charge then use until empty, do not recharge before storage-allow them to self-
discharge during storage. NiMH batteries have less memory effect than NiCd.
•The Lithium battery prefers a partial rather than a full discharge. Frequent full
discharges should be avoided if possible. Instead, charge the battery more often or
use a larger battery.
These warnings and safety notes are particularly important. Please
follow the instructions for maximum safety; otherwise the charger
and the battery could cause severe damaged and/or fireto property / person.

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4. Program flow chart
PROGRAM SELECT
SAVE DATA
SAVE DATA
Start
Enter
PROGRAM SELECT
LOADDATA
LOAD DATA
Start
Enter
Start
Enter
Key Beep
Buzzer
Input Power Low
Cut-Off
INC
DEC
LANGUAGE
ENGLISH
INC
DEC
Battery Pack IR
231mΩ
INC
DEC
Test LiXX Internal
Resistance
Measuring IR
WAIT DLEASE...
1:026 050 044 mΩ
4:039 042 044 mΩ
INC
DEC
PROGRAM SELECT
Pb BATT
Pb DISCHARGE
Pb
CHARGE
Start
Enter
INC
DEC
LIXX DISCHARGE
PROGRAM SELECT
NiMH BATT
NiMH CHARGE
'Aut' / 'Man'
NiMH DISCHARGE
NiMH CYCLE
Start
Enter
INC
DEC
INC
DEC
PROGRAM SELECT
Nicd BATT
N
icd
CHARGE
'Aut' / 'Man'
N
icd
DISCHARGE
Nicd CYCLE
Start
Enter
INC
DEC
INC
DEC
Capacity Cut-Off
Safety Timer
Temp Cut-Off
USB Enable
INC
DEC
INC
DEC
Waste Time
CHG>DCHG
INC
DEC
USERSET
PROGRAM
LIXX V. Type
Lilo / LiPo / LiFe
CHK Time
NiMH Sensitivity
D. Peak
Nicd Sensitivity
D. Peak
Start
Enter
INC
DEC
INC
DEC
INC
DEC
PROGRAM SELECT
LIXX BATT
LIXX CHARGE LIXX BALANCE
LIXX FAST CHG LIXX STORAGE
Start
Enter
INC
DEC
INC
DEC
INC
DEC
INC
DEC
INC
DEC
Batt type
stop
Batt type
stop
Batt type
stop
Batt type
stop
Batt type
stop
Batt type
stop
INC
DEC
Batt type
stop

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5. Initial Parameter set up (Users' set up)
On first using the Spider 1 charger in User set mode it will offer default values
When you are ready to alter the parameter value in the program, press Start/
Enter key to make it blink then change the value with INCor DEC key. The value will
be stored by pressing Start/Enter key once.
The screen displays the nominal voltage of Lithium
battery. There are three kinds of Lithium battery;
LiFe(3.3V),Lilo(3.6V) or LiPo(3.7V). Please pay
attention to the nominal voltage of your selected
.battery
The charger will recognise the cell count of
battery automatically when charging. However the
battery can be perceived incorrectly if discharging. To
prevent the error, you can set the time to accurately
verify the cell count. Normally 10 minutes is enough.
For large capacity battery this time may need to increase.
If using auto detect please ensure the charger has selected
the correct cell count before proceeding.

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NiMH/NiCd SENSITIVITY:
This screen shows theDelta Peak sensitivity of
NiMH and NiCd batteries. The values range from
5 to 20mV per cell. If the sensitivity is set higher there
is a possibility of overcharging the battery, a lower setting
may result in undercharging the cells. Please refer to below
recommendations (NiCd default:12mV, NiMH default:7mV)
NiMH/NiCd SENSITIVITY:
You can select the function of 3-pin port at left side of
the unit.It can be used temperature sensor port or USB
port, selected at this screen. If the port is assigned as
a temp. port, an optional temperature probe contacting
the surface of battery can be used. When it is selected
as an USB port, you can link the charger to your PC
via an optional USB cable. This can utilize the optional
software that can show you the charge process at PC.
You can set the maximum temperature at which the
charger should allow battery to reach during charge.
Once a battery reaches this temperature during
charge, the process will be terminated to protect the
battery.
WASTE TIME:
During cyclic process of charge and discharge
The battery can often become warm.
You can set a time delay between each charge/discharge
cycle. To allow the batter to cool down before the next
cycle. The values range from 1 to 60 minutes
SAFETY TIMER:
When you start a charge process, the integral safety
timer automatically starts running at the same time.
This is programmed to prevent overcharge the battery
if it proves to be faulty, or if the termination circuit
cannot detect a full battery. The value for the safety
timer should be generous enough to allow a full charge
of the battery .