Futaba CDR-5000 Charger - Manual (Page 20)

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CDR-5000 Functions
3. Start of Charging/Discharging
[Charging at DX]
1)Push "DX CHG" key.
2)The red LED of "DX Charging" turns on. MODE indicator changes from "READY" to "CHG".
And charging will start.
[Discharging at DX]
1)Push "DX D-CHG" key.
2)The blue LED of "DX Discharge" turns on. MODE indicator changes from "READY" to "D-
CHG". And discharging will start.
*It is strongly recommended to cool the battery by cooling fans when discharging over 10A.
[Charging at TX/RX]
1)Push "TX/RX CHG" key.
2)The red LED of "TX&RX Charging" turns on. MODE indicator changes from "READY" to "CHG".
And charging will start.
[Discharging at TX/RX]
1)Push "TX/RX D-CHG" key.
2)The blue LED of "TX/RX Discharge" turns on. MODE indicator changes from "READY" to "D-
CHG". And discharging will start.
Caution for discharging: Sensing the voltage of the battery while discharging at TX&RX,
CDR-5000 automatically calculates the voltage level that stops discharging. It sug-
gests that if you discharge a battery that has been already discharged or a battery
whose voltage is already very low, the battery will be over-discharged. Never do an
additional discharging
If the voltage of a battery under discharging declines in the early stage and becomes
lower than 0.8V/cell, stop discharging.
It is recommended to use a cooling fan to keep the temperature of a battery low while
discharging in Cycle Mode, because the temperature of the battery under Cycle Mode
generate a large amount of heat due to continuous operation. And it is also recom-
mended that "CYCLE DELAY" in the "INITIAL SETTING" be set "ON" during the us-
age.