Selecting Correct Voltage
The voltage is based on a nominal cell voltage of 1.2V/Cell for NiCd and NiMH,
2V/Cell for SLA and 3.6V/Cell for Li-Ion.
On some NiCd and NiMH batteries, manufacturers may rate their batteries based
on 1.25V/Cell rather than 1.2V/Cell. In this case, as an example, the batteries may
state 7.5V or 12.5V. To obtain the correct voltage, multiply this voltage by 0.96 to
get the correct value to use. Test results are not affected by this change since these
voltages are definitions only.
Some manufacturers may state the number of cells of their batteries. To get the
correct voltage, multiply the number of cells by the chemistry type. For example, the
voltage of a 6 cell NiCd would be 6 x 1.2V = 7.2V. Use 7.2V on the analyzer.
Intrinsically Safe Settings
! Before servicing intrinsically safe (I/S) batteries, select the following settings:
• Charge method: DC Charge
• End of Discharge: 0.96V/Cell
• Charge Rate: 0.10C
• Discharge Rate: 0.10C
The Charge rate and Discharge rate can be set to higher values to speed up
servicing if no fault code appears.
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