Common Sense RC Cell Spy 8 User Guide and Manual - #CELLSPY8
Battery Voltage Capacity Checker / Balance Discharger / Servo Tester
1. INTRODUCTION
The Common Sense RC Cell Spy 8 is a clever device that can show you the condition of your battery packs while also serving as a battery
balancer and servo tester.
It can be used with the most common battery types used for RC modeling:
• Li-Ion (Lithium Ion) • Li-Po (Lithium Polymer) • Li-Fe (Lithium Ferrite)
• NiCd (Nickel Cadmium) • NiMH (Nickel Metal Hydride) • Li-HV (High Voltage Lithium Polymer)
For Lithium battery types (Li-Po, Li-Ion, Li-Fe, Li-HV), the Cell Spy 8 can support 2S~8S without the need for an additional power supply. To test
1S Lithium batteries, you need to also connect more than 3S of Nickel batteries or a 5V UBEC to the NiCd/MH port to provide enough voltage
for the Cell Spy 8 to power on, then press the TYPE/SETUP MENU button to select the correct battery type.
For Nickel battery types (NiCd or NiMH), the Cell Spy 8 can support 4S~8S without the need for an additional power supply. If you need to
test less than 4S of Nickel batteries, you need to connect a 2~8S Lithium battery to the 9-pin/Lithium port to provide enough voltage for
the Cell Spy 8 to power on.
2. CONNECTING A BATTERY PACK
There are two battery connection ports:
Lithium battery: The 9-pin/Lithium battery port has 9 pins with standard 2.54mm spacing. The balance plug of your Lithium battery should
be plugged into this port with the outside negative (black) wire aligned with the symbol on the Cell Spy 8.
Nickel battery: The Nickel battery port is labeled Servo 5V Power IN NiCd/MH. It has 3 pins with 2.54mm spacing, designed for receiver/servo
type plugs. The main leads of the Nickel battery receiver pack generally has 2 wires. The connector should be plugged into this port with
the negative (black) wire aligned with the symbol on the Cell Spy 8.
3. PARAMETER SETTINGS
The Cell Spy 8 allows you to adjust certain parameters for battery and servo testing, including discharge end voltage, servo signal range, and
more. To enter Parameter Setting Menu, connect a battery to the Cell Spy 8, then press and hold the TYPE/SETUP MENU button for 1 second.
Press the CELL/SERVO TEST button to reduce the parameter, or press the MODE/DISCHARGE button to increase the parameter. Press the
TYPE/SETUP MENU button again to advance to the next parameter setting. Press the TYPE/SETUP MENU button again to advance to the
next parameter setting.
Lithium Battery and Nickel Battery
Connection Diagram
(Can simultaneously connect Lithium
battery and Nickel battery)
Voltage
Display
(Default Mode)
Discharge
Cut-off Voltage
Setting
Servo Test
Frequency
Setting
Servo Test
Signal Range
Setting
LCD Backlight
Opening Time
Setting
Sound Switch
Setting
TYPE
TYPE
TYPE
TYPE
TYPE
Press TYPE
Button
Hold
TYPE
Voltage
Display
Hold
TYPE
Voltage
Display
Hold
TYPE
Voltage
Display
Hold
TYPE
Voltage
Display
Voltage Display Mode
Discharge Cut-o
Voltage Setting
Discharge Cut-o Voltage Setting
Range: 2.000~4.200V
Servo Test Frequency Setting
Servo Test Frequency Setting:
50Hz, 60Hz, 100Hz, 125Hz,
200Hz, 250Hz, 300Hz
Servo Test Signal
Range Setting
Servo Test Signal Range Setting:
500~2500us,1000~2000us
LCD Backlight Opening
Time Setting
LCD Backlight Opening Time
Setting: O, 10s~60s, On
Sound Switch Setting
Sound Switch Setting: On, O
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