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Contixo F10 - Battery Charging Procedures and Safety; Charging Process and LED Indicators; LiPo Battery Charging Safety Precautions

Contixo F10
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. To
charge the LiPo battery
you
must use only the
included USB cable or a
suttably
cornpatible LiPo
battery charger. Failure to do
so may
result
in
a
flre
causinq
propefry
damage and/or serious
injury.
r
lf
at any time the LiPo
bat.tery begrns to bailoon or
swell, discontinue charging
or
dlscharging immediately.
Quickly
and safely disconnect
the battery, then
place
rt
in a safe,
open area away from flarnmable
materials to obser,ie it for
at least
"15
minutes.
Continutng
to charge
or discharge a
battery that has begun to balloon
or swell can result in a fire.
A
battery that has ballooned
or swollen even a small arnount rnust
be removed
from service
Lo'noleiety.
r Do not over{ischarge
the LiPo battery.
Discharg ng the battery
too
low
can cause
damage to the battery resulting
in reduced
polver,
flight
dr-iration or failur.e
of ihe batterv
erlrrely. LiPo cells should
not be discharged to belov/
3,0V each Linder load.
r Store the LrPo battery
ai room tempeTature and tn
a dry area for best resulls.
e V/hen
clrarging. transporting
or temporarily storing
the L
Po
battery the temperature
range
should be from approxtmatdy
4A 12A" F
(5
49' C). Do not
store the battery or atrcraft
in a h.Jt
garage,
car or dtrect sunltght.
lf stored in a not
garage
or car the baitery
carr be
darraqed or even catch
fre.
o Nev-or leave
batteries, chargers
and
power
sLtpplies unattended
during use.
c NJever attempt to
charge low voltage, ballooned/swollen.
Canlaqect
or wet batteries.
.
Never allow children Lrnder
'14
years
o{ age
to charge batteries.
o Never
charge a battery
tf any of the wtre leads
have lleen dar-naged or shorted.
o Nerrer attenrpt to
disassemble the battery.
charger or
pov,/er
supplv.
r lrjever drop batterres, chargers
or
pov,rer
supp ies.
r Alivays inspect
the battery,
charger and
po\
/er supply before
charging.
r
Always ensure correct
polarity
be{ore connecting
batteries, chargers
and
power
sLrljples.
o Aiways disconnect
the battery after charging.
o Aiways
termrnate all
processes
if the battery,
charger or
povrer
supply
nralflnctions.
IIVPORTANT
NOTE: lt' s safer and betterforthe
longevity
of the battery to store
tt oilly
paftialy
charged for any length
ci trme. Stor
r.rg
the
battery approxrmately
50% cirarged
(which
]s around 3.85V
per
cell) is typlcally
best, flowever, lt will
take some careful
management
of the charge
time and the use of a volt
rneter to aclrieve
tl-}s
ryoltage.
f
yori
have
the equipment
and skilis to achieve
the 50% c;lrarge level
for
sjtora_qe
tt is
recornmended.
lf noi, simplv
be sLtre to not store'ihe
battery fuily charged
whenever
possrble.
ln faci, as iong
as tlre ba'itery \^/ill
be storeci at approximately
roorn temperatLlre
and
for
no more than
a
few
ureeks before
the
next
use,
it may be best to store
the batten/ in
thedschargedstateaftertheiaslfllght(as
ongasthebatiery',vasnotoverdischargecl
on
the last fllqht).
WARNING: Lithium lon
(Lilon)
and Lithium Polymer
(LiPo)
batteries are signiflcantly more
volatile
than alkaline, NiCd or N|MH battefles. All instructions
and warnings must be follov,,ed
exactly
to
prevent propedy
damage
and/or serious injury as
the
rrishandlinq
of Ltlon/LiPo
batteries
can result in flre. By handllng,
chargtng or using the tncluded Lilon/LiPo batteries
yoLr
assume all risks
assoclated with them. lf
you
do not
aEree v/tth these condrttons
please
.etui"n the
complete
product
in new,
unused condrtion to the
place
of
purchase
immediately.
1. Renrove
the battery fron:
the a rcraft. Join the red confiector
on the battery cord to the
!'ed
connect on the USB charging
cable.
2. Pluq
itre USB charging cable
into a computer. The LED u;ill light up
red.
3. After
approxrmate
y
60
minutes the LED red light
,"vill
turn
off. Chargtng s complete,
LED lndicator
Battery
clrargiig should be
done Llnde[ adult supeivtsion
onlyl
Use
oniy the
included
IJSB charging
cable
with
thts
product.
Never leave battery
charging rrnattended
or cvernight.
w
After
moLrnting the charged battery
ln the bracket on the
botionr of the aircraft, connect
the
red socket from
the crrclrit board.
Your aircraft ts novr charged
and ready to
fly.

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