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We recommend a bulk charge current of at least 1/4 the battery capacity, as the end of charge
indicators (Temperature Rise and Voltage Drop) are not pronounced at low charge currents. For
instance, a 12Ah nickel battery should have at least a 3A bulk charging current.
The NiMH/NiCad profile does not run a continuous trickle current into the pack after charge is
complete. This technique was common with NiCad batteries to counteract self-discharge and
keep the battery 100% topped up, but with NiMH a continuous trickle for a long length of time
will damage the cells. If you want a pack to be fully topped up prior to usage, then you should
time your charging so that the charge will finish shortly before you will need the battery.
5. Additional Features and Details
5.1. Force Start
In some situations, you may have a battery attached to the charger but the charger still says
CONNECT BATTERY. For instance, this can happen if the battery has been drained so low that the
battery management system's (BMS's) protection circuit inside your pack has shut off and
disabled the battery output. If there is no voltage on the battery terminals, the charger will be
unaware that a pack has been plugged in.
Figure 25: Force Start if battery not detected from tripped BMS
In this situation, pressing and holding the lower button on the CONNECT BATTERY screen will force
the charger output to go active for a few seconds in order to begin a charge process. If it detects
current flowing into the battery at a voltage higher than the start voltage for the selected profile,
the normal charge process will begin.
5.2. Fault Conditions
There are several fault scenarios that you may encounter in using the Satiator.
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