For reasons of safety the Top Equalizer also moni-
tors the maximum charge voltage of each cell,
and breaks off the charge process as soon as any
one cell reaches a voltage of 4.3 Volts. In most
cases this will also result in an error message on
the screen of the Lithium charger.
This reliably prevents the battery being overchar-
ged if you accidentally set the wrong cell count
on the Lithium charger.
In “Current-saving mode” you can call up the sta-
tus of the Top Equalizer by pressing the Mode
button.
monitor LED
Off = Current-saving mode, or no battery
connected.
Continuous light = Individual mode.
The Equalizer is not connected to the Lithium
charger.
Single rhythmic flashing = Connection mode.
The Equalizer is connected to the Lithium char
ger.
(Flashing sequence lasts about ten seconds)
Double rhythmic flashing = Over-voltage: the
voltage of one cell is higher than 4.3 V
olts; the
corresponding Check-LED for that cell also flas-
hes.
Triple rhythmic flashing = Low voltage: the vol-
tage of one cell is lower than 2.2 Volts, or a short-
circuit is present; the corresponding Check-LED
for that cell also flashes.
Quadruple rhythmic flashing = Voltage sensor
connection defective.
Red / green monitor LEDs:
LEDs flash three times (only the LEDs to which
cells ar
e connected) = cell count check.
LEDs flash five times (only the LEDs to which
cells ar
e connected) = Equalizing process com-
pleted
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Operating Instructions
LiPo TopEqualizer 6S
However, the unit will only switch from “Con-
nection mode” to “Current-saving mode” if it
detects a low-voltage situation.
The equalizing process continues to operate
until one cell of the battery pack falls to a vol-
tage of 3 Volts; at that juncture the unit is forced
to switch to “Individual mode”.
The Equalizer switches to “Current-saving
mode”, at that point or - at the latest - when one
cell falls to a voltage of 2.75 Volts.
The requirement to switch manually to Indivi-
dual mode is a deliberate feature, as it allows
the Top Equalizer to be used in conjunction with
the widest possible variety of Lithium chargers.
Note:
If you wish to interrupt the process while the
Lithium char
ger is charging the battery via the
Equalizer, pressing the Mode button is equiva-
lent to disconnecting the battery. However,
please do not press the button repeatedly at
short intervals.
Lithium chargers are usually very slow to detect
whether a battery is connected or not. The up /
down converter cannot react quickly enough to
swift button-presses, with the result that you
could burn out the Top Equalizer’s fuse.
Of course, the Equalizer is also capable of
equalizing a battery without a Lithium charger
connected. This is the procedure:
• Insulate the plugs on the Lithium charger
connecting leads to avoid short-circuits.
• Connect the voltage sensor lead and the
Lithium battery’s charge lead to the Equali-
zer.
• The Top Equalizer starts in “Individual
mode”, and the Check-LEDs flash to indi-
cate the cell count of the pack connected to
it.
The device will now equalize the battery until
the voltage of all the cells is identical, before
switching to “Current-saving mode”.
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8. Equalizing without a Lithium charger
9. Over-voltage cut-of
10. Status query
11. Meaning of the flashing LED error sequen-
ces
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