Skyrc imax C-403 Instruction Manual
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
The charger i ncl ude s an in teg ral
balancer an d a lar ge LC D scr een f or
displayin g cur ren t, vo lta ge ca pac ity a nd
charging ti me. T he ch arg er de tec ts th e
cell count, a nd th ere for e set s the c orr ect
charge cut- off v olt age a uto mat ica lly.
The charge cu rre nt va rie s wit hin t he
range of 100 to 3 500 m A.
The reco mme nde d cha rge r ate i s 1C
(batte ry ca pac ity = c har ge cu rre nt)
1C means: cap aci ty va lue = c har ge
current.
*Example: L iPo c ell o f 220 0 mAh
capacity; 1 C = 220 0 mA (= 2. 2 A) cha rge
current
First lo cat e the p owe r lea ds on t he le fthand side of th e cha rge r, and c onn ect i t
to a 12 V lead-ac id ca r bat ter y or 12 V D C
mains PSU (re d = pos iti ve / bl ack
=negative ). Th e cha rge r is no w rea dy to
use. The d evi ce is p rot ect ed ag ain st
incorrect p ola rit y, but y ou sh oul d sti ll
make every ef for t to av oid t his e rro r.
The Lithium b att ery i s con nec ted t o the
batter y soc ket s on th e rig ht- han d sid e of
the case u sin g a cha rge l ead t erm ina ted
in banana plu gs. W hen c onn ect ing t he
pack tak e car e to ma int ain c orr ect
polarity (r ed = + te rmi nal / b lac k = termin al) .
The charge ou tpu t is pr ote cte d aga ins t
reverse pol ari ty an d sho rt- cir cui t, bu t it is
always best t o avo id th ese e rro rs, a nd to
correct the m imm edi ate ly if t hey d o occ ur.
Push batter y typ e but ton t o sel ect t he
batter y typ e mat chi ng wi th th e dat ash eet o f
the batt ery m anu fac tur er. It 's ve ry
important t o sel ect t he co rre ct ba tte ry
type. Fa ilu re to d o thi s may d ama ge th e
batter y or at w ors t it ca n cau se fi re.
Max. Charge
Volt.
3.7V/c ell
4.2V/c ell
3.6V/c ell
4.1V/c ell
3.3V/c ell 3.6V/c ell
Batt ery Type Voltag e Level
LiFe
LiIon
LiPo
Balan cer LED s
Unive rsal Ba lan ce Port
(Pitc h Size= 2.5 4mm)
Batte ry Sock ets
Batte ry Typ e Butto n
Start /Stop B utt on
2. The Ch arger 's Il lustr ation
Thank yo u for y our c hoi ce of t he iM AX
C403, 12 V fast c har ger f rom t he Sk yRC
range. The un it is s imp le to u se, b ut it s
operation d oes r equ ire s ome k now led ge
on the part of th e use r. The se in str uct ion
manual is des ign ed to e nsu re th at yo u
qui ckly be come f amil iar wit h the cha rger 's
featur es an d how t o ope rat e it in t he
proper way.
The corr ect c har ge cu rre nt mu st be s et
before you in iti ate t he ch arg e pro ces s.
This is ca rri ed ou t by ro tat ing t he ad jus ter
knob on the fro nt pa nel t o set t he ch arg e
current to su it th e bat ter y (10 0 … 350 0
mA). Usu all y we ar e usi ng “1C” t o
charge the ba tte ry.
The iMAX C403 i s a low -co st, h igh quality 12 V DC f ast c har ger w ith a m eta l
case, de sig ned f or ch arg ing L ith ium
batter ies o f up to 4 c ell s. It c an ch arg e
three kinds o f Lit hiu m bat ter ies : Lit hiu m
Polymer, Lit hiu m ion a nd Li FeP o4( a12 3).
LCD Scr een
1. Gene ral Des cri ption
3. How to C onnec t the B atter y
4. Selec tin g the B att ery Ty pe
5. Sele cting t he Ch arge Cu rrent
6.The C harge P roc edure s
This is th e cor rec t cha rge c urr ent f or th e
most popula r typ es of L ith ium b att eri es.
Naturally, t he ch arg er ca n cop e wit h
packs of high er ca pac ity, b ut th e cha rge
time is propo rti ona tel y lon ger. C ert ain
high-perf orm anc e Lit hiu m bat ter ies c an
be charged at r ate s hig her t han 1 C.
Please read a nd ob ser ve th e dat ash eet
provided by t he ba tte ry ma nuf act ure r.
Connect the L ith ium b att ery t o the
charger by pl ugg ing t he vo lta ge ba lan ce
lead into the b ala nce p ort . Whe n mak ing
this connec tio n tak e car e to po sit ion i t
correctly a nd ma int ain c orr ect p ola rit y;
the black wir e of th e bal anc e lea d mus t
line up with th e neg ati ve ma rk on t he
charger cas e.
Locate the ma in po wer w ire s att ach ed to
the batt ery a nd co nne ct th em to t he
charger’s cha rge s ock ets .
Curre nt Knob
11-15V
Power L ead
1
2
If the cha rge r enc oun ter s a pro ble m, an
error me ssa ge wi ll be d isp lay ed on t he LC D
screen and at t he sa me ti me yo u wil l hea r
warning bee p sou nds .
7. Erro r messa ges
Cause of e rro r
LCD
Dis play
1
2
3
no connecti on to
the battery
during char gin g
process, th e bal anc e
lead or main po wer w ire
is disconnec ted or encounters
intermitt ent c onn ect ion
Wro ng in put v olt age
ERR 1
ERR 2
ERR 3
8. Spec ifica tio n
DC Input
11-1 5V
Cell Count
1 - 4 Lithium Bat ter y Cel ls
Batter y
Type
Lithium Pol yme r
Lithium Ion
LiFePo4 (A1 23)
Charge
Current
100mA - 3500mA
Circuit
Power
40W
Charge
Cut-Of f
Automa tic
Dimension
Net Weig ht
119x 66x 32m m
144gram
Ensure that t her e is an u nre str ict ed
airflow to an d fro m the c har ger 's co oli ng
slots. N eve r pla ce th e cha rge r on a
carpet or sim ila r sur fac e.
Packs to b e cha rge d as a un it mu st
consist of ce lls o f the s ame m ake r, the
same typ e and t he sa me ca pac ity.
Take great care t o mai nta in co rre ct
batter y pol ari ty, an d avo id sh ot- cir cui t.
Read the batt ery m anu fac tur er' s
instru cti ons a nd ad her e to th em st ric tly.
Start th e cha rge p roc ess w ith a p res s on
the Star t/S top b utt on. You c an st op th e
charge proc ess a t any t ime b y rep eat edl y
pressing th e Sta rt/ Sto p but ton a gai n.
The balance L EDs i ndi cat e the s tat e of
the cells con nec ted t o the c har ger. I f the
LEDs consta ntl y fla sh, t he ce lls a re be ing
balanced. I f the L EDs o nly f las h
sporadica lly, o r do no t lig ht up a t all , the n
the batt ery i s pro per ly ba lan ced .
During the ch arg e pro ces s the L CD
Screen alte rna tel y dis pla ys th e ove ral l
voltage, th e cha rge c urr ent , the c har ged in capacity a nd ch arg ing t ime .
When the b att ery i s ful ly ch arg ed, t he
LCD screen wi ll di spl ay “FU LL” an d at
the same t ime y ou wi ll he ar be ep so und s
to infor m you t he ch arg e pro ces s is
completed .
IMAX C40 3 is su ita ble s ole ly fo r cha rgi ng
rechargea ble L ith ium b att eri es. D o not
attemp t to re cha rge d ry ce lls . Cha rgi ng
other ty pes o f bat ter ies m ay ca use f ire o r
explosion .
Do not leave th e cha rge r ope rat ing
Unsupervi sed . It is n orm al fo r the c har ger
to become qui te ho t whe n ope rat ing .
The charger i s des ign ed fo r use w ith a D C
power sourc e sup ply ing 11 -15 V D C.
Never conne ct it t o any o the r vol tag e.
Protect the c har ger f rom d ust , dir t and
damp.
9. Safe ty Note s
10. Gua rante e
Never place t he ch arg er an d bat ter ies
connected t o it on a ny fo rm of f lam mab le
surface. Ne ver o per ate t he ch arg er in t he
vicinity of i nfl amm abl e mat eri al or g as.
Naturally w e gua ran tee t his b att ery
charger for t he pe rio d of 12 m ont hs. I f
you believe y ou ha ve a va lid c lai m und er
guarantee , ple ase c ont act y our d eal er in
the firs t ins tan ce, w ho is r esp ons ibl e for
processin g gua ran tee c lai ms.
This ch arg er is designed a nd ap pro ved
exclusive ly for use wi th the typ es of
ba tte ri es s ta te d in th es e Ins tru ct io n
Manual. SkyRC accepts no l iab lil ity o f
any kin d if t he ch arg er is use d for any
p ur p o s e o t h e r t h a n t h a t s ta t ed .
We are una ble to ens ure tha t you fol low
the ins tru cti ons s upp lie d wi th th e ch arg er,
and we hav e n o co ntr ol ove r th e m ethods
yo u empl oy fo r u si ng, op erati ng and
maintaini ng t he de vic e. F or th is r eas on
we a re o bliged t o de ny al l li abi lity for los s,
damage or cost s whi ch are incurred due
to t he i nco mpe ten t or i nco rre ct u sag e and
operation of ou r pro duc ts, o r whi ch ar e
connected w ith s uch o per ati on in a ny wa y.
Unless oth erw ise pr esc rib ed by law, ou r
o bl i g a t i o n t o p ay c o m p e n sa t i o n ,
r e ga rdl es s o f t he l eg al a rg um en t
employed, is lim ite d to the inv oice val ue
of tho se SkyR C p rod uct s w hic h w ere
immediate ly an d dire ctl y inv olv ed in th e
event in whic h the d ama ge oc cur red .
11. Liab ility E xcl usion
iMAX C- 403 s ati sfy a ll re lev ant a nd
manda tor y EC di rec tiv es an d
.
For EC di rec tiv es:
The pro duc t has b een t est ed to m eet
the fol low ing t ech nic al st and ards:
FCC Par t 15 Su bpa rt B: 2 008
12. Con formi ty De clara tion
Test Stand ard s
EN55014-1 :20 06
EN55014-2 :19 97+ A1: 200 1
EN61000-6 -1( 200 7)
EN61000-6 -3( 200 7)
Thi s sym bol m ean s tha t you
must dis pos e of el ect ric al fr om
the gene ral h ous eho ld wa ste
when it reach es th e end o f its u sef ul li fe.
Take your charg er to y our l oca l was te
collectio n poi nt or r ecy cli ng ce ntr e.
This applie s to al l cou ntr ies o f the
European Un ion , and t o oth er
European co unt rie s wit h a sep ara te
waste colle cti on sy ste m.
We ac cep t no li abi lit y for e rro rs an d
technical m odi fic ati ons .
C SkyRC Tech nol ogy C o., L td. 200 9
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