Kompernass KH 980 Battery Charger User Manual


 
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When the battery capacity has been determined,
the charging process begins.
The various displays have the following meanings:
The LED blinks alternatively red and green:
The batteries are being discharged for
max.10 minutes (Refresh-Function).
The LED blinks green:
The charge condition of the batteries is being
checked, and afterwards being charged with
a battery-sparing impulse loading for ca.
3 minutes at a reduced charging current.
The LED continuously glows red:
The batteries are being charged.
The LED continuously glows green:
The batteries are fully charged.
The LED blinks red:
The inserted batteries are not positioned cor-
rectly in the charging slot or are defective.
Note:
Should type C or D batteries be charged in the
outer charging slots, the operating condition is
displayed by the inner LEDs.
Warning!
The batteries could become hot during char-
ging. After charging batteries, first remove the
power cable of the Universal Battery Charger
from the plug socket. Then allow the batteries
to cool down before removing them from the
Universal Battery Charger.
NEVER touch hot batteries! There is a danger
of being burnt!
Remove the power cable of the Universal Battery
Charger from the plug socket and allow the bat-
teries to cool down.
Afterwards you can remove the charged batteries
from the Universal Battery Charger.
Average charging times
Depending on the type, age and remaining charge
in the batteries, the charging process can take
various lengths of time. The average charging time
can be taken from the following table. Take note
however that the times given are only guiding
values.
9V Block batteries
Capacity Ni-MH Ni-Cd
200 mAh 280 Min. ---
100 mAh --- 140 Min.
Type D batteries
Capacity Ni-MH Ni-Cd
4500 mAh 400 Min. ---
1800 mAh --- 160 Min.
Type C batteries
Capacity Ni-MH Ni-Cd
4000 mAh 360 Min. ---
1800 mAh --- 160 Min.
Type AA batteries
Capacity Ni-MH Ni-Cd
2500 mAh 225 Min. ---
800 mAh --- 70 Min.
Type AAA batteries
Capacity Ni-MH Ni-Cd
900 mAh 245 Min. ---
300 mAh --- 80 Min.
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