PB AUTOMATIKLADER - Battery charger GRAUPNER - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL PB AUTOMATIKLADER GRAUPNER

Automatic-Turbo-charger for 2V, 6 V and 12 V lead acid batteries with a charging current of 0.2 A -1A

Environmental Protections Notes

Introduction:

Please be sure to read right through these operating instructions attentively before you attempt to use your new charger, as this will ensure that you can make full use of all of its facilities. Take particular note of the warnings and safety notes. These instructions should be kept in a safe place; if you ever dispose of the charger be sure to pass them on to the new owner.

The Automatiklader 0.2-2 A is intended for direct connection to a 110 - 240V 50 / 60Hz mains supply socket, and is designated to charge a single 2V, 6V or 12V lead-acid battery, as used for many radio-controlled models. The abbreviation "Pb" stands for Plumbum, which is the Latin chemical name for lead.

The charger is comprehensively protected against overload and short-circuit, and requires no maintenance.

Safety notes:

• Protect the charger from dust, damp, rain, heat (e.g. direct sunshine) and vibration. It should only be operated in dry, indoor conditions.
• The case surface serves to cool the charger, and must not be covered or enclosed; cooling air must be able to circulate unhindered.
• Do not leave the charger running unsupervised.
• The battery to be charged should be set up on a heat-resistant, non-inflammable and non-conductive surface before use. Keep all inflammable and volatile materials well away from the charging area.
• The charger must be disconnected from the mains before disconnect from the mains before you connect or disconnect the batteries.
• The charger must always be used with the original connecting leads. The charge and power cables must not be coiled up when the charger is in use. Check the charger at regular intervals for damage to cables, connectors, case, etc. If you find a fault or damage, do not use the charger again. The charger case must

not be opened!

• The following types of battery must not be connected to the charger:
• Faulty, damaged or hot batteries
• Batteries consisting of parallel-wired cells
• Non-rechargeable batteries (dry cells)

Caution: explosion hazard!

• Batteries which are not expressly stated by the manufacturer to be suitable for the currents which the unit produces during the charge process
• Batteries which are already fully charged or hot, or only partially discharged.
• Batteries fitted with an integral charge circuit or charge termination circuit.
• Batteries installed in a device, or which are electrically connected with such operation in any way.

Components and accessories:

As manufacturer GRAUPNER GmbH & Co. KG recommends to use components and accessories which have been released by GRAUPNER after checking them for suitability, function, and security. GRAUPNER assumes responsibility for these products for you. GRAUPNER does not assume responsibility for components or accessories which are not released or are produced by a different manufacturer. Also, GRAUPNER is not able to judge in every case if a product from a different manufacturer can be used without security risk.

Environmental Protection Notes:

When this product comes to the end of its useful life, you must not dispose of it in the ordinary domestic waste. The correct method of disposal is to take it to your local collection point for recycling electrical and electronic equipment. The symbol shown here, which may be found on the product itself, in the operating instructions or on the packaging, indicates that this is the case. Individual markings indicate which materials can be recycled and re-used. You can make an important contribution to the protection of our common environment by re-using the product, recycling the basic materials or recycling redundant equipment in other ways. Remove batteries

from your device and dispose of them at your local collection point for batteries. If you don't know the location of your nearest disposal centre, please enquire at your local council office.

Liability exclusion:

As manufactures, we at GRAUPNER are not in a position to ensure that you observe the correct methods of operation when installing, using and maintaining this charger. For this reason we are obliged to deny all liability for loss, damage or costs which are incurred due to the incompetent or incorrect use of an operation of our products, or which are connected with such operation in any way.

Types of rechargeable batteries:

2 V, 6 V and 12 V lead acid batteries with a capacity of 2 - 20 Ah. These gastight sealed batteries have proven their worth for RC operation. They are mechanical robust and position independent. The battery label usually allows to draw a conclusion about its capacity:

Example: Graupner lead acid battery 6 V/4 Ah: voltage 6 V, capacity 4 Ah

Charging batteries:

The charger automatically detects the voltage of the battery, and charges the pack according to the constant current / constant voltage principle.

Operation

1. Connect the charger to an easily accessible mains power socket (120-240V\~, 50/60 Hz). The red LED flashes once to confirm that the charger is ready for use.

2. Connect the lead battery which is to be charged to the attachment plugs of the charging cable. Make absolutely sure that the polarity of the battery and the polarity of the charging cable match.

3. RED to positive pole (+)

4. BLACK to negative pole

The red LED lights up to indicate that charging is in progress.

1. The LED glows green when the lead-acid battery is fully charged. Disconnect the battery from the charge lead, and disconnect the charger from the mains socket.

Additional information:

If the green control lamp does not switch on after connecting the battery to the charger and the charger to the socket, you should immediately disconnect the charger from the socket in order to avoid an overstrain or any damage to the charger.

Possible error causes:

• Incorrect polarity of the battery connector, the battery charge lead or the battery, or short-circuit at the output. The red LED flashes to indicate any of the faults.
• Battery defective, intermittent contact, interruption, etc.
• Mains socket without current or defective.
• Charger defective. In this case, please contact the GRAUPNER service department.

Cleaning an maintenance:

The charger does not need any maintenance. Before cleaning, disconnect the charger from the battery and the mains socket. Then gently wipe it with a lightly moistened cloth (no cleansing agents!).

Specification:

110-240V\~/50/60 Hz Mains supply: 18 W

Dimensions approx. (lwxwh) 107 × 61 × 32 ~mm

Weight approx.: 182 g

Temperature range: -10 ... +40°C

Charging output: Pb 2 V, 6 V, 12 V

Batteries: 2 - 20Ah

Charging current: 0.2 - 1A

FCC Conformity Information

We hereby certify that the product designated in the following:

Automatiklader Order Nr. 6457

complies with the essential safety requirements as laid down in the Outlines of the Council for the Adaptation of Legal Regulations for ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (89/336/EWG) in its member states.

In assessing the electro-magnetic compatibility of this product the following norms have been applied:

EN 60335-1

EN 60335-2-29

EN 50366

This declaration of responsibility has been issued in accordance with the producer/importer:

D-73230 Kirchheim/Teck by

73230 Kirchheim/Teck, signed on 13.12.2007

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Hans Graupner

Managing Director

Hans Graupner
Director

Notizen

notices / Notifications

Graupner GmbH & Co. KG, Henriattenstraße 94-96, 73230 Kirchheim/Teck, Germany guarantees this product for a period of 24 months from date of purchase.

The guarantee applies only to such material or operational defects witch are present at the time of purchase of the product.

Damage due to wear, overloading, incompetent handling or the use of incorrect accessories is not covered by the guarantee.

The user's legal rights and claims under guarantee are not affected by this guarantee.

Please check the product carefully for defects before you are make a claim or send the item to us, since we are obliged to make a charge for our cost if the product is found to be free of faults.

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