everActive NC1000M Battery Charger
The operation of the NC100M is controlled from the three buttons on the front of the battery charger charger which are MODE, CURRENT and SLOT.
Once a rechargeable battery is inserted, its voltage level and the default operating mode will be shown on the LCD display. The default mode of operation is Charge mode so if not interrupted by a press of the “Mode” or “Current” buttons the charger will automatically start the default charge process with 0.50A current. During the first 8 seconds the operation mode can be changed for all newly installed batteries simultaneously by pressing the “Mode” button. Similarly pressing the “Current” button will change the charge current for all of the newly inserted batteries. These changes can be also made individually for each charging slot by selecting “Slot” before pressing “Mode” or “Current” buttons. Defective or overdischarged batteries (“0” voltage) batteries will show an “ERR” label on the LCD and due to safety reasons no further operation will be possible. If the inserted cell's voltage is above 0.20V, the charger will detect the battery and allow further operation.
There are four different modes of operation available form the everActive NC1000M which are CHARGE - DISCHARGE - TEST - CYCLE
Charge mode – inserted batteries will be charged automatically with the user-selected charging current. Each battery slot is individually controlled. The default charging current is 0.50A. In CHARGE mode available values are: 0.25A / 0.50A/ 0.75A and 1A for each battery slot. After the charging is complete the LCD will show the accmulated charge capacity, operation time, battery voltage, and END indication.
Discharge mode - Each cell will be discharged to level of 0.9V. Please note that the cell stays discharged after completing this process. Further action will be needed to subsequently recharge the cell. Each battery slot is individually controlled. The default discharging current is 0.25A. In discharge mode available values are: 0.25A / 0.50A for each battery slot. After the completeion of discharge the LCD will show the discharge capacity (ie how much charge the battery held before it was discharged), operation time, voltage, and END indication.
Cycle mode – A special combination of several charge and discharge cycles during which the charger tries to maximise the capacity of tired or older cells. Please note that the 'cycle' process can potentially take several few days to complete depending on the capacity and condition of the batteries being cycled. At the end of the process the maximum cell capacity achieved can be read from LCD display.
Test mode – Test mode can be used to test the rated capacity of inserted batteries. This is a single charge -> discharge ->charge cycle. At the end of the process the measured cell capacity is displayed on the LCD screen. The discharge current is set automatically depending on the selected charge current – 0.25A discharge current is applied when 0.25A or 0.50A charge current is selected or 0.50A discharge current is applied when 0.75A or 1A charge current is selected.
The charger incorporates many safety features including built-in thermal protection to constantly monitor the temperature of batteries throughout the charging process and automatically stop charging in the event of batteries overheating.
Over-charge protection which will automatically end the charging process if the batteries appear to be receiving an unrealistc or abnormal level of charge.
Damaged or bad cell detection to prevent the charging of failing cells.
- dimensions : 110 x 100 x 38 mm
- input power : USB C (cable included)
- battery sizes : AA and AAA
- chemistry : NiMH
- charges : 1-4 batteries
- modes : Charge, Discharge, Test, Cycle
- display : LCD
- backlight : YES
- microprocessor controlled : YES
- overheat protection : YES
- intelligent charge termination : YES
- charge current : 250, 500, 750, 1000mA
- discharge current : 250, 500mA
- ** USB power supply NOT included **