Batteries
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The IF750 kit includes a Venom ProDuo battery charger. The manual can be found online at the following link: .
IMPORTANT! Read the accompanying charger manual thoroughly before connecting power and batteries to the charger. It contains important safety information.
NOTE
Balancing cells: The flight batteries used in the IF750 contain multiple cells. Differences in the voltages between cells degrades the performance of the battery, and shortens its life. The battery charger included with the aircraft has a function for balancing the voltages of the cells. Read the included manual to implement this function
1
Locate the Venom ProDuo battery charger (see Figure 6 on previous page).
2
Connect the charger to a power source (100V–240 VAC or 11.0V–18.0 VDC). The display becomes active as soon as you apply power to the charger. See below.
3
On the charger front panel, verify that the Channel 1 LED is lit. If it is not lit, press the Channel Select button to select Channel 1.
4
Press the Start/Enter button. If the display shown below does not appear, press the Increase button until it does.
5
In the aircraft kit, locate one of the charging cables (see below). Plug the red and black banana plugs into the corresponding jacks on Channel 1 of the charger.
6
Locate the Balance Breakout Board (see below). Plug the loose end of the cable into Balance Port 1 on the charger.
7
If using the batteries supplied by Inspired Flight Technologies, locate the Battery Balance Connector (see below). Insert the connector into the largest connector on the Balance Breakout Board (see Step 6).
In the following steps, the charging cables and balance connector from Channel 1 on the charger MUST be connected to the same battery. This applies to Channel 2 as well. Failure to do so could damage the batteries and may start a fire.
8
Connect the charging cable from Channel 1 on the charger to the battery charging connector on the battery.
NOTE: If using the batteries supplied with the aircraft (Tattu 7000 mAh batteries), plug the charging cable into the connector shown below.
DO NOT disconnect charging cables from the charger while the flight batteries are connected to the charger. Doing so may result in electrical arcing, causing severe burns to the operator.
9
Plug the battery balance connector on the battery into the loose end of the Battery Balance Connector (see Step 7).
10
Start the charging process by pressing the Start button on the charger for 3 seconds. This opens the battery check screen (see below), which confirms that you have the right battery connected (a 6S battery pack).
11
When the display shown below appears, press the Enter button to confirm that this is the correct battery.
12
The display shown below appears when charging has started.
13
The charger beeps, and displays ‘Full’ when the charging is complete.
14
Repeat this procedure to connect and charge the second aircraft battery.
If Incorrect Charging Current/Cell Count is displayed, follow the steps below.
1
From the main LiPo Balance screen, click the enter button. This will start the current blinking. Using the increase or decrease buttons, adjust the current to 4.5A (see below).
2
Clicking enter again moves the cursor to the cell count. Use the increase or decrease buttons to select 6S. The screen should now match the image shown above.
