RC Charger Settings Guide
RC battery chargers can do much more than simply charge a battery. Modern RC chargers include settings for balance charging, storage charging, discharge rates, charge current, battery chemistry, safety limits and many other functions. Understanding what these settings do can help you charge your batteries correctly, protect your equipment and get better performance and battery life.
The CompetitionX RC Charger Settings Guide breaks down the most common RC battery charger functions one at a time. Each guide explains what the setting is, what it does, when to use it, how to set it and what can happen if it’s configured incorrectly.
RC Charger Settings
| Balance Charge | End Voltage / Charge Voltage | PB/Lead-Acid Mode |
| Balance Current | External Discharge | Power Supply / DC Output Mode |
| Battery Memory / Profiles | Fast Charge | Regenerative Discharge |
| Battery Meter / Cell Voltage Meter | Input Voltage Cutoff | Safety Timer |
| Capacity Cutoff | Internal Resistance / IR Meter | Servo Tester |
| Cell Count / Voltage Detection | LiFe Mode | Standard/Normal Charge |
| Charge Current / Amperage | LiHV Mode | Storage Charge |
| Charge Rate / C Rate | LiPo Mode | Temperature Cutoff |
| Cycle Mode | Motor Break-In / Motor Test | Termination Current |
| Delta Peak / Peak Detection | NiCd Mode | Trickle Charge |
| Delta Peak Sensitivity | NiMH Mode | |
| Discharge | NiMH Re-Peak |
