ikelite ds125 battery charge?

am getting a new ds125 strobe next week whatdo the 125 owners out there recommend the enitial charge time should be and the next couple of charges till it is run in or does it need running in ps i am going to us the ike charger made for it any hekp would be most appreciated steve

The new Ike 125 is using a smart charger which will sort it all out for you - when full charge is reached it will fall back into a trickle charge mode.

With the older Ni-Cad based 125's it was best to ensure that the unit was pretty flat before re-charge with the newer stuff being NIMH that is no longer an issue.

In short - just use them.

Paul C

I agree with Paul, just let the charger sort it out for you. Ike does recommend that you don't completely drain all power from the strobe and, when not using it, recharge it every couple of months to make sure it keeps some juice in it. Apparently, it the charge completely dissipates there can be a "reversal of polarity". Don't know exactly how that works and how likely it is but apparently you want to prevent that.

Bart

I agree with Paul, just let the charger sort it out for you. Ike does recommend that you don't completely drain all power from the strobe and, when not using it, recharge it every couple of months to make sure it keeps some juice in it. Apparently, it the charge completely dissipates there can be a "reversal of polarity". Don't know exactly how that works and how likely it is but apparently you want to prevent that.

 

Bart

thanks guys will take your advice

I agree with Paul, just let the charger sort it out for you. Ike does recommend that you don't completely drain all power from the strobe and, when not using it, recharge it every couple of months to make sure it keeps some juice in it. Apparently, it the charge completely dissipates there can be a "reversal of polarity". Don't know exactly how that works and how likely it is but apparently you want to prevent that.

If you totally flatten any pack of cells there will always a cells that drops to zero volts before the others - most manufacturers match the cells in a pack to reduce this effect.

When you continue to use a pack with a one cell at zero it basically starts to damage that cell and it starts to reverse in polarity which is why real deep discharge is not good for any cell pack.

It is a big issue in electric cars also - with significant electronics devoted to stopping this happening.

Paul C