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Old 11-19-2020 | 12:34 AM
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tnt2671
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Originally Posted by mushroomed
The X6 isn't intuitive, but the controls are simple. Scroll up, scroll down, hold up, hold down, short button press, long button press, That's it! Learn how the manual notes each of these presses and it gets easier. Try out the features as you go through the manual and you'll pick it up in no time.

To modify the charge current while a battery is charging, press and hold the up scroll for 1 second.

To change charge rate for a profile, highlight the charge profile you want to use and do a short press. Then, with the word 'charge' highlighted, do a long press to edit the charge settings. In the 'charge' settings, set the charge current you want to use.

To add a profile, when you are in the list of charge profiles just press and hold the button. Select 'Add'. Renaming your new profiles is a slight pain but worth it, even if just a short name. The manual describes the process, but if you are already tearing your hair out with this charger it might just cause more frustration! The default names for new profiles are still useful since they show the battery type and current so you can get away with just using them.

I add up a charge profile for each different battery that I run - either named after the battery or the vehicle it runs in. Not sure on your track, but our local track allows LIHV batteries but they have to be charged to 8.4V maximum. To achieve this on most chargers (X6 included), you'll need to use a 'Lipo' charge mode. I then also slightly increase the storage voltage to account for the LIHV preferring a higher storage charge.

Once you've made profiles, you can turn auto save off, that way any changes that you make to a profile before charging will revert back to your normal settings for the next charge. For example, you may have made a bump and need to charge faster than you normally would. With auto save off, you can edit the charge rate without it saving for the next charge in that profile.
thanks to all who took the time to explain this in detail!! I will do what your saying and hopefully with you guys help using this thing will be a little clearer. Thanks again to all and have a safe and happy thanksgiving!
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