Folks,
I just bought an ISDT N8.
Might anyone be familiar with this model, and be able to answer some questions?
I am disappointed with the "manual" that came with this charger. It is inadequate and incomplete. The manual refers to features (such as "Capacity Plus") that do not appear on the actual charger, and also fails to explain features (such as "Activation Mode" and "Analysis Mode") that do exist. There seems to be two different aspects to the term "Activation" on the actual hardware, but neither is explained in the manual. Most disappointing of all (and important enough that I think I will send it back to Amazon) is the complete inability to report the DISCHARGE CAPACITY. (I'm still familiarizing myself with it, so I apologize if it can really do this, and I just missed it.)
So, just a couple questions, for starters:
1) Among the battery types that can be selected, two of the choices are "NIMH" and "Eneloop". Those terms are not mutually exclusive. What does this charger do differently with these two settings? All Eneloops are also NIMH. Could it be that ISDT uses the term "Eneloop" mean any low self discharge battery (cell)? What else could it be? So, maybe "Eneloop" should be selected for any NIMH battery that is low self discharge?
2) Does "Activation" in the main menu of the actual charger (as opposed to "Activation" in the "Task" submenu) mean what the manual refers to as "Capacity Plus"?
I was seduced by the pretty display and graph capbility, but, that's really just cosmetic, and I would rather have functionality that is what it should be (determination of discharge capacity, for example), and documentation that is complete and accuratate.
I tried to email IDST, but their mailbox is full (and has been for the past 2 days I have had this charger). I wonder if they have simply abandoned email tech support.
Thank you for any comments.
DG
I just bought an ISDT N8.
Might anyone be familiar with this model, and be able to answer some questions?
I am disappointed with the "manual" that came with this charger. It is inadequate and incomplete. The manual refers to features (such as "Capacity Plus") that do not appear on the actual charger, and also fails to explain features (such as "Activation Mode" and "Analysis Mode") that do exist. There seems to be two different aspects to the term "Activation" on the actual hardware, but neither is explained in the manual. Most disappointing of all (and important enough that I think I will send it back to Amazon) is the complete inability to report the DISCHARGE CAPACITY. (I'm still familiarizing myself with it, so I apologize if it can really do this, and I just missed it.)
So, just a couple questions, for starters:
1) Among the battery types that can be selected, two of the choices are "NIMH" and "Eneloop". Those terms are not mutually exclusive. What does this charger do differently with these two settings? All Eneloops are also NIMH. Could it be that ISDT uses the term "Eneloop" mean any low self discharge battery (cell)? What else could it be? So, maybe "Eneloop" should be selected for any NIMH battery that is low self discharge?
2) Does "Activation" in the main menu of the actual charger (as opposed to "Activation" in the "Task" submenu) mean what the manual refers to as "Capacity Plus"?
I was seduced by the pretty display and graph capbility, but, that's really just cosmetic, and I would rather have functionality that is what it should be (determination of discharge capacity, for example), and documentation that is complete and accuratate.
I tried to email IDST, but their mailbox is full (and has been for the past 2 days I have had this charger). I wonder if they have simply abandoned email tech support.
Thank you for any comments.
DG