STIHL has introduced a new charging management system designed to make charging multiple batteries more efficient, reliable and user-friendly.
The STIHL CM 8 Charging Management System allows up to 8 chargers to be powered via a standard GB 230 V Socket.
This enables twice as many chargers to run on a single fuse, providing a simple solution to maximise charging capacity and manage batteries more productively.
With no electrical expertise required for set-up, the CM 8 has been designed with intelligent overload protection, ensuring safe and reliable charging without the risk of fuse tripping when used with the correct STIHL charger combination.
The innovative system can run twice the number of chargers compared to a standard socket, thanks to smart electronics developed by STIHL experts. Built with an intelligent automatic switch, the CM 8 enables two charging banks to run one after another. This means that once the system’s ‘bank one’ has fully charged all of the batteries in its connected chargers, ‘bank two’ will automatically begin its charging process.
A light on the CM 8 clearly indicates which bank is active for instant visibility and peace of mind.
To avoid overloading a circuit, the CM 8’s maximum power consumption of 1840 W must not be exceeded. With this, STIHL’s wide range of chargers have a label to indicate wattage, with this information also available to access on the STIHL website. The wattage combination of all chargers plugged into the CM 8 must not exceed the 1840 W maximum limit. Utilising the CM 8 with 8 x AL 301-4 multi chargers, 32 batteries can be charged overnight via one plug socket.
