
TdC 8000 for Equestrian
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Version: E-01-08-08
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2.1.2.
External Battery (12 V car battery)
You can use any 12 Volt battery with a capacity of 5 Ah to charge or supply the TdC 8000.
Connect cable 005-02 at socket "extern supply" (19) of the TdC 8000.
Connect clips that says (+) at the plus pole of the battery.
Connect clips that says (-) at the minus pole of the battery.
Red LED (3) of the TdC 8000 must burn.
2.1.3.
Working Time
The voltage is shown on the info-display (6) if you press <TEST>. Further it shows the battery
condition always on the meter (4). As long as you have the needle of the meter in the green section
you can operate the TdC 8000.
2.1.4.
Condition of the Rechargeable-Battery
The TdC 8000 has six NiCad rechargeable batteries each with 1.2 V and 4.5 Ah.
You can check the voltage by pressing <TEST>. It shows in the info-display the voltage.
The TdC 8000 measures always the voltage of the batteries and shows a message as soon as they
get empty.
Early warning:
The info-display (6) shows: "Almost empty battery!"
The voltage is 6,2 Volt
You can continue to work until the voltage is 5,8 Volt. If possible plug a NLG8 or 12 Volt battery to
charge (supply) the TdC 8000.
Turn off:
The info-display (6) shows: "Empty battery!"
The voltage is 5,8 Volt
If the voltage is 5.8 Volt it switches the TdC 8000 in a power down mode. This is necessary to save
the memory. As soon as you supply the TdC 8000 with the NLG8 or a 12 Volt Battery you can
continue to work. The TdC8000 is still synchronized.