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Nickel Metal Hydride Battery
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Insert the battery
Flashing
Lighted
Lights in sequence
When new
When deteriorated
After all the lamps go out
3.3.1 Rapid Charging
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Step
1
Connect the power cord to a power source.
Hold the power cord by its plugs and
connect it to the charger and to a power
source.
2
Install the battery in the charger.
Insert the battery into the battery slot of
the charger until it is fully seated. If the
battery is at an appropriate temperature,
the charge lamp (green) will light and
charging will start.
Step
3
Check the capacity indicator lamps.
During charging, the capacity indicator
lamps on the battery light successively to
indicate the progress of charging. The
charging of a discharged battery is
completed in 2.5 to 3 hours. Then, the
charge lamp on the charger and the
capacity indicator lamps on the battery
will go out automatically.
Step
4
Check the charging condition.
After charging is completed, press the
indicator switch on the battery to check
the lighting condition of the lamps.
CAUTION
As the battery’s performance level deteriorates, some of
the indicator lamps will no longer light even though
charging has been completed. First, the fifth lamp fails
to light, then the fourth, and so on. If both the fifth and
fourth lamps no longer light after charging has been
completed, the battery should be replaced.
