ECLAIR Coutant, Operating Manual

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Batteries
The battery thus remains fully charged as this makes up for the slow
discharge of the battery at rest, and for the consumption of the
charge controler, about 5 mA.
4. Charge indicator
Discharged battery: the pointer is in the red ar.ea
Charged battery: the pointer is in the middle of the white area
If, while the camera is operating, the pointer is between the two areas .
for an 11.5 voltage, the battery will only last for one or two 120 m.
magazines.
5. Caution
Between 10 and 20
°
C below zero, the power consumption of the
camera is doubled: it should therefore be kept in mind that the
charge of one battery will only last for 3 or 4 magazines.
Never use an incomplete section of the battery as the cells would be
unb_alanced and the polarity of some of them could be reversed.
6. Maintenance
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No maintenance is necessary. Check the wiring from time to time.
Never alter it. However, if a battery does not hold its charge, or if the
duration of its performance reduces, it should undergo the following
operation:
a) discharge the complete battery down to 9 volts
b) discharge each cell using a 1-0hm resistance inserted between
the terminals, down to O volt.
c) let the cells stand for one hour
d) recharge the battery for 18 hours
If then the battery has not regained its full performance it is because
one of the cells has been damaged and must be changed. A new cell
can be inserted into the battery only under the condition that
all
the
cells have a zero voltage.
7. Old rectangular batteries (CIBUR-CIBUN) SAFT VOL 4-cells
Connections should conform to diagram CIR 897 for
a) use of the BEALA multiprogram crystal motor
b) use of regulated motors 24 or 25 f/s. 50 or 60 cycles which do not.
have the extra Cannon socket for the "Nagra" bloop (diagram
CIR 892).
With respect to BLOTU, BLOBO and BLOMU, they must be modified
to conform with diagram 895 (47 ohm resistance).
N o t e
For Perfectone EP6 All recorders, motors CLAMO and CLIPE (diagram
CIR 891) can be used with both the above types of battery (diagram
CIR 890).
For Perfectone EP6 A recorders, connection is as for the CIBIR-CIBUN
batteries.