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Maintenance
Power connection
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There are several maintenance tasks connected with keeping
the FSU 995 FA supplied with power.
Fuses
The fuses are located in the rear panel of the splicer (see
diagram, p. 7). There is a 6A fuse intended for the splicer and
heat oven, and a 2A fuse related to the outlet marked AUX.
Both of them are delayed action fuses. When they must be
replaced, you should carefully remove them with a screw-
driver (see adjacent picture), and replace them with delayed
action fuses of the correct amperage.
Battery
The battery is delivered uncharged, so the first thing you
must do with it is to charge it. To charge it, you should con-
nect it to the power supply (input 90-264 V AC, output 12V
DC). Note that it takes approximately ten hours to charge an
empty battery, so plan in advance. Do not charge the battery
for a longer period of time, since this will shorten the battery’s
lifetime. The other thing to note is that the battery will slowly
discharge even when unused, so you should plan to routinely
charge it once a month.
While the battery is in use, the splicer will display the warning
LOW BATTERY when the battery voltage is under 11.0 V.
This is a signal to you that you will soon have to stop splicing
with it, and recharge it. You can also check the battery volt-
age at any time by connecting it to the splicer, selecting
manual mode (with the MODE button, see p. 14) and holding
down the button until the battery voltage is displayed.
Maintenance - Power connection
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LOW BATTERY
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FSU 995 FA battery