Face Dipstick 2200 Series, Operator'S Manual

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Chapter 7 MAINTENANCE
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As a temporary measure, you may also use "rechargeable alkaline" batteries in the Dipstick.
“ RECHARGEABLE ALKALINE” BATTERIES ARE NOT THE SAME AS NI-CAD
BATTERIES and must never be charged in the Dipstick. Also,
“NICKEL METAL
HYDRIDE” BATTERIES AND Li-Ion BATTERIES ARE NOT THE SAME AS NI-CAD
BATTERIES
and must never be charged in the Dipstick
®
. You must use your own specific
recharger if you have this kind of battery.
DRAINING THE NI-CAD BATTERIES:
After years of operation, Ni-Cad batteries will only recharge to a certain level of efficiency after
repeated recharging. They develop a "memory" of discharge patterns. This means that they will not
hold full voltage. You can help to curtail this by draining the batteries completely on a yearly basis.
Do not do this every day, every week, or even every month.
Leave the Dipstick on over a weekend without the computer or any other adapters plugged in. This
should completely drain the Ni-Cad Battery pack; then recharge the Dipstick overnight to restore full
capacity.
HOW TO CHANGE THE DIPSTICK
®
BATTERIES

Turn the Dipstick off and turn it over.

Using the Allen wrench provided,
remove the 2 cap screws and the
Battery End Cap from the Dipstick.
(Note: This is on the opposite end
from the On/Off Switch)

Remove the Battery Pack from inside
the Dipstick.

Replace the batteries within the
battery pack.

Replace the Battery Pack inside the
Dipstick.

Replace the End Cap on the Dipstick.

Replace the cap screws using the
Allen Wrench.

If using other than NICAD batteries,
place a piece of tape over the
recharge port and mark on it
“
ALKALINES IN - DO NOT RECHARGE
”.
NOTE: Nickel-Metal Hydride or Lithium Ion batteries ARE NOT the same as Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-
Cad) batteries
. You can use them, but DO NOT RECHARGE them in the Dipstick. If you use
them, place a piece of tape over the recharge port and mark it
“Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries in – do not recharge!”
Warm Up the Dipstick unit and rezero prior to use.