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RECOMMENDED OVERNIGHT
RECHARGING PROCESS:
Hotronic’s Recommended Recharging Process
helps maintain
properly conditioned Battery Pack throughout season by recharging
overnight.
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SUMMER AND LONG TERM STORAGE:
Recharge Battery Pack as
per instructions for Recommended Overnight
Recharging Process,
turn Battery Pack off, and store without Recharger or Heating
Element plugged in.
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ELECTRIC INPUT:
Recharger accepts electric input ranging from
100-240VAC, 50-60Hz.
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OCCASIONAL FULL DISCHARGE:
While not required of NiMH
batteries, Hotronic recommends an occasional full discharge before
fully recharging to help maintain optimal strength. Use “continuous
setting 4” for quickest discharge. Battery Pack is
fully discharged
when Heating Element is
no longer warm and all LEDs are off.
RECHARGE WHEN BATTERY PACK IS OFF:
Hotronic recommends
recharging when Battery Pack is off. (Battery Pack is off when all LEDs
are off.) However, Battery Pack MAY be recharged at any setting. If
recharging while on setting 1, 2, 3, or 4, DO NOT CHANGE SETTING
DURING RECHARGING as this may cause recharging process to stop.
1.
Plug Recharger into wall outlet
using correct plug adapter (North
American, European, or other).
a.
Recharger performs short self-test
with brief red LED followed by
brief green LED and then LED off.
2.
Attach each Battery Pack
to Recharger.
3.
Recharger LED is continuous red
when detecting Battery Pack status
and during initial current and full current recharging.
a.
If Battery Pack status is not okay or is not compatible, Recharger
LED will blink red
within 20 minutes of continuous red.
b.
Maximum duration for continuous red is approximately 3 hours
at which time Recharger LED becomes green.
4.
Recharger LED is green
once Battery Pack is fully charged and
indicates trickle current recharging.
a.
One Battery Pack may reach full charge before other.
5.
Battery Pack may be removed at any time
during recharging process
and may be re-attached
to Recharger at any time.
6.
Once Recharger LED is green or when Recommended Overnight
Recharging Process is complete:
a.
Unplug Battery Pack from Recharger.
b.
Unplug Recharger from wall outlet.
7.
To maintain maximum charge after recharging,
turn Battery Pack off
and store without Recharger or Heating Element plugged in.
WHAT TO EXPECT OF BATTERY PACKS
1.
Expect all battery types to lose strength over time.
2.
Expect optimal performance
of newer Battery Packs.
3.
Expect optimal performance
with use shortly after recharging.
4.
Expect less than optimal performance after recharging
as each day,
week, or month passes before use.
5.
Expect much less than optimal performance
from Battery Packs
stored for 2 months or more. (See Conditioning Charge.)
6.
Battery self-discharge rates
may range from 1 to 3 percent per day.
7.
When Battery Packs are unplugged and left on settings 1, 2, 3, or 4
,
a slight increase in discharge results.
8.
When unplugging Recharger from wall outlet, also unplug Battery
Packs from Recharger.
When not unplugged, damage may occur to
Recharger and a slight increase in Battery Pack discharge may occur
regardless of setting.
TIPS ON RECHARGING
1.
When Recharger green LED is on
(trickle current recharging), Battery
Pack may remain on Recharger indefinitely.
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