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Batteries
WARNING:
For reasons of Intrinsic Safety, batteries MUST NOT be charged or replaced within potentially
flammable areas. Ensure you are in a SAFE area before carrying out any type of maintenance on your
Fir instrument.
Instrument battery type identification
Non-rechargeable Fir instruments have a removable battery cover on the rear of the handle area. A
security tool is required to remove it.
Rechargeable Fir instruments have no removable battery cover but have a charging socket on the
instruments end.
Non-rechargeable battery types to be used
For Intrinsic Safety of T4 rating and reduced risk of explosion you must only use Duracell Standard,
Procell Alkaline, Zinc Carbon R6, R6B, R6PP or an ION SCIENCE APPROVED battery pack. DO NOT mix
old / used batteries or batteries from different manufacturers.
Rechargeable battery instruments
Ensure rechargeable Fir instruments are charged for at least 12 hours before using it for the
first time. To ensure optimum charging, the charger should be attached to the Fir when the
instrument is switched off. When the instrument is on charge, the screen will display the instruments
charging status.
When the battery power is very low the following symbol will appear.
NB: Only use the charger supplied with your Fir to charge your instrument.
