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Charging the sensor battery
Every PX family sensor is equipped with a custom made Li-Ion battery. The PX
MultiSensor Charger is especially designed for charging this battery.
Normal charging time for a fully depleted sensor battery is approximately four hours.
Important
Never charge a sensor when it is mounted in the door adapter or on the trawl.
You must charge your sensor every three months if it is not in use.
Procedure
1 Make sure that the ambient temperature is between 0 and +45°C (+32 to +113°F).
If you try to charge the sensor in ambient temperatures below 0°C (32 °F), an
internal safety mechanism will prevent the charging.
2 Verify that the sensor sockets are clean and dry, and that salt residues and moisture
have been removed.
Salt and moisture in the sensor sockets will increase the transition resistance, and it
will cause the charger plugs to corrode.
3 Connect the 3–pin charger plug to the sockets at the end of the sensor body.
4 Connect the charger to a mains power
outlet (100 to 230 Vac).
5 Observe that a small lamp close to the
sockets on the sensor is lit, indicating
that the charger is correctly connected.
Verify that the lamp flashes every four
seconds to indicate that the charging
is in process.
6 Observe that the indicator lamp on the
charger is lit with a
red
colour.
This means that fast charging is in
progress.
Tip
If you connect the charger to a fully charged sensor the indicator lamp on the
charger will be
red
for a short period, and then it will change to
Green
.
7 After some time, observe that the indicator lamp on the charger for a short period
may change colour to
Yellow
.
This means that the battery has reached almost full charge.
Use and maintenance