from empty, is 6 hours. When the battery is empty or nearly empty, it charges rapidly. The rate of
charge then reduces as the battery charge increases, and eventually becomes a trickle charge. The
charger shows a red light whilst the battery is charging and shows a green light when it is fully charged.
Battery maintenance
The battery is maintenance free, and because it is a Lithium-Ion battery it has no memory effect. This
means that it can be recharged regardless or whether or not it is fully discharged, without affecting its
performance.
Air travel
All Lithium batteries can catch fire if subjected to intense heat, and will burn fiercely if they do catch fire.
This is not a problem under any normal circumstances because the battery contains substantially less
than the maximum amount of lithium allowed, and as far as we are aware, all airlines are happy to allow
a lithium battery to be carried on their aircraft. You may have heard that airlines do not allow lithium
batteries to be carried, but the restrictions apply to
commercial
quantities of lithium batteries, not on
personal use items or where the battery is an essential part of the equipment, as with the Safari Li-on.
Carry strap
A carry strap is included and can be fitted to both lugs (1)
Auto power off
If you forget to switch the unit off after use, it will save power by going into sleep mode, and indicator
light (11) will be illuminated. To take it out of sleep mode, switch the unit off and switch it back on
again.
Error codes
1.
E1 = Low battery. Recharge the battery.
2.
E2 = Overheat protection tripped. Depending on ambient temperature, speed of repeated firing
etc., the overheat protection can sometimes cut in to protect the unit from overheating. Switch
off the unit and allow it to cool down.
3.
E3. No flash head is connected. Switch off the unit, connect either one or two heads to either or
both sockets and switch on again.
Synchronising the Safari Li-on to your camera
The test button (15) can be used as an open flash button, but the normal procedure is to fire the flash in
synch with your camera shutter. There are two normal ways of doing this
a.
Fit a radio transmitter to your camera hotshoe (or plug a synch socket into both the radio
transmitter and the camera PC socket) and plug a radio receiver to socket (16)
b.
Fit a synch cable to your camera PC socket and plug the other end into socket (16)
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