O R E N Z
P U L S E 5
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The LORENZ PULSE 5 metal detector is supplied with
a built-in NiMh-rechargeable battery which will power
the electronics 8-12 hours depending on the coil
connected and the environmental temperature con-
ditions. The usage time will be 10 hours under average
conditions.
A discharged battery should be recharged with the
supplied charger. Therefore the plug of the recharger
has to be connected to the charger/ext. power socket
on the rear panel of the LORENZ PULSE 5 and the
AC-plug of the charger into mains. The fast charge
electronics will automatically change to a trickel
charge mode when the battery is full. The built-in
battery is therefore protected and can't be overchar-
ged. The different charge modes are indicated via
the red light on the recharger. A permanent red light
indicates the standard state - rapid charge. A slowly
flashing red light indicates charging finished - trickel
charge. A fast flashing red light will only come on
when the temperature of the battery is out of range
or in any other fault condition.
The maximum recharge time is limited at 2,5 hours
on an empty battery. NiMh-batteries suffer from a
slow self discharge at higher temperatures. During
one month time the capacity of a battery can decrease
to 80% for example. The battery power can be simply
doubled by connecting an additional rechargeable
battery pack to the recharger/ext. power socket on
the rear panel. The usage time can be extended to
up to 24 hours. Both batteries, namely the built-in
and the external one work in parallel, therefore even
if one of the two batteries is empty it is still possible
to operate the detector.
Note:
Never forget to turn off the detector immediately
after the red battery light on the meter comes on.
When disconnecting the recharger from the mains
it is important to disconnect the plug from the rear
panel of the LORENZ PULSE 5 (recharger/ext.
power) as well as avoiding a slow discharge of the
batteries. The supplied recharger has got a wide
range of input voltages in order to fit with any
country mains. In conjunction with the
interchangeable AC-plugs it is designed for
worldwide operation.
Four different detachable AC-plugs are available
at the manufacturer of the LORENZ PULSE 5:
USA, UK, Europe, Australia.
Note:
Only spare parts and accessories available
from the manufacturer of the LORENZ PULSE 5
should be used.
To guarantee a long lifetime of the encased NiMh
battery pack it should never be completely
discharged, as this can result in a loss of capacity
or complete damage of the battery.
Note:
Do never forget to turn off the LORENZ
PULSE 5 when it is not in use or when planing to
store it. Disconnect all plugs from the rear panel
when transporting it as it can’t be turned on
inadvertently when the coil connector is left open.
The LORENZ PULSE 5 has to be turned off when
the red battery light comes on!
The capacity of the built-in battery can always be
checked when turning the mode-switch to the batt
position. It will be displayed on the meter. If it is
lower than 20 the battery is nearly empty and less
than 1 hour usage time can be expected. When
disregarding the red battery light the battery can
be completely discharged. Resulting damages of
the battery can not be covered by warranty.
The battery can only be checked via the meter or
light when a coil is connected to the coil-socket of
the LORENZ PULSE 5. The encased battery pack
can be recharged at any time no matter if the
battery pack is already full or empty. It is important
to discharge the battery until the red light comes
on every fifth time the LP5 has been in use before
the detector is recharged again.
7. Battery / Recharger
The following safety information must be read
before using the rapid-charger supplied with every
LORENZ PULSE 5 detector:
l
please read the user instructions before using
the charger
l
for indoor use only (protect against moisture)
l
never try to charge ordinary non-rechargeable
batteries!
l
do only use to recharge 12V/3 Ah battery-packs
l
(available from manufacturer of the LP 5 only)
l
rechargeable batteries supplied with the
LORENZ PULSE 5 contain chemical substances
they are subject to special waste disposal.
Rapid-charger for LP5 in general
operating temperature:
0
°
C - +40
°
C
storage temperature: - 40
°
C - +70
°
C
input data: UE = 100-240V
±
10%, 50-60Hz, 700mA
