Motorola RDX SERIES, User Manual

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BATTERY FEATURES
RDX Series radios provide Lithium-Ion
batteries that come in different capacities that
defines the battery life.
About the Li-Ion Battery
The RDX Series radio comes equipped with a
rechargeable Li-Ion battery. This battery should
be fully charged before initial use to ensure
optimum capacity and performance.
Battery life is determined by several factors.
Among the more critical are the regular
overcharge of batteries and the average depth
of discharge with each cycle. Typically, the
greater the overcharge and the deeper the
average discharge, the fewer cycles a battery
will last. For example, a battery which is
overcharged and discharged 100% several
times a day, lasts fewer cycles than a battery
that receives less of an overcharge and is
discharged to 50% per day. Further, a battery
which receives minimal overcharging and
averages only 25% discharge, lasts even
longer.
Motorola Solutions batteries are designed
specifically to be used with a Motorola
Solutions charger and vice versa. Charging in
non-Motorola Solutions equipment may lead to
battery damage and void the battery warranty.
The battery should be at about 77 °F (25 °C)
(room temperature), whenever possible.
Charging a cold battery (below 50 °F [10 °C])
may result in leakage of electrolyte and
ultimately in failure of the battery. Charging a
hot battery (above 95 °F [35 °C]) results in
reduced discharge capacity, affecting the
performance of the radio. Motorola Solutions
rapid-rate battery chargers contain a
temperature-sensing circuit to ensure that
batteries are charged within the temperature
limits stated above.
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