Olympus Sonic 1200S/HR, User Manual

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Preparation for Operation 19
No battery should be disposed of by fire or abused by puncturing its case or disassembled. All
batteries contain potentially hazardous chemicals, however neither Ni-MH or Li-Ion batteries
contain lead, cadmium or mercury.
Lithium-Ion batteries contain an internal safety circuit. Both Nickel-Metal Hydride and
Lithium-Ion batteries contain internal fuses. If this fuse blows or the safety circuit shuts off the
battery, the battery is no longer fit for service. The internal safety circuits are not serviceable.
Olympus NDT Instruments purchases batteries from reputable vendors. Although Olympus
NDT Instruments tests and qualifies the batteries for use in Olympus NDT products, Olympus
NDT can not guarantee that batteries obtained from other sources will be satisfactory or that
Olympus NDT supplied batteries will work in non Olympus NDT products. The Universal
Battery Charger is designed to work with Olympus NDT equipment
only.
1.9.5 Battery Characteristics
Most batteries will not deliver their full charge on first use or after extended storage. Use them
until the instrument shuts off after full discharge (automatic low battery shut off) and recharge.
This will recondition the battery. This is especially prudent with Ni-MH batteries.
The battery is considered by the manufacturer to be beyond its service life when it delivers less
than 80% of its rated capacity. A Ni-MH battery should have a life expectancy of 500
charge/discharge cycles and Li-ion batteries, 300 cycles. These specifications are obtained
under laboratory conditions and real world usage will be different.
Battery life will be prolonged if they are not subjected to harsh temperatures, either hot or cold,
and stored in a charged condition. Ni-MH batteries should be recharged periodically. They
should not be left in the instrument when not being used over extended time.
Batteries have reduced capacity at low temperatures. Exact percentages are not specified but
operation below freezing is not recommended.