Chapter 4
Replace Slammer Batteries
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Insert a Slammer Battery
Check the install-before date that is on the battery.
Table 13 Battery shelf life
If the current date
is…
Perform this
action…
Comments
On or before the
install-before date
Install the battery.
The battery has an
operational charge.
Less than 30 months
after the install-
before date
Install the battery.
The system operates
in conservative
mode until the
battery is recharged,
which can take up to
12 hr (severely
discharged batteries
can take up to
36 hr).
30 months or more
beyond the install-
before date
Call Customer
Service and order a
replacement battery.
Use of the battery is
not recommended. It
may be discharged
beyond the point
where it can accept
a full charge.