6
Battery Operation
Battery Status Indicators
Full charge; approximately 75% to 100% ba
tt
ery capacity
remaining
Ba
tt
ery is charged enough to operate the pump;
approximately 25% to 75% ba
tt
ery capacity remaining.
Ba
tt
ery charge is low (charge ba
tt
ery); approximately
1% to 25% ba
tt
ery capacity remaining.
Low Ba
tt
ery Fault. Pump will stop running, beep, and
go to sleep in 10 seconds.
Charging the Battery
For a complete charge, ensure the
pump is
not
running during charging.
Insert the charger plug into the jack on
the pump and the charger into a wall
outlet. A red LED will
fl
ash on the
pump display to indicate the unit is
charging. When charging is complete,
the LED will stop flashing and the
pump will go to sleep. The ba
tt
ery charges completely in
fi
ve hours. The QuickTake
30 can be operated using AC power.
See Operating from AC Power on page 9
.
After charging the ba
tt
ery pack, it is good practice to run the pump for
approximately 5 minutes before calibrating. This ensures the ba
tt
ery is in more
steady-state conditions and improves the agreement in pre and post-sampling
calibrations.
• The pump will not sleep during charging. Connecting a sleeping pump to the
charger will wake it up from sleep.
• The AC charger/adapter can be used to extend ba
tt
ery run time, but it is not
a ba
tt
ery eliminator. Therefore, it will not provide inde
fi
nite run times.
• Do not operate or charge the pump in hazardous locations.
• Use only the SKC-approved charger for this pump. Use of an unapproved
charger may damage the ba
tt
ery and the pump and voids any warranty.
• The ba
tt
ery pack may be kept on the SKC-approved charger for an inde
fi
nite
time.
• Ensure proper orientation of the charging cable before plugging it into the
charging jack. Improper orientation/contact will short circuit the ba
tt
ery and
voids any warranty.
• Short-circuiting the ba
tt
ery pack will render it immediately inoperative.
• Failure to follow warnings and cautions voids any warranty.
See www.skcinc.com/instructions/1756.pdf for more information on
SKC pump batteries.
