HeartMate Universal Battery Charger IFU 12
USING YOUR UNIVERSAL BATTERY CHARGER
3.0 Charging Batteries
3.1 Battery Charging (Overview)
The HeartMate Universal Battery Charger (UBC) can charge up to four
HeartMate 12 volt NiMH or 14 volt Li-Ion batteries at the same time. It
takes up to four hours to charge from one to four batteries, depending on
the charge status of the battery(ies) being charged. Be sure to plan battery
use and charging with the four-hours in mind.
For best battery performance, leave charged batteries in the charging
pockets until ready for use. Leaving charged batteries in the charger will
not damage them.
HeartMate 12 volt NiMH batteries and 14 volt Li-Ion batteries utilize a
“smart” technology that measures available battery power and counts
battery usage/charge cycles. Once a battery is placed into a charging
pocket (
Figure
10
), the UBC immediately checks that battery’s status by
reading the battery’s on board computer chip. Information about the
battery (available power and total number of use/charge cycles) can be
viewed on the UBC’s display panel by pressing the number button for that
pocket (see Section 3.3,
Viewing Battery Information on the UBC Screen
).
Figure 10
Batteries inserted into Universal Battery Charger pockets #2 and #4. Note
yellow lights indicate charge status of batteries (yellow = charging).
Batteries
in Pockets
#2 and #4
