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2.1.4 RECHARGING
YOUR DIGIFLY VARIO
With the instrument turned off, insert the Digifly Wall
Adapter Recharger plug in to the left socket of your Digifly
flight instrument.
When the battery is successfully being charged, you will see
the message “CHARGE” on the vario display.
If the voltage shown on the vario screen does not increase,
check that the battery has been correctly inserted.
When the supplied Digifly 1.2V AA Ni-Mh rechargeable battery is fully charged, the
message shown on the vario display changes to “BATTERY CHARGED”.
The time required for a full recharge is about 16 hours and depends on the state of the
battery.
There is no problem if you leave the vario charging for more than 16 hours, as the vario
automatically switches to a “maintain mode” to prevent any
damage from occurring due to overcharging the battery.
With Ni-Mh batteries, there is no “memory effect”, so you
may also partially charge the Ni-Mh battery.
The self-discharge function of all rechargeable Ni-Mh batteries mean that the batteries
will become fully discharged in about 3 weeks.
To achieve the best performance, make sure you fully charge your Digifly Leonardo
before you fly.
2.1.5 BATTERY LIFE INDICATOR (Leonardo model)
The battery life indicator icon shows “full” when the battery has been fully recharged with
the integrated recharger.
When the battery life indicator icon shows “full” there is from 8 to 20 hours vario use
remaining, depending on the quality of the GPS signal received.
When the battery icon shows 2/3 full, there is from 2 to 10 hours vario use remaining,
depending on the quality of the GPS signal received.
