
GSB User Manual
GSB User Manual (593-01940-01 Rev C)
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Charge temperature range: 5 to 45℃
Geospace software provides two types of battery charging methods. The user can
select from options to maximize the deployment time or to optimize the battery
life. Using the last one will reduce the recording time.
4.7 – Preparing GSBs for storage or shipment
When GSBs are about to be stored or shipped via air, in order to improve the
battery life expectancy or to meet air transport industry regulations, Geospace
recommends setting the batteries to 60 or 30% of their capacities, respectively.
This operation is performed upon GeoReaper command. When the GSBs are set to
60 or 30%, they use the measured voltage to estimate the actual capacities of the
batteries. The following situations can occur:
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If the capacity is higher than the programmed limit, the GSB enters a “turn
everything on” or “full power drain” mode. The LED is always on, which is
an indication that the device is discharging. The user doesn’t have to wait
for it to finish the discharging operation, because they go into power down
when finished (LED always off). They can be removed from the rack and
put into stock immediately,