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charger is designed to top the battery pack back to a full charge when
left connected to the battery during storage. Halcyon recommends that
you always store your battery pack connected to your battery charger
if you plan to use your light within a few week's time. If the battery is
going to be left unused for several weeks or months, you should charge
it up, disconnect the battery and charger, and top off the battery prior to
the next use. If the battery is to be stored without use for a long period,
top it off with a recovery charge every six months.
The Proteus 3 battery pack requires approximately 6 hours to reach full
charge; the Proteus 6 requires 12 hours to reach full charge.
Charging your Explorer or Apollo battery pack (NiMH Batteries)
Proper charging of your Explorer battery pack is essential to ensure
a long NiMH battery life. If the charger is not properly designed and
matched to the battery's voltage, chemistry and configuration, the
result can be poor performance of the battery due to insufficient charge,
shortened battery life due to overheating of the
battery, and the chance of fire or explosion of the
battery from over-charging. Charger selection is
so important to the life of your Explorer battery
pack that the use of any charger other than the
Halcyon NiMH charger will void your Halcyon
warranty. The Halcyon Explorer charger has been
specially designed to charge the Explorer 4.5, 9
and 13.5 battery packs and should not be used with
any other make or type of battery. The Explorer
charger cannot be used with Halcyon's lead acid
battery packs.
The charge proceeds in four stages:
•Soft Start Charge. Current gradually increases over the first two
minutes, helping to extend battery life through proper conditioning
of the battery cells.
•Bulk Charge. Current is supplied to the battery pack at a rate pro-
grammed by Halcyon into the charger specifically for Explorer and
Apollo packs.
•Topping Charge. Current is supplied for two hours at a fraction of the
bulk charge rate.
•Maintenance Charge. After a battery is fully charged, current is sup-
plied at a small percentage of the bulk charge for a maximum of ten
hours or until the battery is disconnected from the charger.
If the charger is plugged in to a power source but no battery is connected,