P 1, 2, 3 & 5000 Ex Ion Science Ltd
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Batteries
WARNING:
For reasons of Intrinsic Safety, batteries MUST NOT be charged or replaced within potentially
flammable areas. Ensure you are in a SAFE area before carrying out any type of maintenance on your
P instrument.
Instrument battery type identification
Non-rechargeable P instruments have a removable battery cover on the rear of the handle area. A
security tool is required to remove it.
Rechargeable P instruments have no removable battery cover but have a charging socket on the
instruments end.
Non-rechargeable battery types to be used
For Intrinsic Safety of T4 rating and reduced risk of explosion you must only use Duracell Standard,
Procell Alkaline, Zinc Carbon R6, R6B, R6PP or an ION SCIENCE APPROVED battery pack. DO NOT mix
old / used batteries or batteries from different manufacturers.
Rechargeable battery instruments*
Ensure rechargeable P instruments are charged for at least 12 hours before using it for the
first time. To ensure optimum charging the charger should be attached to the P when the
instrument is switched off.
When the instrument is on charge the screen will display the instruments charging status.
When the battery power is very low the following symbol will appear.
NB: Only use the charger supplied with your P to charge your instrument.
*Note: Ion Science recommends keeping your P on charge at all times when not in use, as
batteries can loose power over time. Loss of battery power can result in the instrument’s charge indicator
showing a ‘non-charging’ status when trying to charge the unit. If this occurs, leave the charger connected
for two minutes, then remove and reconnect the charger as soon the timer symbol disappears. You will now
see the instrument charge as normal.