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Appendix IV How to Care for
Your Tait Rechargeable Batteries
The following guidance is intended to help you get maximum
life and trouble-free service out of your Tait rechargeable bat-
teries.
Types of Batteries
There are two types of rechargeable battery available for your
Tait handportable radio, Nickel Cadmium (NiCd) and Nickel
Metal Hydride (NiMH). The NiMH is the higher capacity bat-
tery. Each type has slightly different charging requirements
and should be handled accordingly (see “Battery Charging”).
Rechargeable batteries have a finite lifetime. Battery capacity
reduces as the total number of charge and discharge cycles
increases. A battery is considered to be approaching the end
of its useful life when it can achieve no more than 80% of its
rated full charge capacity. The number of charge and discharge
cycles a battery can achieve depends upon its type and the
way it is used. The lifetime of well cared for NiCd and NiMH
batteries will be typically from twelve to eighteen months (400
to 600 cycles).
New Batteries
Before first use (or after prolonged storage) you should en-
sure that your new battery is properly charged. Otherwise the
battery may not start with its full charge and will not perform
correctly until it has undergone several charge and discharge
cycles. It is recommended that you charge your batteries be-
fore first use as follows:
Tait Charger
Trickle
(T3001,
T3003)
Fast (T3002) or
Rapid (T3004)
NiCd
For at least 12 hours
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.
Until 2 hours after the
green “full charge”
light illuminates.
NiMH
Not recommended.
Until 2 hours after
the green “full
charge” light illumi-
nates.
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If a trickle charger is being used with the battery fitted to the radio
during this first charge, ensure that the radio is turned off.