Handpiece/Battery Care; Cleaning The Light Guide; Cleaning The Charger And Handpiece; Storage Of The Handpiece During Extended Periods Of Non-Use - 3M elipar freelight Operating Instructions Manual

Push the (replacement) battery into the handpiece
proceeding along the direction shown by the arrow
until the battery locks into place.
Replace the lid and close by rotating clockwise.
Insert the handpiece into the unit to completely
charge the new battery for its first use.
- The red LED of the charger illuminates after
approx. 2 sec; please see also "LED Display of the
Charger". The battery charging process is
complete once the red LED is turned off.
- Note: the new battery attains full capacity only
after several charging/discharging cycles. There-
fore, the battery charge may initially be sufficient
for a smaller number of exposures only.

Handpiece/Battery Care

The charging contacts of the charger and handpiece
must not be contacted by metallic or greasy parts.
Do not use any other chargers as this may damage
the battery!
The battery must not be immersed in water or thrown
into open fires!

Cleaning the Light Guide

The light guide can be autoclaved.
Do not sterilize by chemical means or hot-air!
The light guide should be regularly wiped clean with
a soft cloth. Especially before and after steam
sterilization the spots of dried liquid should be wiped
off the ends of the device.
Adhering polymerized composite should be removed
with alcohol, a plastic spatula may help in removing
the material.
- Do not use any sharp or pointed tools to protect
the surface of the device from scratching.

Cleaning the Charger and Handpiece

For disinfection of all components of the device,
spray the disinfection agent onto a piece of cloth and
proceed to disinfect the device.
- Disinfection agents must not enter the device!
- Pursept-A (from Merz) and FD 322 (from Dürr) are
recommended disinfection agents.
Clean the charger and the handpiece with a soft
cloth and a mild cleaning agent, if required.
- It is not permissible to use solvents or abrasive
cleaning agents as these may damage plastic
parts of the device!
- Cleaning agents must not enter the devices!
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Storage of the Handpiece during
Extended Periods of Non-Use
If the handpiece is not to be used for an extended
period of time - e.g. during vacation - fully charge
the battery prior to departure or keep the handpiece
inserted in the operational charger.
- Otherwise, nearly discharged batteries may
become excessively discharged due to the low
degree of power consumption ongoing even in
Power Down mode. This may damage the battery.
Fully or nearly discharged batteries must be recharged
as soon as possible.

Disposal

As a means of protection of the environment, your new
device is equipped with a Nickel-metal hydride battery.
This kind of battery is free from toxic heavy metal ions.
Dispose of defective batteries and units in accordance
with local legal regulations!
Date of the Information: 12/01