Balancing The Battery - Omron HD-1500 Platform User Manual

3. Make sure that the yellow LED, located on the power supply box, turns on and stays
on.
Charging a Standalone Battery
You can charge the battery, outside of the platform, by using the charging cord connected to
the power supply box; this is the same power cord you use to connect the power supply box to
the docking target. Charging a standalone battery is typically used for charging a spare battery,
while the second battery is still in the platform, and the AMR is in use.
Some users manually charge a spare battery, and exchange that for the battery inside the plat-
form. Typically, this is done at the start of each shift, so the AMR is available for the entire
shift without recharging.
NOTE: The charging station cannot charge the battery inside the platform and
the spare battery at the same time. There is only one charging cord, which
means, when it is connected to the docking target, you can not charge a spare bat-
tery.
Additional Information: There is about a 10-second delay between when you
connect the charging cord and when the yellow LED turns on.

Balancing the Battery

The HD-1500's battery consists of eight individual lithium battery modules, and each battery
module is composed of multiple cells which must stay balanced to maintain maximum run-
time.
IMPORTANT: The time interval between battery balancing events affects the
length of time required to balance a battery. A battery that is significantly out of
balance can take 10 or more hours to balance after charging.
There are three ways to manage battery balancing:
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Figure 7-12. HD-1500 Mating with the Charging Paddle
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