The Battery Pack; Nicd Battery Pack (Pb-13); Recharging; Installing The Battery Pack - Kenwood TH-78A Instruction Manual

THE BATTERY PACK

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NiCd Battery Pack (PB-13)

You must charge the battery pack before you can use it. It has not been charged at the factory in order to provide
you with the greatest number of charge/discharge cycles. It takes several charge/discharge cycles before the
battery pack will operate for its maximum period. If you store the battery pack for more than two months, recharge it
before use.
2

Recharging

Insert the charge plug from the charger (BC-14) into the terminal on the top of the transceiver. Then plug the
charger into the AC line. Do not allow the battery to charge for greater than 15 hours. The useful life and battery
performance will be reduced of you exceed the recommended charge period.
NOTE
Recharging should be done within an ambient temperature between 5ºC ~ 40ºC (41ºF ~ 104ºF).
Recharging performed out of this range may not fully charge the battery.
3

Installing The Battery Pack

Insert the battery pack into the transceiver until it locks in place. You may have to manually slide the battery
Release button (on the rear of the transceiver case) in order for the battery to fully seat into position.
To remove the battery pack, slide the Release button to the right and pull the pack down.
4 Battery Voltage Level Indication
The meter indicates the relative battery voltage during transmit. Recharge or replace the battery pack when the
level reaches the LOW indicator level. A fully charged battery should indicate eight (8) blocks on the display. A fully
discharged battery should indicate five (5) or fewer blocks showing on the display.
Fully charge
Approximate battery condition
Manganese or Alkaline Batteries
Load 6 X R6 (AA) maganese or alkaline batteries in series in the optional battery case (BT-8). Be sure to
observe the polarities. We recommend use of high performance Alkaline batteries.
NiCd Battery pack
Fully discharged
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