Handling O F T He B Attery A Nd C Harger 1 - Magnum PEAK User Manual

USE
Handling​ ​ o f​ ​ b attery​ ​ a nd​ ​ c harger
In​ ​ o rder​ ​ t o​ ​ a chieve​ ​ t he​ ​ l ongest​ ​ p ossible​ ​ b attery​ ​ l ife,​ ​ t he​ ​ f ollowing​ ​ n otes​ ​ s hould​ ​ b e​ ​ o bserved:
-​ ​ T he​ ​ c harger​ ​ i s​ ​ n ot​ ​ a ctivated​ ​ w hen​ ​ t he​ ​ b attery​ ​ t emperature​ ​ i s​ ​ b elow​ ​ + ​ ​ 3 2​ ​ ° ​ ​ F ​ ​ a nd​ ​ a bove​ ​ + ​ ​ 1 40​ ​ ° ​ ​ F .​ ​ T herefore,​ ​ b efore​ ​ c harging,​ ​ b ring​ ​ t he​ ​ b attery​ ​ t o
about​ ​ r oom​ ​ t emperature.
-​ ​ T he​ ​ c harger​ ​ i s​ ​ a ​ ​ m icrocomputer-controlled​ ​ s ystem,​ ​ w ith​ ​ m any​ ​ m onitoring​ ​ a nd​ ​ c ontrol​ ​ f unctions.
-​ ​ T he​ ​ c harger​ ​ i nterrupts​ ​ c harging​ ​ w hen​ ​ t he​ ​ b attery​ ​ i s​ ​ f ully​ ​ c harged.
-​ ​ T his​ ​ w ill​ ​ n ot​ ​ o vercharge​ ​ t he​ ​ b attery.​ ​ N evertheless,​ ​ w e​ ​ r ecommend​ ​ l eaving​ ​ t he​ ​ b attery​ ​ o n​ ​ t he​ ​ c harger​ ​ o nly​ ​ i f​ ​ t he​ ​ b icycle​ ​ i s​ ​ t o​ ​ b e​ ​ u sed​ ​ a gain​ ​ i n​ ​ t he
foreseeable​ ​ f uture​ ​ ( several​ ​ d ays).
-​ ​ B attery​ ​ s hould​ ​ n ot​ ​ b e​ ​ c onnected​ ​ t o​ ​ t he​ ​ c harger​ ​ d uring​ ​ e xtended​ ​ p eriods​ ​ o f​ ​ n on-use.
-​ ​ K eep​ ​ t he​ ​ b attery​ ​ a t​ ​ 4 0​ ​ - ​ ​ 6 0%​ ​ b attery​ ​ c apacity​ ​ i n​ ​ a ​ ​ d ry​ ​ p lace​ ​ a t​ ​ a pprox.​ ​ 5 0​ ​ ° ​ ​ t o​ ​ 6 8​ ​ ° ​ ​ F ​ ​ w hen​ ​ s toring​ ​ ( eg​ ​ i n​ ​ w inter).
-​ ​ R echarge​ ​ e very​ ​ 3 ​ ​ m onths​ ​ f or​ ​ 2 ​ ​ h ours.
- If the battery is to be used again after a long period of non-use (for example after winter shutdown), the battery should be left on the charger for
approx.​ ​ 1 ​ ​ d ay.
DANGER
Failure​ ​ t o​ ​ o bserve​ ​ t hese​ ​ p recautions​ ​ m ay​ ​ r esult​ ​ i n​ ​ l ow​ ​ b attery​ ​ c harge.
No​ ​ g uarantee​ ​ c an​ ​ b e​ ​ g iven​ ​ f or​ ​ a ​ ​ d eeply​ ​ d ischarged​ ​ b attery.
NOTE
Self-discharge
As a result of predominantly chemical processes in gas-tight cells, the battery discharges itself as a function of the time of the charge state, and the
ambient​ ​ c onditions​ ​ ( temperature,​ ​ h umidity).
A​ ​ s elf-discharge​ ​ i s​ ​ n ormal.
However, this self-discharge can lead to low-voltage discharge, if not regularly recharged. A low-voltage discharge means a defect and makes the
battery​ ​ u nusable.
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