Battery Charging Recommendations - Minelab EQUINOX 600 Instruction Manual

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Battery Charging Recommendations

Use a high quality charger for your high performance detector.
1. High Quality 2A Chargers
Charge the EQUINOX battery with a USB
charger that has a minimum capacity of
2A @ +5V (e.g. Apple™ or Samsung™). This
will result in a full charge time of less than
4 hours.
DO NOT USE a mid-capacity USB charger.
For example, using a reputable and certified
USB charger (e.g. Apple™ or Samsung™), rated at
1A @ +5V, the USB charger will typically engage its thermal
protection safety function and automatically shut-down - the
detector may NOT charge fully.
A non-certified and sub-standard USB charger, rated at 1A @
+5V may NOT have a safety function and could overheat and
potentially fail completely.
In no event shall Minelab Electronics Pty Ltd (Minelab) or any of its related entities be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential
damages or loss, to property or life, whatsoever arising out of or connected with the charging of a Minelab EQUINOX unit with a charging accessory that
does meet relevant CE, C-Tick, EAC, UL/ETL or other in-country compliance regulations, or is not of the quality and certified standard as described in this
recommendation.
2. Minelab USB Chargers
Charge the EQUINOX battery with a
Minelab Accessory USB charger, that has
a minimum capacity of 2A @ +5V. This will
result in a full charge time of less than 4
hours.
(Part No.: 3011-0375 Car (Part No.: 3011-0374 AC
Charger 2-Way EQUINOX) USB Charger Universal
EQUINOX)
It is important to ensure you use a reputable and certified USB
charger when charging the EQUINOX battery.
Some USB chargers have NOT been certified to the relevant safety
standards (e.g. C-Tick, CE, EAC, UL/ETL) and therefore may NOT
provide protection or their rated charging current (e.g. cheap
devices sourced online).
Look for the following symbols on the USB charger intended
for charging the EQUINOX detector:
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3. Laptop Standard USB 2.0 Port
Charge the EQUINOX battery with a USB
charger that has a maximum capacity of
0.5A @ +5V (e.g. a standard USB 2.0 port
on a laptop). This will result in a full charge
time of approximately 18 hours.