Working With The Lithium-Ion Battery - Agilent Technologies FieldFox N9912A User Manual

Working with the Lithium-Ion Battery

In this Chapter
Viewing Battery Charge Status .......................... 154
Charging the Battery ........................................... 156
Reconditioning the Battery ................................ 157
Battery Care ......................................................... 158
Maximizing Battery Life ..................................... 159
Battery Disposal................................................... 159
See Also
Installing the Battery ............................................ 11
Conserving Battery Power ................................... 11
Battery Safety Considerations........................... 172
Viewing Battery Charge Status
 Icons in the upper right of the front panel screen.
 Battery screen - select System then
 Built-in battery gauge. Open the FieldFox battery compartment door to view
Front Panel Icons
Service Diagnostics – Battery Screen
The Battery screen displays the following information. To access the screen,
select System then
1. Status – Fully charged, No battery, Charging, Empty, or Discharging.
2. External DC Supply – true or false tells you if an external DC supply is
3. Battery Present – true or false tells you if a battery is installed.
NOTE Items 4 through 15 are read directly from the battery. The information is based
on the battery‟s internal sensors and memory.
4. Battery Voltage – measured by the battery‟s sensor.
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You can view the battery charge status in the following ways:
the battery LCD.
Icon Status
Connected to external power through the AC/DC adapter. Battery installed
and charging. The amount of charge is indicated by the number of bars
shown.
Battery not charging with 84% battery life remaining.
Battery fully charged. A fully charged battery MAY NOT read 100%. Learn
more on page 157, Reconditioning the Battery.
Service Diagnostics
connected.
then Battery.
Service Diagnostics
then Battery.
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