Battery Charge; Battery Care; Battery Cautions And Disposal - Cardinal Health Alaris Directions For Use Manual

Battery Care and Maintenance (Continued)
• The PC Unit is shipped with the battery in a discharged
condition.
• Before the PC Unit is released for use, it should be plugged
into a hospital grade
at least hours. This ensures proper battery operation
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when the Alaris
• Whenever possible, leave the power cord connected to an
external power source while operating the instrument.
AC
The battery capacity should be checked at least once every
months. Reference the Alaris
6
Manual for test and replacement procedures.
If the PC Unit is to be stored at temperatures in excess of
( ° ) for or more months, the battery should be removed
30 C 1
and placed in an environment of
If the batteries are to be stored for more than
should be charged at least once per year to prevent leakage
and deterioration in performance due to self-discharge.
When the battery is first being put into use, or has been out of
use for or more months, it will not have full capacity due to
1
deactivation of reactants.
Restore such batteries to original performance by repeating
or cycles of fully charging and fully discharging.
1 2
Some temporary reduction in capacity might become apparent
if the battery is partially discharged repeatedly. Doing
or cycles of full discharge and full charge can restore full
2
performance.

Battery Cautions and Disposal

Battery replacement should be performed by qualified service
personnel while the instrument is not in use.
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Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Battery Charge

outlet and the battery charged for
AC
System is first set up for patient use.

Battery Care

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System Technical Service
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°
86
( - ° ).
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year, they
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CAUTION
Do not open, incinerate or short
circuit. Worn–out batteries must be
disposed of properly, according to
local regulations.
Alaris ® System (with v9 Model 8000) DFU
PC Unit Section