Battery Maintenance; How To Charge The Battery; How To Condition The Battery - GE Dash 3000 Service Manual

Battery Maintenance

How to Charge the Battery

Charging the Battery With a Cadex SMart Two+ Charger
Charging the Battery Inside a Monitor

How to Condition the Battery

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Maintenance: Battery Maintenance
The battery can be charged by one of two methods:
Outside of a monitor by using the Cadex SMart Two+ charger.
Inside a monitor that is connected to an AC power source.
NOTE
To extend the life of the battery, GE recommends that you charge
the battery using the external Cadex SMart Two+ charger.
1. Insert the battery into the battery charger. The RUN LED
illuminates.
2. Leave the battery in the battery charger until the READY LED
illuminates.
NOTE
If the FAIL LED illuminates, remove the battery from the
battery charger and reinsert it. This should correct any battery
charger time out errors. However, if this does not correct the
battery charger time out errors, then the battery is defective and
should be replaced.
The battery is charged whenever the monitor is connected to an AC
power source.
When you store the battery inside of a monitor that is connected to an AC
power source (a state known as "floating"), the battery will self-discharge
to less than 90% of its Full Charge Capacity after approximately two
weeks (depending upon the temperature of the battery). At this time, the
monitor will automatically recharge the battery to 100% of its Full
Charge Capacity.
The battery can be conditioned by one of two methods:
Outside of a monitor by using the Cadex SMart Two+ charger.
Inside a monitor that is connected to an AC power source.
NOTE
To extend the life of the battery, GE recommends that you
condition the battery using the external Cadex SMart Two+
charger.
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