Battery Operating Duration; Initial Charging; General Charging Information; Battery Service Life - CAIRE FreeStyle Comfort User Manual

FreeStyle Comfort
Note: If the battery is in the process of charging, a plug
indicator will show instead of the charge percentage
remaining.
To check the battery charge when it is not installed in
the FreeStyle Comfort, lay it flat and press the TEST
button. The battery gauge indicator lights (25-100%) will
illuminate to the right of the TEST button to indicate the
level of the battery pack charge.

INITIAL CHARGING

The new battery supplied with your FreeStyle Comfort is
only partially charged when it is shipped from the factory.
Before using for the first time, you should fully charge the
battery pack using either AC or DC power.

GENERAL CHARGING INFORMATION

The FreeStyle Comfort will recharge the battery pack
anytime it is installed in the concentrator and the
concentrator is connected to an external AC or DC power
source (except on an airplane).
Battery is fully charged when it displays 100%.
Alternately, the battery pack may be charged using the
optional desktop charger.
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BATTERY OPERATING DURATION

When external AC or DC power is disconnected, the
concentrator will automatically switch over to using
battery power if a charged battery is installed. The table
below shows the typical durations for a new battery pack.
Battery pack durations will remain constant regardless of
your breath rate.
Pulse Single (8-cell) Bat-
Setting tery Duration
1 up to 8 hours
2 up to 4.25 hours
3 up to 3 hours
4 up to 2.25 hours
5 up to 2 hours

TYPICAL BATTERY RECHARGE TIME

The typical time to fully recharge your battery pack from
a fully discharged battery is 3.5 hours for a single battery,
and 6.0 hours for a double battery.
Note: The battery may not initially start charging if the
battery pack has been fully depleted.

BATTERY SERVICE LIFE

The FreeStyle Comfort batteries are designed to last 300
charge/discharge cycles.
Double (16-cell)
Battery Duration
up to 16 hours
up to 8.5 hours
up to 6 hours
up to 4.5 hours
up to 4 hours