Charging The Batteries - Fluke ScopeMeter 190 Series III User Manual

190 Series III
Users Manual
• Take careful notice of correct placement of the battery in the product or the External Battery
Charger.
• Never use a battery pack or charger showing visible damage.
• Alteration of battery pack: there shall be no attempt to open, modify, reform or repair a battery
pack, which appears to be malfunctioning, or which has been physically damaged.
• Retain the original product information for future reference.
Recommendations to safe transport of battery packs:
• The battery pack must adequately be protected against short-circuit or damage during
transport.
• Always consult the IATA guidelines describing safe air transport of Li-ion batteries.
To best maintain the battery:
• Replace the rechargeable battery after 5 years of moderate use or 2 years of heavy use.
• Moderate use is defined as recharged twice a week.
• Heavy use is defined as discharged to cutoff and recharged daily.

Charging the Batteries

At delivery, the Li-ion batteries may be empty and must be charged for at least 5 hours (with the
test tool turned off) to reach full charge. When battery power is used, the battery indicator at the
top of the screen informs you about the condition of the batteries.
The battery symbols are: d e f g h.
h indicates that five minutes of operating time remains.
To charge the batteries and power the instrument, connect the power adapter. See
charge the batteries more quickly, turn off the test tool.
To prevent overheating of the batteries during charging, do not exceed the
allowable ambient temperature given in the specifications.
No damage will occur if the power adapter is connected for long periods, for example,
during the weekend. The instrument automatically switches to trickle charging.
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