Preparation For Use; Charging The Battery; Inserting The Battery - Testifire 2000 Series User Manual

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PREPARATION FOR USE

3.1 CHARGING THE BATTERY

Solo NiMH Battery Batons are used to power Testire and enable it
to be tted to Solo Access Poles.
WARNING
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE OR CHARGE THE BATTERY
IF EITHER THE UNIT OR THE BATTERY CONNECTION
POINT ARE DAMAGED. NEVER CONNECT AC AND DC
POWER AT THE SAME TIME.
The Solo 770 Battery Baton must be charged using a Solo charger
before using Testire. To ensure maximum duration of testing, it
should be fully charged for each use. A Solo 727 charger will fully
charge a Solo 770 battery in 60-90 minutes
FIGURE 1
1. Connect charger to power outlet / vehicle accessory socket
using power cable supplied / umbilical DC connecting lead
respectively. LED will not illuminate permanently.
2. Connect the Battery Baton to the charger via the seven pin
polarised connector and turn the locking ring. (Fig. 1)
3. LED will flash red/green for approx 5 minutes, then illuminate
red only to indicate fast charging. LED illuminates green only
when battery is fully charged.
4. Charging times will depend on the discharge state of the Battery
Baton. Charge times can be 75-90 minutes when charging a
fully discharged Battery Baton.
5. Disconnect battery from the charger once fully charged to
prevent overheating and damage to the battery.
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3.2 INSERTING THE BATTERY

CAUTION
ENSURE CORRECT ORIENTATION WHEN INSERTING
THE BATTERY BATON INTO TESTIFIRE. DO NOT USE
UNDUE FORCE TO INSERT. REMOVE BATTERY FROM
TESTIFIRE WHEN NOT IN USE.
1. Hold the Testire head unit by the handle and press the upper
spring button on the Battery Baton. Align the button with the
location hole in the handle and push the Battery Baton into the
handle until the button springs up through the hole. (Fig. 2)
2. Insert the other end of the Battery Baton into the Solo access
pole and press the lower spring button. Align it with the
location hole and push the Battery Baton further into the pole
until the button springs up through the hole.
FIGURE 2
WARNING
ALWAYS DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FROM THE
CHARGER AS SOON AS IT IS FULLY CHARGED, ES-
PECIALLY IF THE POWER COULD BE REPEATEDLY
DISRUPTED E.G. WHEN USING IN-VEHICLE POWER.
LEAVING THE BATTERY CONNECTED MAY LEAD TO
OVERHEATING AND DAMAGE TO THE BATTERY.