Rechargeable Battery Regeneration Function - BRAND Transferpette-8 electronic Operating Manual

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c.
Battery indicator after reinserting a battery pack

10.5 Rechargeable battery regeneration function

Refresh function
To extend the service life and increase the performance of the batteries, the Transferpette® -8/-12
electronic has a regeneration function (refresh function). This function allows the batteries to be fully
discharged and recharged under program control. To optimize the performance of the batteries, the
refresh function should be used from time to time.
Carry out refresh function
a.
Canceling the refresh function
Pressing any key terminates the program. The instrument automatically switches back to the stan-
dard pipetting mode (PIP) and to the nominal volume, and the normal loading process is automati-
cally started, see Charge and replace rechargeable battery, p. 79. Unplugging the power supply also
terminates the program. Cancellation of the refresh function must not be performed at the end of the
discharge cycle.
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c.
Replace the cover of the battery compartment and
close it.
Remove the rechargeable battery from the instrument during
longer breaks in operation.
After inserting a rechargeable battery, the full capacity indi-
cator appears in the display with a flashing frame (the instru-
ment does not yet recognize the charge status at first). After
3.5 h charging time – safe complete charging of the battery –
the frame stops flashing.
Always charge for at least 3.5 h after inserting a battery! The
full charge capacity is reached after several charge/discharge
cycles!
a.
Insert the charging cable plug (connection) of the power
adapter into the socket provided for this purpose at the
top of the Transferpette® -8/-12 electronic .
b.
Press the lower arrow key for longer than 3 s. During
discharging, the capacity bars of the battery display run
continuously from top to bottom.
c.
After discharging (up to 3 h), the charging process (3.5
h) is started automatically. During charging, the capac-
ity bars of the battery display run continuously from
bottom to top.
NOTICE
Transferpette® -8/-12 electronic 997200