Considerations - Intermec 6200 Troubleshooting Manual

SECTION 2 Battery Tips
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not present. The backup battery conditioning cycle is aborted when low
main battery warnings or power failure occurs.
A conditioning cycle involves discharging the backup battery, then charging
until capacity is replaced. During the discharge cycle, battery capacity is
measured (10 second increments) until the low voltage point is reached. A
fully charged backup battery takes ten hours to drain. Once this voltage is
reached, charge is enabled. The backup battery is rated at 1000 mAh. The
6210 Computer gives a reading of a good battery, which recharges in 12.5
hours or 4500 counts.

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NOTE: Do not run this program when the computer is holding critical or unrecoverable
data.
As battery conditioning removes charge from the batteries, take care not to
remove the computer from charge once a conditioning cycle is started or if a
conditioning cycle stops due to error. If the computer is removed from
charge during a conditioning cycle, the computer may suffer data loss or a
reset depending on the condition of the batteries.
Also, since the battery status is unknown, improper backup battery system
functioning may occur and result in improper computer behavior and data
loss if the computer is used for data processing purposes before the batteries
can be fully recharged. Due to the risk involved in conditioning, important
data in the computer should be backed up or removed from the computer
before starting a conditioning cycle. If anything goes wrong, this data can
be restored as necessary.
If errors are reported during the conditioning cycle, the conditioning cycle
terminates. If termination occurs, the battery being conditioned should
charge completely before it can be used. It takes two hours for the main
battery pack to charge and 12.5 hours for the backup battery to charge.
Alternatively, the battery being conditioned can be replaced with a charged
battery. To reduce the chance of condition cycle errors, do not remove the
computer from charge once a conditioning cycle is started. Only cycle the
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batteries in an environment where temperatures do not exceed 30 C (86 F).
6200 and 6210 Hand-Held Computers Troubleshooting Guide 2-9