Charging The Battery; Interpreting The Battery Led's - JDS Uniphase Wavetek DSAM-3500B Quick Start Manual

Chapter 2 DSAM Meter Operation
Powering the Meter
Charging the
Battery
Interpreting
the Battery
LED's
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With the power components properly connected (see
"External Power Components" on page
battery can be charged when outside of the meter or when
installed in the meter.
NOTE
You can power the DSAM meter and recharge the bat-
teries at the same time.
1 For typical battery charging (fast charge or maximum
capacity) and normal operational values, refer to
Table 5.
Table 5 Battery Charge and Operation Values
Item
Battery 11 AH (Amp Hour)
Fast Charge Period
Normal Operation
Complete Charge
2 For battery charge LED indications refer to
page 15.
The charging time will be the same whether the power
is on or off.
When you power the meter directly with an AC or a DC
power source, this source automatically charges the
battery while providing power on a separate path with no
degradation to the meter's direct power. When the battery
is fully charged, the charger module provides a mainte-
nance charge from the power source.
There are two LED indicator lights located on the bottom
of your DSAM battery (refer to
red "CHARGE" LED and the green "OK" LED.
DSAM Product Family Quick-Start Guide Rev. 001
12) the DSAM
Charge Time
> 7.0 Hours
5.0-8.0 Hours typical
Approximately 10 to 12 Hours
Figure 3 on page
Table 6 on
15) – the