Charging Spare Batteries; Charging Temperature - Motorola MC70 Integration Manual

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The standard capacity battery (1900 mAh) fully charges in less than four hours. The extended capacity battery
(3800 mAh) fully charges in less than eight hours.
LED Charge Indicators
Table 1-2
Charging Status LED
Off
Slow Blinking Amber
(1 blink every 2 seconds)
Solid Amber
Fast Blinking Amber
(2 blinks/second)

Charging Spare Batteries

Use one of the following accessories to charge a 1900 mAh or 3800 mAh spare battery:
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Single Slot USB/Serial Cradle on page 2-4
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Four Slot Spare Battery Charger on page 2-21
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VCD7000 Vehicle Cradle on page
To charge a spare battery:
Connect the spare battery charging accessory to the appropriate power source.
1.
Insert the spare battery into the accessory's spare battery charging slot with the charging contacts facing
2.
down (over the charging pins) and gently press down on the battery to ensure proper contact.
The battery begins charging. The amber charge LED on the accessory lights to show the charge status.
The standard spare battery fully charges in less than four hours, and the extended spare battery fully charges
in less than eight hours.

Charging Temperature

Charge batteries in temperatures from 0
charging is intelligently controlled by the EDA and the charging accessory in order to ensure safe operation
and optimize long-term battery life.
To accomplish this, for small periods of time, the EDA or accessory alternately enables and disables battery
charging to keep the battery at acceptable temperatures. The EDA or accessory indicates when charging is
disabled due to abnormal temperatures via its LED. See
EDA is not charging; EDA is not inserted correctly in the cradle or connected to
a power source; charger is not powered.
EDA is charging.
Charging complete.
Note: When the battery is initially inserted in the EDA, the amber LED flashes
once if the battery power is low or the battery is not fully inserted.
Charging error, e.g.,:
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Temperature is too low or too high.
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Charging has gone on too long without completing (typically eight hours).
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C to 40 C (32°F to 104°F). Note that at temperatures above 35
Indication
Table 1-2.
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C,