Low Battery Indication; Installing The Fba-21 (Option) Alkaline Battery Case - Yaesu VXA-100 Operating Manual

Low Battery Indication

As your battery discharges during use, the volt-
age will gradually become lower. When the bat-
tery voltage reaches 5.0 Volts, the "
will blink on the LCD display, indicating that
the battery pack must be recharged before fur-
ther use.
Avoid recharging Ni-Cd batteries before the
"Low Battery" indicator is observed, as this can
degrade the charge capacity of your Ni-Cd bat-
tery pack. Yaesu recommends that you carry an
extra, fully-charged pack with you so you will
not lose communications capability due to a de-
pleted Ni-Cd battery.
This "deep
c y c l i n g "
practice will
help to main-
tain longer
overall bat-
tery life after
m a n y r e -
c h a r g i n g
cycles.
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B
EFORE
" icon
Belt Clip Installation
Y B
OU EGIN
Installing the FBA-21 (option) Alkaline
Battery Case
The optional FBA-21 Battery Case allows opera-
tion of the VXA-100 using six "AA" size Alkaline
batteries.
To open the FBA-21 Battery Case, hold it in your
left hand, and slide the release catch downward with
your right index finger.
When installing batteries, insert the (–) end first, then
press in the ( ) end so the battery snaps into place.
Always replace all six batteries at the same time, pay-
ing attention to the polarity indicated inside the case.
The batteries can be ejected by pulling upward on
the strip.
The FBA-21 must not be used with re-
chargeable cells. The FBA-21 does not con-
tain the thermal and over-current protection cir-
cuits (provided in the "FNB" series of Ni-Cd Bat-
tery Packs) required when utilizing Ni-Cd cells.
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