Pcmcia Card; Handling Of The Battery Pack; Charge Indicator - Capsat TT-3080A User Manual

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PCMCIA card

PCMCIA card
No PCMCIA cards are yet supported.
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Handling of the battery pack

Handling of the battery pack
Please observe that the battery pack is sensitive to how it is
charged and discharged. To keep the battery capacity high and
to avoid memory effects, the battery should be fully discharged
occasionally.
Generally it is sufficient to discharge the default supplied NiMH
battery pack completely when the battery pack has been partly
discharged and charged 50 to 70 times. For NiCd battery packs
completely discharge should be performed after 5-10 partly
discharges.
Avoid exposing the battery pack to direct sunlight, as high
temperature will reduce battery lifetime.
Pull the battery pack out before long-time storage (months), as
this action prevents battery pack degradation.
Please note that the high capacity NiMH-batteries (TT-3686C) are
not recommended for use at temperatures below approximately 5
degrees C. For such low temperature applications the NiCd-
battery (TT-3686D) pack is recommended instead.
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Charge indicator

Charge indicator
The battery pack charge status is shown on an LED located on the
right side of the front of the electronics unit. The LED has the
following interpretation :
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