Battery Performance - Minelab Explorer SE Quick Start Manual

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Battery Performance

The battery life indicator appears on
all of the Explorer SE detect screens.
The battery will be fully shaded at maximum battery charge.
When the alkaline or NiMH batteries approach the point
at which they do not supply enough power to operate the
Explorer SE, a falling extended chord is emitted from the
speaker (or headphones). When this low battery warning
is heard, there will be only a few minutes of life left in the
batteries.
When the battery symbol is completely empty, the detector
will sound an extended 'dropping' tune and display a
message immediately before turning itself off.
To extend battery life:
Use headphones. The speaker draws
significantly more current than
headphones from the battery.
Turn off the backlight. The backlight
adds about 8% to the current
consumption of the detector.
Turn the detector off when not in use.
The average life-span for both good
quality alkaline and NiMH rechargeable
batteries under constant use is
compared on the graph below. This
graph assumes the backlight is turned
off and headphones are being used.
It is recommended that the batteries
be replaced or recharged as soon as
possible to avoid missing any targets.
Alkaline batteries will power the
Explorer SE for up to 16 hours of
constant use. The NiMH 1600 battery
pack will power the detector for up to
16 hours of constant use and the NiMH
1800 battery pack for 20 hours.
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11
AA battery
10
9
8
2 4 6 8 10
Approximate Time in Hours
Unlike Nickel Cadmium batteries, the
NiMH battery pack DOES NOT have to be
flattened to be recharged.
Whenever the detector has been unused
for a lengthy period, recharge the battery
pack to ensure full performance.
There is no limit to the time the battery
pack can be left on charge.
When the battery power has been
depleted, it is recommended that the
batteries be replaced or recharged as
soon as possible to avoid missing any
targets.
1600 NiMH
1800 NiMH
12 14 16 18 20
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