User's Manual

Section 3, Page 4 01/2001, CATTRON - THEIMEG
TM
Battery Charging Options.
NOTE: It is not recommended to re-charge the battery until the controller’s yellow ‘LOW
BATTERY’ LED flashes continuously.
Four CATTRON-THEIMEG
™
battery chargers are offered for use with Ni-Cad battery packs only.
Using these ‘smart’ battery chargers, no damage will occur to a Ni-Cad battery pack left on charge for
longer than its recommended charging period. These battery pack charger options are:
• A CATTRON-THEIMEG
™
‘Standard’ rate charger that enables a Ni-Cad battery pack to be
charged within a period of 10 hours (Part # 70C-0001) from a 110-120 VAC mains supply.
Standard rate chargers include a yellow LED to indicate charge mode.
• A CATTRON-THEIMEG
™
‘Rapid’ rate charger that enables a Ni-Cad battery pack to be
charged within one hour (Part # 70C-0002) from a 110-120 VAC mains supply. Rapid rate
chargers include a red (battery/polarity fault) LED, a green (power ‘ON’) LED, and a
yellow (fast charge) LED. This charger uses automatic end of charge detection circuitry to
accurately sense when the battery is fully charged. When this condition has been detected,
the charger switches to a ‘trickle’ mode that keeps the battery fully charged and ready to
use.
• A CATTRON-THEIMEG
™
‘Trickle’ rate charger that enables a Ni-Cad battery pack to be
charged within a period of 10 hours (Part # 70C-0001-220UK) from a 220-240 VAC mains
supply. This charger includes a charge indicator LED.
• A CATTRON-THEIMEG
™
‘Rapid’ rate charger that enables a Ni-Cad battery pack to be
charged within one hour (Part # 70C-0002-220UK) from a 220-240 VAC mains supply.
This charger includes a charge indicator LED.
In addition, using all of the CATTRON-THEIMEG
™
battery chargers referred to above:
• Ni-cad Battery packs can be charged within the controller (see Figure 3-3, below).
• Ni-cad battery packs may be charged externally (see Figure 3-4, below) provided an
additional CATTRON-THEIMEG
™
External Battery Charging Unit is purchased (Part # 70C-
0003). This unit is connected to the appropriate CATTRON-THEIMEG
™
battery charger.
CAUTION:
CATTRON-THEIMEG
™
Battery Chargers and External Charging Units are
designed for use with CATTRON-THEIMEG
™
Ni-Cad Battery Packs only.
Failure to comply with this Caution may result in equipment and/or battery
damage and will void our warranty.