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Conditioning a Talkman® OPEN
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Conditioning a Talkman® OPEN
Battery
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Battery
Purpose
Before You Begin
Procedures
Purpose
This document contains information about conditioning a Talkman® OPEN battery.
Note: If you have a cradle labeled CR-002-x, you do not have to carry out any of the
following procedures to condition your batteries. The new cradles contain the Pulse
Power™ charger which charges batteries in such a way that they will not suffer memory
effect.
Before You Begin
If you have a cradle labeled CR-001-x, Vocollect recommends using a battery conditioner. The
following are two examples of battery conditioners.
JBRO® TP3501Q; Telepower Conditioner/Analyzer from JBRO Batteries, Inc.
Pulse Power™ Charger SE9PAN; Pulse Power, Inc.
The JBRO conditioners discharge and recharge batteries.
The Pulse Power conditioner does not discharge batteries, but uses a proprietary technology to
charge and condition batteries.
Vocollect recommends running a reconditioning cycle for every 30 shallow charges. A shallow
charge is defined as one where the battery has not been drained past the Talkman's first
battery warning. If using the battery in a freezer environment, you should condition the
battery every 20 charges.
Procedures
To condition a battery, perform the following steps:
1. When using a JBRO conditioner, discharge and charge the battery for three to five
cycles according to the manufacturer's directions.
When using a SAGE pulse charger, follow the manufacturer's instructions to charge the
battery on the SAGE unit and use it three to five times on the terminal.
2. Charge the battery in a Talkman battery charger.