Maintenance; Charging The Batteries - Chauvin Arnoux DTR 8510 Manual De Instrucciones

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tomer service department or by an approved repairer.

8.1. CHARGING THE BATTERIES

The DTR 8510 is supplied with an external smart charging unit. In order to charge the NiMH battery packs, the instrument switch
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must be in the OFF/ CHARGE position.
Connect the charger unit output cable to the 3-pin DIN connector on the front panel of the instrument and connect the AC power
cord to the AC receptacle.
The charging starts as soon as the power is applied, the process is automatic and will terminate on its own upon completion.
CAUTION:
„ Do not use any other charger.
„ Do not connect DC power supply. Damage will occur to the instrument.
„ The DTR 8510 must be charged indoors.
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„ Disconnect the charger upon completion of the charging process. NiMH battery manufacturers do not allow trickle charge
for a long time on a recurring basis.
Note:
„ The DTR 8510 Power Switch must be in the OFF/CHARGE position in order for the unit to charge.
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„ The DTR 8510 cannot be used to test while it is charging.
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„ There is no indication on the front panel about the status of charging or its completion. The Status LED is on the charger unit
itself (see Figure 8-1).

8. MAINTENANCE

Charge Cycle and Status LED Indication on the Charger
LED
Orange
Orange
Red
Green with Intermittent Orange Flash
Green
Alternating Red-Green
Figure 8-1
MODE
Battery not connected
Battery initialization & analysis
Fast Charge
Top-off charge
Trickle charge
Table 8-1
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