What To Expect Of Battery Packs - Hotronic FootWarmer Power Plus e Serie Instrucciones Operadoras

temperature potential. Fully charged, unconditioned Battery Pack
does NOT reach full duration and temperature potential. (See
Conditioning Charge.)
 SUMMER AND LONG TERM STORAGE: Recharge Battery Pack as
per instructions for Recommended Overnight Recharging Process,
turn Battery Pack off, and store without Recharger or Heating
Element plugged in. Recommended Best Storage Temperatures
range from 5°-25°C (40°-80°F).
 ELECTRIC INPUT: Recharger accepts electric input ranging from
100-240VAC, 50-60Hz.
 OCCASIONAL FULL DISCHARGE: While not required of NiMH
batteries, Hotronic recommends an occasional full discharge before
fully recharging to help maintain optimal strength. Plug Heating
Element into Battery Pack and use "continuous setting 4" for quickest
discharge. Battery Pack is fully discharged when Heating Element is
no longer warm and all LEDs are off.
RECHARGE WHEN BATTERY PACK IS OFF: Hotronic recommends
recharging when Battery Pack is off. (Battery Pack is off when all LEDs
are off.) However, Battery Pack MAY be recharged at any setting. If
recharging while on setting 1, 2, 3, or 4, DO NOT CHANGE SETTING
DURING RECHARGING as this may cause recharging process to stop.
1. Plug Recharger into wall outlet using correct plug adapter (North
American, European, or other).
a. Recharger performs short self-test with brief red LED followed by
brief green LED and then LED off.
2. Attach each Battery Pack to Recharger.
3. Recharger LED is continuous red when detecting Battery Pack status
and during initial current and full current recharging.
a. If Battery Pack status is not okay or is not compatible, Recharger
LED will blink red within 20 minutes of continuous red.
b. Maximum duration for continuous red is approximately 3 hours
at which time Recharger LED becomes green.
4. Recharger LED is green once one or more batteries within Battery
Pack are fully charged and indicates trickle current recharging. (See
Conditioning Charge.)
a. One Battery Pack may reach full charge before other.
5. Battery Pack may be removed at any time during recharging process
and may be re-attached to Recharger at any time.
6. Once Recharging Process is complete:
a. Unplug Battery Pack from Recharger.
b. Unplug Recharger from wall outlet.
7. To maintain maximum charge after recharging, turn Battery Pack off
and store without Recharger or Heating Element plugged in.
1. Expect all battery types to lose strength over time.
2. Expect optimal performance of newer Battery Packs.
3. Expect optimal performance with use shortly after recharging.
4. Expect less than optimal performance after recharging as each
week or month passes before use.
5. Expect shorter durations and lower temperatures of unconditioned
Battery Packs. Unconditioned Battery Packs are the result of being
new or unused for 2 months or more. (See Conditioning Charge.)
6. Unconditioned Battery Packs can be used without harm to batteries.
7. Battery self-discharge rates may range from 2 to 5 percent per
month when stored at ambient temperature of ~20°C (~68°F).
8. When Battery Packs are unplugged and left on settings 1, 2, 3, or 4,
a significant increase in discharge results.
9. When unplugging Recharger from wall outlet, also unplug Battery
Packs from Recharger. When not unplugged, damage may occur to
Recharger and a significant increase in Battery Pack discharge may
occur regardless of setting.

WHAT TO EXPECT OF BATTERY PACKS

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