User's Manual

14 | Tag Maintenance

Install a new 3.6V lithium Thionyl Chloride ½ 'AA'

size battery in the battery holder.

WARNING: Use only batteries listed in Table 1 or batteries that

have been approved by AeroScout. There is a danger of fatal tag

damage if the battery is replaced incorrectly or by an incorrect

type. Dispose used batteries according to the instructions.

5. Close the rear panel.

6. Activate the tag.

7. Dispose of the old lithium Thionyl Chloride battery

properly.

WARNING: Local regulations vary. Federal regulations allow

up to 100 kg./month of lithium thionyl chloride batteries to be

disposed in common landfill. All leads (the terminals) should

be taped to prevent short circuit. The user is responsible for

safe disposal.

Table 1 presents the approved battery types for the T2 tag:

Manufacturer Battery Part Number

Tadiran TL-5902

Xeno Energy XL-050F

Sonnenschein SL-350

Saft LS-14250C

Table 1 – T2 Tag Approved Battery Types

Tag Battery Life

Table 2 presents battery life estimates for a new T2 tag battery. The

parameters that affect battery life include the tag transmission interval and

the number of transmission channels configured for the tag.

Note

The calculations in the table below are true for an operating temperature of

20ºC. The calculations do not take into consideration additional factors such

as Exciter activations of Tag, since these are individual parameters.