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Chapter 6 171
Working with Batteries
Reconditioning Batteries
Working with Batteries
a battery. The process takes longer and requires shutting down the test set.
Step Notes
1 Fully charge the battery.
a. Power off the test set.
b. Install the battery needing
reconditioning into the test set. If you
have a second battery installed, remove
the second battery.
c. Connect the car adapter or AC adapter
to the test set, and plug the other end of
the adapter in the appropriate power
source.
To fully charge the battery, leave
the test set power off for
approximately 4 hours.
2 Fully discharge the battery.
a. Disconnect the external power adapter,
then power on the test set.
b. Confirm that the battery now has 100%
of its charge by checking the Battery 1
or Battery 2 status icon in the lower
right of the display or the System
Statistics—Battery screen.
c. Run the test set without external power
until you fully deplete the battery
(approximately 1.5 hours).
3 Charge the battery and verify a full charge.
a. Power off the test set again.
b. Reconnect the external power adapter
and charge the battery again for
approximately 4 hours.
c. Power on the test set.
d. Confirm that the battery is fully
charged and reconditioned by checking
the System Statistics—Battery screen.
On the System Statistics—Battery
screen, the battery should show
100% charge rate and less than a
10% Fuel Gauge Error.