Service manual

June 2003 IPN: M5000-00-105 Battery chargers E - 5
Battery chargers
Note:
Note:Note:
Note: In order to charge TOPB700 NiMH
batteries, the charger must have firmware
version 2.07 or greater. TOPB500 NiMH
batteries can be charged on chargers with
firmware version 2.05 or greater.
Three battery chargers are available for Tait
Orca portable radios:
■ desktop fast charger;
■ desktop trickle charger; and
■ six-way multi-charger.
The fast charger charges, conditions and
analyses the battery. The trickle charger only
charges the battery, and does not have a condi-
tioning button but is otherwise identical in
appearance to the fast charger. The multi-
charger is made up of six fast chargers, and
charging instructions for the fast charger also
apply to the multi-charger.
The trickle charger should not be used for
NiMH battery packs as they can take up to 24
hours to charge fully and the overall lifetime of
the battery may be reduced. NiMH battery
packs should be charged using a fast charger.
For details on charging intrinsically safe
batteries, see page A-11.
Repair of chargers is limited to replacement of
the spring contacts, the discharge tact switch
and the DC jack.
The repair information provided for the fast
charger also applies to repair of the trickle
charger and multi-charger.
A spares kit is available for Tait Orca chargers
(TOPA-SP-202). The contents of the spares kit
is shown in Table E-2, and the assembly of
these parts is shown in Figure E-3.
Table E-2: Contents of the Tait Orca chargers spares kit (TOPA-SP-202)
IPN Description Quantity For charger
240-02020-07 Skt DC jack 10 All
232-00010-28 Tact switch 10 Desktop fast charger
Multi-charger
302-40054-01 Conditioning button 10 Desktop fast charger
Multi-charger
262-00001-00 Charger light pipe 10 Desktop fast charger
Multi-charger
312-01069-02 Charger top 10 All
312-01070-01 Charger base 10 All
365-01549-01 Charger logo label 10 All
365-01598-01
365-01601-00
Charger labels 10 Desktop fast charger
Multi-charger
365-01597-00
365-01601-02
Charger labels 5 Desktop trickle charger
369-00010-11 Rubber charger foot 40 All
360-01059-00 Trickle charger blanking label 10 Desktop trickle charger
356-01079-00 Spring probe charger bias-ball 40 All