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More information about PIXEM batteries
Therobot,thewatchandthethreebeaconsincludeaLithium-Ionbatteryyouneedtochargebeforestartingto
usePIXEM.Thedevicesneedabout2hourstobefullychargedifcompletelyunloaded.Oncecharged,therobotis
abletorunformorethanthreehours.Thewatchandthebeaconsbatteriescanrunbetween2and3hoursanda
half.
1.Batterychargecapacitytendstodecreaseovertimeanduse.
2.Lithium-ionbatteriestypicallyhavealifespanofbetween300to500chargecyclesandareexpectedtoretain
around80%oftheiroriginalbatterycapacityafter300chargecycles,orafteraboutoneyearofuse.
3.Highorlowambienttemperaturesmaynegativelyaffectbatteryperformance,resultinginalossofupto70%of
chargecapacity.Thebatteriesshouldbestoredatatemperaturebetween10°to30°C.
4.IfyoudonotuseyourPIXEMforanextendedperiod,thebatteriesshouldbechargedbetween40%to60%every
twomonths.
5.Toavoidself-dischargeoftherobot,unplugtherobotaftertheendoftherobotcharge,turntherobotONfora
fewsecondsandthenturnitOFFbeforestoringit.
Normaldropinbatterycapacityovertimeanduseinnotcoveredbythewarranty