CG-5 - Scintrex

Understanding Instrument BasicsWhen the batteries are discharged to below 10% of the total capacity a beeperwill sound at 15 second intervals. At this point at least one charged batteryshould be installed in the CG-5 or the external supply should be connected. Ifthis cannot be done the batteries should be removed to prevent them frombeing completely discharged. See the warning below.Important: Do not completely discharge batterieswhen doing field work or storing the instrument.Completely discharging the battery can cause itscalibration to be lost. In this case the battery will notreport its status correctly resulting in a sub optimalcharging cycle and reduced capacity. If this occursrecalibrate the battery using the battery chargersupplied with the CG-5 as described in thetroubleshooting guide.StartupUsing the External Battery ChargerThe SBS 3002 battery charger can charge one or two batteries off line:• Plug the power supply into the mains (100 - 240 VAC, 50 - 60 Hz)• Plug the power supply output into the charger• Insert one or two batteries into the baysThe batteries are charged sequentially and take approximately 4 hours each tocharge.The indicator lights on the front of the charger have the following meaning:• Green blinking: Charging• Green steady on: Charge complete• Yellow steady on: Standby• Red blinking - faulty batteryThe left bay of the charger has a recalibration mode - this should be used asdescribed in the troubleshooting section when capacity is reduced throughloss of calibration.• Batteries can be charged over the temperature range of 0 - 45 degrees C.1-15CG-5 Manual - part # 867700 Revision 4