Apex III External Charger Quick Start Guide
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Note:Battery Pack must be placed in the charging slot with Release Clip facing
upwards and the four side charging terminals (and ridges) facing outward
towards the side of the unit. This orientation applies to the insertion of both
Battery Packs (one Battery Pack will be turned the opposite of the other).
Charging Terminals
Battery Pack
Release Clip
Figure 7: Battery Pack Orientation
External Charger Operation
Note:The Apex III External Charger is equipped with a quick charge circuit allowing
an Apex III Battery Pack to be fully charged from a full discharge condition
within 2 hours.

Battery Pack Charging

1. To charge an exhausted Apex III Battery Pack, place the Battery Pack into the
External Charger charging slot as described in the Unpacking And Initial Setup
section.
2. Once an Apex III Battery Pack has been inserted into the External Charger charging
slot per the previous instructions, the charging process will commence immediately
and be controlled automatically by the unit. No additional action is required by the
user, except for Battery Pack removal once the Battery Pack has been fully charged.
3. Upon initial insertion of a Battery Pack into the unit, the respective side LED
indicator light on the front of the unit will flash Red. After a short period of time (no
longer than 15 minutes) the LED will solidly illuminate Red to indicate that the
Battery Pack is being charged in the fast mode.
4. When the Apex III External Charger senses that the Battery Pack charge state has
reached approximately 92% charge, the respective side LED indicator light on the
front of the unit will change to solid Green informing the user that the unit is charging
the Battery Pack in the trickle mode. The trickle charging mode will continue until
the Battery Pack is removed from the charging slot.