Motorola HF-SSB manual Operating Instructions, Battery is probably bad and cannot be recharged

B-2. Operating Instructions

1.Place the battery charger on a flat surface, protected from sun and rain.

2.Insert the charger power cable plug into an AC outlet.

3.Connect the battery to be charged to the battery charger: place the battery socket over the charger pins and press firmly to mate (the connectors will mate only if battery is placed with the correct orientation). Beeps must be heard, to indicate proper contact with the charger.

Note	Beeps must be heard, to indicate proper contact with
	the charger.
	If no beeps are heard, remove and then reconnect the
	battery. Also check that the charger pins are clean. If no
	beeps are heard after the battery is reconnected, the
	battery is probably bad and cannot be recharged.

4.Turn the charger on by setting its front panel POWER switch to ON:

•The green UDC indicator will light

•The green FINISH CHARGE starts flashing, and a tone is heard.

5.Start the charging by pressing the red CHARGE pushbutton. The yellow CHARGE indicator will turn on and the tone stops.

Note	If the battery is faulty or makes bad contact with the
	battery charger, the CHARGE indicator will not turn on
	after pressing the CHARGE pushbutton, and no charge
	current is supplied to the battery.

6.The charger now operates automatically.

Note	If a power source failure occurs while the battery is being
	charged, the FINISH CHARGE starts flashing, and an
	alarm tone is heard. To resume charging after power
	returns, press again the red CHARGE pushbutton.

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