Accessories 5 - 9

Charging the Spare Battery

Insert a spare batter y to be gin charging:
1. Lift the battery release lever.
Figure 5-9
Inserting the Spare Battery
2. Insert the spa re battery in the sp are battery char ging slot in the cradle with the charging co ntact s fa cing up
and to the rear of the cradle.
3. Release the battery release lever. The battery release lever locks the spare battery into place.
To remove a spare battery, hold back the battery release lever and lift the battery from the spare battery slot.
Figure 5-10
Removing the Spare Battery
Battery Charging Indicators
The Vehicle Cradle charges the EDA’s main battery and a spare battery simultaneously.
The EDAs charge LED indicates the status of the battery charging in the EDA. See Table 1-2 on page 1-7 for
charging status indications.
The spare battery charging LED on the cradle indicates the status of the spare battery charging in the cradle.
See Table 5-2 for charging status indications.
The st andard battery fully cha rges in appr oximately fo ur ho urs and the exten ded cap acity battery fully char ges
in approximately ei ght hours.
Extended Capacity
Battery Shown
Battery Release Lever
Battery Release Lever
Extended Capacity
Battery Shown