Motorola XTNI manual Batteries and Chargers, Battery Features and Charging Options

BATTERIES AND CHARGERS

XTNi™ Series radios provide Lithium-Ion (Li- Ion) batteries that comes in different capacities that will define the battery life. It also offers the option to use Alkaline batteries.The radio comes equipped with a rapid charger.

BATTERY FEATURES AND CHARGING OPTIONS

About the Li-Ion Battery

The XTNi™ radio series come equipped with a rechargeable Li-Ion battery. This battery should be charged before initial use to ensure optimum capacity and performance.

Battery life is determined by several factors. Among the more critical are the regular overcharge of batteries and the average depth of discharge with each cycle. Typically, the greater the overcharge and the deeper the average discharge, the fewer cycles a battery will last. For example, a battery which is overcharged and discharged 100% several

times a day, lasts fewer cycles than a battery
		BATTERIESAND CHARGERS
that receives less of an overcharge and is
Motorola batteries are designed specifically to
discharged to 50% per day. Further, a battery
which receives minimal overcharging and
averages only 25% discharge, lasts even
longer.
be used with a Motorola charger and vice
versa. Charging in non-Motorola equipment
may lead to battery damage and void the
battery warranty. The battery should be at
about 77°F (25°C) (room temperature),
whenever possible. Charging a cold battery
(below 50° F [10°C]) may result in leakage of
electrolyte and ultimately in failure of the
battery. Charging a hot battery (above 95°F
[35°C]) results in reduced discharge capacity,
affecting the performance of the radio.
Motorola rapid-rate battery chargers contain a
temperature-sensing circuit to ensure that
batteries are charged within the temperature
limits stated above.
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