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[How to charge]
qIt begins charging automatically when you set the battery packing in the
charger which beams the power supply lamp.
wLeave just as it is until the charge is completed.
eWhen the charge is completed, the charge lamp is turned off.
rDetach the battery packing from the charger when the charge is completed.
Refreshing the battery
The use time shortens gradually by the phenomenon of Effect of the memory
when the NiMH battery leaves capacity and repeats the charge.The voltage
recovers after refreshing and the use time returns normally in such a battery.
Please refresh one degree every five times of the charge.
[Refreshing]
Set the battery in the charger as well as the case of the charge. Push the
electrical discharge button.The electr ical discharge lamp lights and the electrical
discharge begins.
The electrical discharge lamp is turned off when the electrical discharge ends,
the charge lamp lights, and the charge starts automatically.Leave just as it is
until the charge is completed. When the charge is completed, the charge lamp is
turned off. Detach the battery from the charger.
[Time of refreshing and charge]
Battery BP02 is discharged from the state of a full charge at about 960 minutes
and the charge is completed from the electrical discharge at about 130 minutes.
However, the electrical discharge time is proportional to the remainder capacity
of the battery.Moreover, the time required for refreshing might be different from
the above-mentioned time according to a surrounding temperature and the state
of the battery.
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