Accessories 5 - 9

To remove a spare battery, hold back the battery release lever and lift the battery from the spare battery slot.
Figure 5-9
Removing the Spare Battery
Battery Charging Indicators
The Vehicle Cradle charges the EDA’s main battery and a spare battery simultane ously.
The EDA’s charge LED indicates the st atus of the battery charging in the EDA. See Ta b le 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.
Charging Temperature
Charge batteries in temperatures from 0oC to 40oC (32°F to 104° F). Note that at temperatures above 35oC,
charging is intelligently controlled by the EDA and the charging accessory in order to ensure safe operation
and optimize long-term battery life.
To accomplish this, for small periods of time, the EDA or accessory alternately enables and disables battery
charging to keep the battery at acceptable temperatures. The EDA or accessory indicates when charg ing is
disabled due to abnormal temperatures via its LED. See Table 1-2 on page 1-7 and Table 5-2.
Battery Release Lever
Extended Capacity
Battery Shown
Table 5-2
Vehicle Cradle Spare Battery LED Charging Indicators
Spare Battery LED
(on cradle) Indication
Off Battery is not charging; battery is not inserted correctly in the
cradle; cradle is not powered
Slow Blinking Amber Spare battery is charging.
Solid Amber Charging complete.
Fast Blinking Amber Charging error.