
Charging Battery Packs with the LI72
Plug the LI72 into the appropriate A.C. wall receptacle, then insert the charge cable into the battery pack charger jack.
The yellow/green charge indicator LED will indicate the sta- tus of the charger as per the following table.
Indicator |
| Charger |
| Charger Status |
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Steady yellow indicator |
| Standby |
| AC power on; no battery |
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| being charged |
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| Charger is applying trickle |
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| charge current (5% of |
Slow (1 Hz) flashing yellow |
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| maximum) to bring a cold | |
indicator |
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| battery temperature up to | |
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| 0°C before starting a full |
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| charge cycle |
Fast (4 Hz) flashing green |
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| Rapid Charge |
| maximum charge rate to the | |
indicator |
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Slow (1 Hz) flashing green |
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| Charger is in trickle charge |
| Maintain |
| mode(10% of nominal | |
indicator |
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| charge value). | |
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| The battery may have an |
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| internal short, or its charge |
Fast (4 Hz) flashing yellow |
| Error |
| monitoring circuitry may be |
indicator |
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| malfunctioning. The battery | |
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| pack should not be used any |
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Steady green indicator |
| Ready |
| No charge is being applied |
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| Battery temperature is too |
Slow (1 Hz) flashing alternate |
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| hot. Charging will not begin |
yellow and green indicator |
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| until battery temperature | |
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| reaches 45°C. |
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Notes • Do not charge batteries with the
Charging will cease three (3) hours after the charger has entered the “Maintain” mode.
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