Simrad PX MultiSensor Charging Manual

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Aboutthebatteryandthecharger

Note

TheSimradPXMultiSensorwillnottakechargeat
temperaturesbelow0°C(32°F).Recommendedcharging
temperatureisbetween+5and+45°C(+41to+113°F).

Inordertoprovidealonglifetime,thebatteryusedinthe
SimradPXMultiSensorisaLi–Ionbattery.

TheSimradPXMultiSensorChargerisdesigned
especiallyforchargingthisbattery.Itmustonlybeused
tochargetheSimradPXMultiSensor.

Important

TheSimradPXMultiSensorChargermustonlybeused
tochargetheSimradPXMultiSensor.

CleaningthechargersocketsonthePX
MultiSensor

ThesocketsonthePXMultiSensorwillbelledwith
seawaterwhenthesensorisused.Thiswatermustbe
removedbeforethechargerplugisinserted.Allthe
socketsonthePXMultiSensormustbedriedandcleaned
beforechargingcantakeplace.

Important

ThePXMultiSensormustneverbechargedwhenitis
mountedinthedooradapteroronthetrawl.

1Usehighpressureair,anddirectthenozzleintoeach

ofthesockets.Blowoutwaterandmoisture.

2Useasmallbrushoracottonswab,andcleaneach

socketthoroughly.

3Wipeoffthesensorwithadrylintfreecloth.Pay

specialattentiontotheareaclosetothesensorsockets.

Charginginstructions

ObservethisproceduretochargethebatteryintheSimrad
PXMultiSensor.

1Makesurethattheambienttemperatureisbetween0

and+45°C(+32to+113°F).

Tip

Ifyoutrytochargethesensorinambienttemperatures
below0°C(32°F),aninternalsafetymechanismwill
preventthecharging.

2Verifythatthesensorsocketsarecleananddry,and

thatsaltresiduesandmoisturehavebeenremoved.

Important

Thisisimportant.Saltandmoistureinthesensor
socketswillincreasethetransitionresistance,andit
willcausethechargerplugstocorrode.

SimradPXMultiSensor

Chargingthesensorbattery

3Connectthe3–pinchargerplugtothesocketsatthe

endofthesensorbody.

4Connectthechargertoamainspoweroutlet(100to

230Vac).

5Observethatasmalllampclosetothesocketson

thesensorbodyislittoindicatethatthechargeris
correctlyconnected.

Verifythatthelampashesonceeveryfourseconds
toindicatethatthechargingisinprogress.

6Observethattheindicatorlamponthechargerislit

withanOrangecolour.

Thismeansthatfastchargingisinprogress.

Tip

Ifyouconnectthechargertoafullychargedsensor
theindicatorlamponthechargerwillbeOrangefor
ashortperiod,andthenchangetoGreen.Charging
isthennotrequired.

7Aftersometime,observethattheindicatorlampon

thechargerforashortperiodchangescolourtoY ellow.

Thismeansthatthebatteryhasreachedalmostfull
charge.

8Observethattheindicatorlamponthecharger

changescolourtoGreen.

Thesensorbatteryisnowcharged,andtrickle
charginghasstarted.

Normalchargingtimeforafullydepletedsensoris
approximatelythreehours.

9UnplugthechargerfromtheACmains,then

disconnectthechargerplugfromthesensorbody.

Tip

Thebatterywillnotbedamagedevenifyouleavethe
chargerconnectedforalongperiodoftime.

10Observethesmallinstructionalbookletprovidedby

thechargermanufacturerformoreinformation.

Changingasingleplugonthecharger
connector

Observethisprocedureto
changeasingleplugon
theSimradPXMultiSensor
batterychargerconnector.

Threeextraplugsare
providedwiththeSimrad
PXMultiSensorCharger.If
additionalplugsarerequired,youcanorderthesefrom
Simrad.

1Makesurethatthechargerisdisconnectedfromthe

ACmainspower.

2Useaspanner,andunscrewtheplugfromthe

connector.

3Retrieveanewplug,andscrewitintothesocket.

Important

Donotuseexcessiveforce,maximumtorqueis

1.5Nm.Werecommendthatyoutighteneachplugby
handstoavoiddamage.

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