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Lithium-Ion Battery Maintenance

Instructions

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Lithium-Ion battery maintenance overview

Lithium-Ion rechargeable batteries require routine maintenance and care in their
use and handling. Read and follow the information in this document to safely use
Lithium-Ion batteries and achieve the maximum battery life span.

This document covers Lithium-Ion batteries used in the following products:

Key inform

ation

H500

SA2500

H600

SA2600

Y400-based
instruments (Y400
+ YBT250 module
and/or YBA250
module)

Y350C-based
instruments (Y350C
+ YBT250 module
and/or YBA250
module)

Use only Tektronix-approved batteries in your Tektronix products.

Do not leave batteries unused for extended periods of time, either in the product
or in storage. When a battery has not been used for six months, check the charge
status and charge or dispose of the battery as appropriate.

The typical estimated life of a Lithium-Ion battery is about two to three years or
300 to 500 charge cycles, whichever occurs first.Onechargecycleisaperiod
of use from fully charged, to fully discharged, and fully recharged again. Use a
two to

three year life expectancy for batteries that do not run through complete

charge cycles.

argeable Lithium-Ion batteries have a limited life and will gradually lose

Rech
their capacity to hold a charge. This loss of capacity (aging) is irreversible. As
the battery loses capacity, the length of time it will power the product (run time)
decreases.

Lithium-Ion batteries continue to slowly discharge (self-discharge) when not in
use or while in storage. Routinely check the battery’s charge status. The product
user manual typically includes information on how to check battery status, as
well as battery charging instructions. The latest product manuals are available at

w.tektronix.com/manuals.

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Lithium-Ion battery maintenance overview

Battery maintenance

Charging

Observe and not
powering your product. Use this new battery run time as a basis to compare
run times for older batteries. The run time of your battery will vary depending
on the product's configuration and the applications that you run.

Routinely check the battery’s charge status.

Carefully monitor batteries that are approaching the end of their estimated life.

Consider re
following conditions:

The batter

The battery c harge time increases significantly.

Always follow the charging instructions provided with your product. Refer to
your product’s user manual and/or online help for detailed information about
charging its battery. The latest version of your Tektronix product user manual is

ble at www.tektronix.com.

availa

NOTE. When you troubleshoot battery issues for dual battery configurations,

test one battery and one battery slot at a time. A defective battery can prevent
the battery in the opposite slot from charging, leaving you with two uncharged
batteries.

e the run time that a new fully-charged battery provides for

placing the battery with a new one if you note either of the

y run time drops below about 80% of the original run time.

Storage

rge or discharge the battery to approximately 50% of capacity before

Cha
storage.

ove the battery and store it separately from the product.

Rem

Store the battery at temperatures between 5 °C and 20 °C (41 °F and 68 °F).

Charge the battery to approximately 50% of capacity at least once every six
months.

OTE. The battery self-discharges during storage. Higher temperatures (above

N

20 °C or 68 °F) reduce the battery storage life.

CAUTION. If a battery is stored or otherwise unused for an extended period

without following these instructions, and the battery has no charge remaining
when you check it, consider it to be damaged. Do not attempt to recharge it or to
use it. Replace it with a new battery.

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Handling precautions

Do not disassem

Do not drop a battery or expose the battery to excessive shock or vibration.

Do not short circuit a battery or allow metallic or conductive objects to contact
the battery terminals.

Do not dispose of a battery in fire or water.

Do not use the battery to power any devices other than the instrument for
which it was designed.

Keep the battery away from personnel that are not trained to use the
instrument.

Do not expose a battery to temperatures above 60 °C (140 °F).

Keep the battery away from children.

Do not use a damaged battery.

If a bat
a leaking battery pack (see Disposal and Recycling in this document).

WAR NI NG . In case of eye contact with battery fluids, do not rub eyes. Immediately

flush eyes thoroughly with water for at least 15 minutes, lifting upper and lower
lids, until no evidence of the fluid remains. Seek medical attention.

tery pack is leaking fluids, do not touch any fluids. Properly dispose of

ble, open, crush, bend, deform, puncture, or shred a battery.

Tran

sportation

The capacity of the Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery pack in this product is
under 100 Wh. The lithium equivalent content has been shown to meet the
applicable requirements as defined by the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria Part

I Subsection 38.3.

II

Always check all applicable local, national, and international regulations

fore transporting a Lithium-Ion battery.

be

Transporting an end-of-life, damaged, or recalled battery may, in certain

ases, be specifically limited or prohibited.

c

The battery pack must be adequately protected against short-circuit or damage
during transport.

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Disposal and recycling

Lithium-Ion ba
vary by country and region. Always check and follow your applicable
regulations before disposing of any battery. Contact Rechargeable Battery
Recycling Corporation (www.rbrc.org) for U.S.A. and Canada, or your local
battery recycling organization.

Many countries prohibit the disposal of waste electronic equipment in
standard waste receptacles.

Place only discharged batteries in a battery collection container. Use electrical
tape or other approved covering over the battery connection points to prevent
short circuits.

tteries are subject to disposal and recycling regulations that

This symbol indicates that this product complies with the applicable European
Union requirements according to Directives 2002/96/EC and 2006/66/EC
on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and batteries. For
information about recycling options, check the Support/Service section of the
Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com).

H500, SA2500, H600, SA2600, RF Scout, Y400 and
Y350C-specific battery maintenance

Instrument run time

Battery charge time

The instrument run time depends on power consumption, which in turn depends
on the instrument measurement mode. For example, DPX™ Spectrum Display,
Spectrum analyzer, and audio demodulation measurements consume more power
than other measurements because they are continuously acquiring data.

With two new, fully charged batteries, you can run the DPX Spectrum
Display measurement for approximately four hours, or the Spectrum analyzer
measurement for five to six hours. Both of these run times are with the instrument
power management mode disabled. Enabling instrument power management
increases the instrument run time.

Battery aging and the increasing number of charge/discharge cycles causes the
battery charge capacity to decrease, which in turn decreases the instrument run
time.

The instrument uses one battery at a time. The battery with the lowest remaining
capacity is used first.

With the instrument powered on, it can take more than 20 hours to fully charge
two batteries from a fully discharged state. The exact charge time depends on
which measurements are running. When the instrument is powered off, it will take
about 10 hours to fully charge two batteries.

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Checking the battery

charge status

1. Double-tap the
Power Management dialog box. The system tray s hows the battery icon

when the instrument is operating from batteries, and a power plug icon when
the instrument is operating from an external power supply.

2. Tap the Batteries tab. This tab shows the charge level of each battery,
the estimated remaining run time for the in-use battery (with the current
measurement settings), and the battery calibration status. The instrument
uses one b
is used first.

Power Management icon in the system tray to open the

attery at a time: the battery with the lowest remaining capacity

Each battery contains circuitry that monitors the charge level and estimated
remaining run time. This circuit becomes uncalibrated after a number of
partial discharge and charge cycles. When the Cal Status is Uncalibrated,

eported level and remaining time are not accurate, which means that

the r
the battery is not calibrated. See the Calibrating a Battery section in this
document.

3. Tap the Properties button adjacent to a battery listing to show that battery's
Design Capacity, Serial Number and the Manufacturer Date. Use the serial
number to identify and keep track of each battery's charge and capacity history.

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Calibrating a battery

To calibrate a b
fully charge the battery to reset the internal battery monitoring circuitry.

Fully charging a battery.

NOTE. During charging, keep the instrument environment temperature between

0 °C and 45 °C (32 °F and 113 °F), and the relative humidity between 0% and
80%.

1. Install the single battery that you want to charge.

2. Connect the external power adaptor, but do not power up the instrument. The

BATTERIES CHARGER LED on the front panel should be lit, indicating that
the instrument is charging the battery. If the BATTERIES CHARGER LED
on the fr

The external power adaptor plug is fully seated in the instrument external

power c

There is power being supplied to the external power adaptor

The battery is fully seated in the instrument b attery compartment

3. When the battery is fully charged, the BATTERIES CHARGER LED on the
front panel turns off.

attery, you must first fully charge, then fully discharge, and finally

ont panel is not lit, check the following:

onnector

4. Power on the instrument and double-tap the Power Management icon in
the system tray.

5. Verify that the Level field shows Fully Charged for the installed battery.

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Fully discharg

NOTE. During battery discharge, keep the instrument environment temperature

between –10 °C and 50 °C (14 °F and 122 °F), and the relative humidity between
0% and 80%.

1. Disconnect the external power adaptor.

2. Install th

3. Power on the instrument and a measurement application.

4. Double-tap the Power Management icon in the system tray.

5. Tap the Power Saver tab and select No Power Saver actions.

6. Set the instrument to a high-power-consumption measurement (such as DPX

Spectrum for the H500, SA2500, H600, SA2600, or Audio Demod for the RF
Scout or Y400 with a YBT250 module).

7. Let the instrument and measurement run. The instrument automatically shuts
down when the battery is fully discharged. The battery is now completely
discharged.

ing a battery.

e single battery that you want to discharge.

to replace a battery

When

Record the date, battery serial number, charge time and run time when you start
using a new instrument, or when you install new batteries. Set up a schedule to
check and record the battery charge and calibration status. See the Checking the

tery Charge Status section in this document.

Bat

Compare the charge time and instrument run times with those for new batteries at

ast every six months. When any of the following behaviors occur, you should

le
consider replacing your batteries:

t takes significantly longer (>150%) to charge used batteries than it does to

I
charge new batteries.

The BATTERIES CHARGER LED on the front panel does not stay on
continuously while the batteries are charging.

After the battery is fully charged, the instrument run time is significantly
shorter (<80%) with older fully-charged batteries than it is with new b atteries.

A charge cycle never completes.

The Power Management Batteries tab does not show a Fully Charged status
after a charge cycle.

The battery is more than three years old.

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