How To Condition The Battery - GE Dash 3000 Service Manual

How to condition the battery

Conditioning the battery with a Cadex SMart Two+ charger
Conditioning the battery inside a patient monitor
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Preventive maintenance: Battery maintenance
The battery can be conditioned by one of two methods:
Outside of a patient monitor by using the Cadex SMart Two+
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charger.
Inside a patient monitor that is connected to an AC power source.
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NOTE
To extend the life of the battery, GE recommends that you condition
the battery using the external Cadex SMart Two+ charger.
NOTE
The Cadex SMart Two+ charger is no longer available for purchase.
However, if your site has a Cadex SMart Two+ charger, you should
continue to use it to charge and condition the battery.
A conditioning cycle using the battery charger requires approximately
nine hours to complete. Complete the following steps to automatically
condition the battery.
1. Insert the battery into the battery charger.
2. Press the CONDITION button when one of the following conditions
occur:
While the RUN LED light is still flashing.
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While the CONDITION LED is flashing.
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3. Remove the battery from the battery charger when the RUN LED
lights. This completes the conditioning cycle.
NOTE
Non-recommended (incompatible) batteries will not condition in the
Dash patient monitor.
WARNING
PATIENT RISK HAZARD — Never condition a battery
while the patient monitor is connected to a patient.
Serious injury or death could result.
Complete the following steps to manually condition the battery using the
patient monitor:
1. Remove all batteries from the patient monitor.
2. Insert one battery into Slot A of the patient monitor.
3. Disconnect the patient monitor from the AC power source.
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