Charging The Battery Pack - Minelab Excalibur II Instruction Manual

Charging the Battery Pack

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The Excalibur II is supplied with a sealed battery pack
which contains 10 NiMH rechargeable cells. This pack
has been pressure tested to a depth of 66 m (200ft)
which makes it suitable for both land and underwater
detecting.
The batteries can be recharged without having to
remove them from the pack .
The Excalibur II is also supplied with an adaptor plug
and a mains charger (240v/230v/110v). The charger will
charge the batteries from local mains (AC) power outlets.
1 Unplug the battery cable from the battery pack (you
can leave the battery pack on the shaft).
2 Connect the charger into the adaptor plug.
3 Connect the adaptor plug to the battery pack using
the guide screw to align the battery contacts correctly.
4 Plug the charger into a power socket. For its first time,
allow the battery to charge for at least 16–17 hours
to ensure its peak performance while detecting.
A fully charged battery pack should provide you with
14–19 hours of detecting time.
An extra NiMH battery pack can also be purchased
separately as an accessory item.
Low Battery Alarm
When the batteries are nearing depletion, the threshold will gradually
increase to a loud continuous signal. This tone identifies that the NiMH
battery pack needs to be recharged or the alkaline batteries need to be
replaced. A fully charged battery pack ensures optimum performance.
Alkaline Battery Pack (Available as an accessory)
The alkaline pack is water resistant but not waterproof
so is suitable for land and beach shallow-wading only.
This pack is not sealed and must be opened to replace
the batteries.
Replacing Alkaline Batteries:
1 Ensure that the detector is switched off
before opening the alkaline battery pack.
2 Remove the cap of the battery pack.
3 Remove the battery cell compartment from
the battery pack and take out the
old batteries.
4 Install the new batteries, orientating the
positive (+) and negative (–) as shown.
5 Replace the compartment and the
battery pack cap.
Always use good quality alkaline batteries.
Rechargeable NiMH batteries cannot be used
in the Alkaline pack, as they do not provide
sufficient voltage.
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