Working with the Lithium-Ion Battery  175 
Using the External Battery Charger (N9910X–872)   
Important: Read the safety information for the External Charger on page 190. 
 
External Battery Charger (N9910X–872) 
The external battery charger (N9910X–872), lets you charge a fully depleted 
battery in approximately three hours. It is a two bay, level–3 stand-alone battery 
charger that is compliant with the standard Smart Battery System. The two bays 
are charged sequentially on a first-come, first-served basis, though a discharge 
can be performed in the left bay while the right bay is charging. It uses an 
external universal switching power supply 
External Battery Charger LED 
Reconditioning – the accuracy of the 
battery’s internal LED charge gauge is 
being renewed. See “Reconditioning 
Batteries.” 
For more information, refer to the Instruction Manual included with the external 
battery charger. 
Reconditioning the Battery 
The battery contains electronics that monitors battery usage and tracks how 
much capacity is available. This function can become less accurate because of 
temperature fluctuations, aging, self-discharge, repeated partial charging, and 
other factors. Reconditioning - also known as recalibrating - restores the 
accuracy of the battery capacity tracking system.  
Reconditioning does NOT affect actual battery performance. It only recalibrates 
the charge level indicator. 
Reconditioning is done by fully charging the battery, fully discharging it, 
recharging it again, and then verifying that the error has been corrected.