Charging the Batteries
16 Gryphon™ GBT4400
battery, but cell manufacturers rate them at 500 charge
cycles. In other words, the batteries should be expected to
take 500 full discharge/charge cycles before needing
replacement. This number is higher if partial discharging/
recharging is adhered to rather than full/deep discharg-
ing.
The useful life of LI batteries depends on usage and num-
ber of charges, etc., after which they should be removed
from service, especially in mission critical applications. Do
not continue to use a battery showing excessive loss of
capacity, it should be properly recycled / disposed of and
replaced.
Collect and recycle waste batteries separately from the
device to comply with European Directive 2006/66/EC,
2011/65/EU, 2002/96/EC and 2012/19/EU and subse-
quent modifications, US and China regulatory and other
laws and regulations about the environment.
CAUTION
Storage of batteries for long time at fully charged
status or at fully discharged status should be
avoided.
CAUTION
Only in case of long storage, to avoid deep dis-
charge of the battery it is recommended to partially
recharge the battery every three months to keep the
charge status at a medium level.
As a reference, run a fast recharge for 20 minutes
every three months on unused products to avoid
any performance deterioration of the cell.