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Safetyfeatures
Pressurereliefvalve
Thepressurereliefvalvepreventsinternalpressuretobuildup.Thisvalvewillrelease
thepressureifitexceedsapproximately1.0bar.
Thereliefvalvewillnormallypopoutgentlyreleasingthepressure.Thevalveisreset
byrmlypushingthevalvebackinandislevelledwiththesurroundingsurface.
Resettingthevalvecanincertaincasesbeobstructedduetoproductionofacidsandsalts
leakingfromadamagedbattery.Insuchcasesthebatteryandcircuitsmayhavebeen
damaged.PleasecontactKongsbergMaritimeforassistance.
Chargingthebattery(on-deck)
Thebatteryischargedthroughtheexternalconnector.Thisisconnectedwithsomerisk,
pleasereadtheinformationbelowandfollowthechargeprocedurecarefully.
Prerequisites
Caution
ThecNODEMicrowithbatterymustbeclimatisedtoatemperaturebetween10and
40°Cbeforecharging.
Foron-deckchargingusethecNODEMicrobatterychargeronly.
Neverchargethebatteryunattended.
Makesurethetransponderisswitchedoffbeforechargingthebatteryandthatthebattery
isclimatisedtoatemperaturebetween10°Cand40°Cbeforechargingit.
Context
Note
AlwaysconnectthecNODEbatterychargertothecNODEMicrobeforeconnectingthe
cNODEbatterychargertothemains(110or220Vac).
Thebatterymustbefullychargedbeforelongtermstorageanditisrecommendedto
rechargethebatteryevery6monthstomakesurethebatterydoesnotdischargeover
time.
Requiredbatterystatefortransportationis30%orlessremainingcapacitytocomply
withregulations.
Maintenance