Set up a Battery Maintenance Routine
Set up a Battery Maintenance Routine
Introduction
The MX7 Tecton uses a Lithium-Ion 2200 mAh or 1250mAh battery. Minimum battery life is 500 charge/discharge cycles
before replacement.
Hand held devices and body worn devices use Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) main battery packs that are lightweight and relatively
small. Vehicle mounted mobile devices and vehicle mounted cradles are powered by the vehicle battery.
The main battery is a removable battery (or battery pack) that can be charged in the device using a charging cradle or a plug-in
AC adapter. The battery can also be removed from the mobile device and charged using a battery charger. The main battery
powers the mobile device, recharges the internal battery and provides normal operation.
Note: This section uses the term “backup battery” to refer to the permanent internal battery. Extra main battery packs
kept as backup for damaged or depleted main batteries are referred to as “spare batteries”.
The permanent internal battery is not user-serviceable. The internal battery is recharged by drawing power from the main
battery pack or, in the case of the vehicle mounted devices, from vehicle power. The internal battery is designed to save time,
date and BIOS setup information in the event of a main battery power failure.
Battery Chargers and Analyzers
LXE offers several configurations of chargers, charger/analyzers and powered docking stations for Li-Ion batteries. Each
battery station is pre-configured with the specific software and battery adapter designed solely for:
1. the type of battery to be maintained and
2. the mAh rating of the battery.
Do not attempt to insert an incorrect battery into the charging well of a battery charger or cradle designed for a different battery.
Damage to the battery, the battery charger or the cradle may result.
The MX7 Tecton desktop cradle has a spare battery charging bay. When the cradle is connected to AC power and the MX7
Tecton is inserted in the cradle, both batteries are recharged at the same time. The MX7 Tecton does not have to be in the
docking bay while the spare battery is recharging. Complete information is available in the MX7 Tecton Cradle Reference
Guide
All LXE table-top battery chargers are powered by AC power. Most LXE battery chargers can hold more than one battery at a
time.
New Batteries and Stand Loss
When you receive new Li-Ion batteries from LXE, you should charge the batteries prior to use. All batteries should be fully
charged before storage. Periodically recharge batteries in long term storage.
Memory effect occurs when batteries are recharged before they are fully discharged. Li-Ion batteries will continue to recharge
to full capacity without being affected by “memory effect". Li-Ion batteries do not require conditioning. Conditioning shortens a
Li-Ion battery’s life.
Li-Ion batteries contain a “gas gauge” that monitors battery capacity and reports this to the MX7 Tecton and the battery charger.
The gas gauge is displayed in the MX7 Tecton system tray and shows four levels of charge -- 100%, 75%, 50%, 25%. At a
point below 25%, the MX7 Tecton system status LED will turn red and the gas gauge icon will turn red indicating the main
battery is low.
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