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13 APPENDIX
13.1 BATTERY PACK FOR MONITORING PEN
Battery pack serves as an external power source for Monitoring Pen device. The external battery provides power during the long-term
experiments.
Please note that Monitoring Pen devices equipped with battery pack do not have internal battery, therefore it is
not possible to use them without the battery pack.
13.1.1 STANDARD BATTERY PACK
Standard battery pack (Fig. 37) is intended for the operation within
temperature range from +10 ºC to +40 ºC. The operating time is up to
2 years (QY measurement every 1 hour). The pack includes battery
case with rechargeable sealed lead acid battery (12Ah), charger, two
types of cables (serial and device) and serial convertor.
Connectors of Standard battery pack (Fig. 38):
FluorPen - connects the Monitoring Pen to the battery. This
connection is necessary for Monitoring Pen operation and data
download, it provides power to the Monitoring Pen.
Serial - enables communication between Monitoring Pen and PC for
control and data download.
Charger – enables to charge the battery.