Texas Instruments 3000 - Manual (Page 53)

Handling the Battery Pack
Conditioning the Battery Pack
An unconditioned battery-one that is brand-new, one installed in a computer that has not
been used for a long time, or one that has sat 'on the shelf for several months must be
conditioned before it will accept a full charge. Condition and charge the battery pack as
follows.
1. Install the internal battery pack in your computer (if not already
installed) as described earlier in this chapter.
2 . Allow the battery to discharge fully by using the computer on battery
power (or just leave the computer turned on) until the Low Batt
indicator light comes, then starts blinking, and finally the Low Batt and
Power indicators turn off. See "Automatic Discharge" later in this
chapter for more details.
Note: The Battery Watch program supplied with your TravelMate 3000 provides a deep-
discharge feature to help you discharge the battery. See the BatteryPro & Productivity
Software User's Manual furnished with your computer.
3. After the battery is fully discharged, recharge the battery completely by
connecting the AC Adapter as described earlier in this chapter.
The AC Adapter's amber indicator glows while the battery is charging.
The green indicator comes on when the battery is at least 90-percent
charged. The battery requires about 4 hours to completely charge with
the computer turned off.
4. After completing step 3, wait approximately 20 minutes to allow the
battery to cool down to room temperature before starting step 5.
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