Sailor SP3300 Operation Manual - Battery Life Guidelines

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Battery Life Guidelines

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New batteries should be fully charged

and fully discharged several times to

achieve full capacity.

To a large extent, the battery life will depend

on the usage, or Duty Cycle of the radio - i.e.

the battery will be drained much quicker if

the radio is transmitting continually than if it

is just receiving. Additionally, if the radio is

set to High Power (2.5Watts*), the power

drain will be considerably greater than if

transmitting on Low Power (1Watt*)

* 

Standard power settings.

Values predicted from calculation –

Battery Pack

Duty Cycle Ai

Duty Cycle Aii

Duty Circle B

850mAh NiCa

9.2 hrs

13.5

5.1 hrs

Typical Life of fylly charged pack at 25° C

Ai

Based on -

5% Transmit at 2.5W setting of r.f. output power (1.4Amp)

5% Receive at 200mW Audio (0.15Amps)

90% Receiver squelched (0.02Amps)

Aii

Based on -

5% Transmit at 1W setting of r.f output power (0.8Amp)

5% Receive at 200mW Audio (0.15Amps)

90% Receiver squelched (0.02Amps)

B

Based on -

10% Transmit at 2.5W setting of r.f. output power (1.4Amp)

10% Receive at 250mW Audio (0.15Amps)

80% Receiver squelched (0.02Amps)

Charge Held While Stored

The Following Data is Approximate:

Battery Pack

At 25°C

At 45°C

850mAh NiCa

Up to 50% Charge

4-6 Months

4 Weeks

Duration