Saitek SmartCharger Instruction Manual - page 9
have been stored for a long time may not be immediately suitable
for Fast Charging and you may encounter the "Premature" (i.e.
battery is not charged to more than 60% of its rated capacity even
though the charger signals its fully charged). In this case, you
should allow the battery to undergo a number of
charging and recharging cycles to help revitalise the batteries. The
guidelines below may help to revitalise your batteries so that you
may eventually be able to Fast Charge them:
a. Start by charging three to four of these type of batteries -
with the same capacity, size, type and brand - together,
allowing the batteries to undergo several charging
and discharging cycles before trying to Fast Charge
each battery separately.
OR
b. Charge one of these type of batteries on its own and
allow the SmartCharger to try to revitalise the battery by
running through several charging and discharging
cycles.
Important: If the Premature Full condition still exists
after several charging and discharging
the batteries
are not suitable for Fast Charging one at a time and should
always be recharged together in packs of three or four.
9V Battery Charging
Insert the 9V
battery into the slot as shown in
the diagram in the KEYS AND FEATURES Section. Make sure
that the
sign of the battery matches
of the slot and the
battery is clipped firmly in the slot.
The "9V Charging" LED will flash on and off. Close the lid.
When the eight-hour maximum charging time has been reached,
the LED will stop flashing but will remain lit.
You can also recharge
batteries at the same time as
your 9V battery, and may open the lid to retrieve your recharged
9V battery while a
battery is in Top-Off Charge mode.
1.7 Bad Battery Symbol Appears?
Why!
If a 1.2V Ni-Cd/Ni-MH battery is not suitable for recharging,
the SmartCharger will automatically sense this, either immediately
or during recharging. The Bad Battery symbol will then appear on
the LCD, in which case, you should remove the defective battery
and dispose of it.
1.8 Recharging is Complete!
When a 1.2V Ni-Cd/Ni-MH battery is fully recharged, all of
the energy bars within the Energy symbol will light up, the Charged
Battery symbol will appear and the icons of the
Charge symbol will flash. The unit will remain in Trickle Charge
mode until you open the lid. Simply remove the battery from the
unit and it is ready to use! If you are not yet ready to use the
battery, it is recommended that you leave it in the unit without
opening the lid and without disconnecting the AC-DC adapter. The
SmartCharger will continue to apply Trickle Charge to maintain the
replenished state of the battery until you are ready to use it.
1.9 Batteries Out, Power Down
To turn off the power, remove all batteries from the unit.
Unplug the adapter from the wall socket first and then from
SmartCharger.