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Maintenance
1.ChargetheDigitalCameraBatteryprior to use. Please notethattheoutputsaredisabledduring
chargingevenwhentheunit is intheONposition.ThisallowsalltypesofDCBchargersto be used.
Optionsincludestandard,worldwide,fastcharger,carchargerandsolarchargers.Forsolarcustomers
the output control can be overridden with a modification at the factory, but the cell warranty is
shortened to 90 days on units modified in this way. (Constant short cycle charging due to the sun
goinginandoutduringthedaywhiledischargingcancauseprematurecell failure.)
2. When the battery becomes warm during charge, it is full. Some chargers have indicators to
indicatechargingstatus,the standardchargerdoesnot.
3.Acompletely discharged 40 watt unit should be charged for 16 hours (standard charger). The
Solarchargerwill chargethe40 wattDigitalCamera Battery ina single dayof bright sunlight.The
Fastchargerwillchargethe40wattDigitalCameraBatteryinabout3hoursanywhereintheworld.
(TheFastchargerincludesa US120VACpowercable,butanyelectronicsstore worldwidewilloffer
localACpowercables.) Timesforthe80wattunitwillbedouble.
4. When the unit no longer performs to the expected level return it to the factory for Power Cell
replacement.Includethecharger when returninganyDigitalCameraBatteryforANYreason.The
costis$75(DCB40WB)whichincludesthereplacementPowerCell,returngroundshipping(continental
U.S.),aswellastestingof the unit andcharger. If thereisanyproblemwiththe standardcharger, it
willbereplacedatnocost.
5.IfyourDigitalCameraBatterybecomesdamagedtothepointitnolongerfunctions,returnittothe
factory.Repairswillneverexceed½thecurrent list price.Ifthecostexceeds½listpricetheunitwill
be replaced for ½ list price and will have a Full 1 Year Warranty. For customers outside the U.S.
contactyourlocaldealerforotherrepairoptionssinceshippingcostsmaynotbe economical.
Ifyouarewonderingwhywetestthechargerregardlessoftheproblem,itisbecausethatistheonly
componentbeyondourcontrol. Lightning, highlinevoltageand physical abusemaynotshow any
signsofdamageyetcauseallkindsofproblems.Ourstandardchargerisdesignedtobeeconomical
butissusceptibletoenvironmentalconditionsandshorting.Wewouldrathergiveyouanewstandard
charger than have you dissatisfied with a Digital Camera Battery. All of our other chargers can
withstand continuously shorted outputs and wide input voltage ranges. (We don’t know of other
manufacturersofbatterypackshaving chargersthatcanwithstandthistypeofabuse.)
