TL105 Lamp leaves the faciory with the battery disconnected. The customer must connect and
fully charge the battery before use. If you connect the battery and activate the push button, the
RED LED will stay on for 60 seconds. It will continue to do so until the battery has been fully
charged.
‘Since the TL105 goes to fault mode when a charger is plugging in and no battery is present,
you must plug in the battery before the charaer.
To conserve charge, do not operate the test lamp longer than is necessary fo test a Flame
Detector.
‘When the battery level drops below the level required to maintain the proper intensity of the
amp, an internal low voltage circu will shut the lamp off until the battery has been recharges.
Please refer to Section 5.3 for complete recharging instructions.
Itis mandatory that the TL105 be kept on charge when not in use to prevent excessive battery
discharge. The batteries may be charged an average of 500 times before the battery pack Is.
replaced,
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3.5 Power Jack
“The power jack is located directly under the aluminum cap and can be accessed when the cap.
is ramoved. The cap must always be in place when operated in a hazardous location. An Allan
‘wrench is included with the test lamp to unsorow or affix the plug. With the plug removed, tho.
battery can be recharged by connecting the jack to the TL105 battery charger. The battery
‘charger operates from a 110 ~ 240 VAC power line.3.8 Battery Charge State Indicator
The tri-color LED affixed to the gold parabolic reflector displays the charge state of the battery.
‘The flashing patterns end colors cf the signals are shown in Table 1.
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Fully charged Solid green
Charging ‘Solid yellow
Charging paused Blinking yellow. This oocure if the battary is too hot (=> 60°C)
Fault Blink red once per second
Discharged ‘Solid red for one minule after the push bullon Is pressed, then off
Never charged &
ee Solid red for one minute after the push button is pressed, then off
Battery not connected _| Solid red for one minute after ihe push button Is pressed, then om
prong charged red for one minute after the push button is pressed, then
je Solid red f¢ ute after the push button is pressed, then off
Table 1: Charge State Indicator
NOTE: Recharging the battery and normal dooking of the test lamp when not In use 1s
mandatory. This will extend the useful life of the battery and also make the test lamp
available for immediate use. Normal recharge time 's approximately 3 hours; the
‘maximum recharge time is 3.5 hours,
Routine maintenance for tne test lamp Is minimal
‘+ When the test lamp is not being used, tt is mandatory to ensure that the test lamp
is docked on the charger and the charger is connected to a live 110 - 240VAC
power supply adapter. Permanent battery damage will occur if not charged for 60
days.
‘+ The battery life will be affected by exireme temperatures. Store and charge the
battery between +5°C and +30°C (+41°F and 86°F) if possble,5.3. Recharging the Battery
Before the lamp is used for the first time, or after i has been used to the point where the red
LED at the front has come on solidly, the battery must be recharged. To recharge the battery,
take the test lamp to a non-hazardous area where there is no possibility of an explosive gas or
dust atmosphere being present. The temperature in this area must be between 32°F (0°C) and.
104°F (40°C). No damage will occur ifthe unit is outside the temperature range, but the battery
will net charge.
Use an Allen wrench to remove the charoing plug stopper and connect the General Monitors
‘Switching Power Supply P/N 71676 to the charging socket exposed by removing the charging
stopper.
Plug the Switching Power Supply into an electrical outlet between 100 and 240 VAC 50 to 60
Hz rated to provide at least 1.5 A. The charge indicator LED at the front of the test lamp will
change to the color yellow to show that the battery lamp is charging. When the charge Is
complete (less than 3.5 hours), the charge indicator will change to green. If the lamp is to be
stored, leave it connacted to the Switching Power Supply to keep the battery charged.
Before using the test lamp, unplug tne charging connector from the test lamp, carefully Insert
the charging plug stopper using an Allen wrench and screw it all the way into the hole. De not
‘over-tighten the stopping plug. The lamp can now be safely used in hazardous locations as
specified on the test lamp nameplate and in Section 8.2.2 of this manual.