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The powerPACK Ultra 2 is a rechargeable battery pack.

The powerPACK 2 is a non-rechargeable battery pack.

Replacing Battery Tips

Shortest charging durations are achieved with

• the FLIR identiFINDER R400 switched off
• the FLIR identiFINDER R400 connected to the wall mounted power supply shipped with the FLIR identiFINDER R400.

Under these conditions, charging takes about 4 hours.

Tip: We recommend leaving the power supply connected for a longer time, for example overnight, if circumstances allow.

Charging the batteries will take longer, if

• the FLIR identiFINDER R400 is switched on, or
• the FLIR identiFINDER R400 is powered by a USB-connected computer because the power supply of the FLIR identiFINDER R400 supplies a much higher current than a host conforming to the USB standard.

✔ If the batteries are completely discharged, we recommend to charge them while the FLIR identiFINDER R400 is switched off. Wait at least 15 minutes after connecting the power adapter before you switch on the instrument.

✔ When reliable batteries with higher capacity become available, we will build them into our products. This will increase the run time and also the charging duration.

Battery Power Saving Tips

In order to prolong the runtime of the FLIR identiFINDER R400's batteries, you can avoid certain operations or optimize some settings for reduced power consumption.

This section lists those features of your FLIR identiFINDER R400 that need a lot of energy but might not be necessary all the time or for all fields of application.

The list begins with the more energy-demanding features and proceeds to the frugal ones.

Backlight Brightness and Timeout

• The backlight of the screen draws a significant amount of power. Reduce the backlight brightness to what you really need in your environment.
• Let the backlight time out after the shortest period of inactivity convenient for your workflow.

GPS Receiver

• Switch off the GPS receiver if you don't need coordinates to be saved with, for example, identification results or spectra.
• Switch off the GPS receiver while you work at places with poor or no GPS reception (inside buildings, in mines, etc.)

Communication via Bluetooth

• Send data to remote servers only when necessary.
• Bluetooth Periphery mode draws power only while you communicate with remote servers. You don't have to explicitly switch it off.
• Increased power is drawn during transmissions, but power is always used while Bluetooth SPP is connected or discoverable. Disable Bluetooth SSP to prolong battery life.

Finder Mode

• Return to the Dose Rate Mode from the Finder Mode when you don't need it anymore.

Spectrum Acquisition

• Stop the data acquisition for spectra when you don't need it anymore.

Data Logging

• Stop the data logger when you don't need it anymore.
• Other functions draw extra power as well, but are irrelevant in this context. The web server, for example, is active while the FLIR identiFINDER R400 is connected to an external power source anyway.