GUIDE TO BATTERY CARE

Batteries are the lifeline of your gear… if they go flat at the wrong moment, it can be disastrous. If you follow our simple guidelines however, you can ensure that you get the absolute best out of your BP-L and BPGL series batteries, and keep your gear powered up for longer.

General Notes on Batteries
• Charge the BP-L80S/L60S/GL95/GL65 battery only with the BC-L500/L70/M150 charger.

• The performance of a rechargeable battery is, by nature, greatly influenced by various factors such as operating, charging and storage temperature, and load current. For optimum battery performance, lease refer to the following notes when you handle batteries.

Temperature
• The performance and operating time of the battery may drop under cold conditions. Lithium-ion batteries can be used at the wide operating temperature range between -20 °C to +45 °C (-4 °F to +113 °F). However, when the operating temperature drops to 5 °C (41 °F) or below, the internal impedance of the battery pack increases. This may result in a shorter operating time or the power failure of the connected equipment. In such a case, warm up the battery pack before use.

• Prevent exposing the battery pack to temperatures above 60 °C (140 °F).

• Charge the battery at 10 °C to 30 °C (50 °F to 86 °F) environment to optimize charging performance.

• Store the battery pack in a dry place at a temperature between 0 °C to 23 °C (32 °F to 73 °F).

Discharge Current
• Large discharge currents may accelerate the deterioration of a battery pack’s internal cells.

• Continuous use at the maximum discharge current may cause an increase in the internal temperature of the battery. In such a case, the protection circuit built into the battery will shut off the current to protect its internal cells.

To Prolong the Battery Life
The BP-L Series and BP-GL Series batteries have different characteristics, and thus the appropriate condition to store these batteries are slightly different. Particularly, when the BP-GL95 and BP-GL65 batteries are stored, please keep in mind the following conditions to maintain optimum performance and prolong the battery life.