Battery Pack™ User`s manual
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1. iMitube 19755 Nordhoff PI Chatsworth CA 91311 Tel 818 700 8488 Fax 818 700 8466 www logicube com Battery Pack User s manual Please refer to the Limitation of Liability and Warranty information at the end of this manual Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Logicube Battery Pack The Logicube Battery Pack is designed to provide power to your Logicube hand held IDE drive duplication device When used properly it can provide power to your Logicube duplication device for years to come Features The Logicube Battery Pack provides the following features e Always available 12VDC power and continuous power provided for cloning operations for up to 1 5 hours e Compatible with existing Logicube products including the Echo Solitaire Solitaire Turbo Sonix Solitaire Forensic SF 5000 SF 5000u and MD 5 The battery is also compatible with the Desktop Write PROtect and Web Guard e Glitch free uninterrupted operations when external power is attached or removed from the battery during a cloning operation e The Battery Pack can be used as a UPS style Battery Back up for your cloning session by plugging it into external power while it powers the Logicube duplication device e A built in easy to read Power Gauge that shows the useful battery life in 20 increments e Battery Pack units can be Daisy Chained to extend the useful battery life during an especially long cloning operation2. The Battery Pack comes with the following items e One complete Logicube Battery Pack unit e This manual NOTE The Logicube Battery Pack does not come with its own power supply It uses the power supply of your Logicube IDE Drive duplication device to charge If any of the above is missing please call Logicube s Technical support at 1 818 7008488 x3 and a replacement will be shipped ASAP Unit Description The Logicube Battery Pack is made up of the following parts please refer to Figure 1 for more details es Batt Charging Fully Empty Check Charged Logicube Portable Battery Pack Valve Regulated Lead Acid Battery Pack 12VDC output 3A max Model No F BATT 1H 3 he Battery must be recycled D oe Charge only with a Logicube approved charger ae Cauti RECYCLE aution Do not charge in a g s tight container Do not short the battery terminals Do not incinerate Flush with water at once if contact is made with electrolyte Acid Figure 1 Logicube Portable Battery Pack f Battery life is dependent on the type of Logicube drive duplication device and hard drives used Never attach a Logicube Omniclone 2u or similar multi drive cloning device into the Battery Pack Doing so will damage the battery and void your warranty 1 12VDC Power Output Jack This provides constant 12VDC power as long as the battery has a charge 2 Charging indicator LED This indicator light will flash as the batte
3. BLE FOR AN ADDED COST TELEPHONE AND EMAIL SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE FOR THE LIFE OF THE PRODUCT AS DEFINED BY LOGICUBE For technical assistance please call Logicube s technical support line at 818 700 8488 x3 or visit our website at www logicube com
4. ck is also very simple Just follow this procedure to charge your battery 1 Attach a Logicube external power source or a second Battery Pack to the DC Power receptacle please refer to the diagram below 2 The red charging light will start to flash After 60 120 seconds it will stop flashing and stay lit 3 The Power Gauge will slowly increase until the battery reaches full charge 4 Once the battery is fully charged the green Fully Charged light will come on The charging process will take about three hours It may take longer if the battery is trying to recover from a deep discharge state Discharging During discharging the system automatically displays the current stored power of the battery The total discharge time is a function of the hard drives The total time can be estimated by correlating the power gauge changes with elapsed time The following charts illustrate the rate of discharge with different hard drives and Logicube Drive Duplication devices The first chart is for one Battery Pack and the second chart covers two Battery Packs Daisy chained together Chart 1 Single Battery Pack Discharge Rates 120min Seagate 3210 Medalist 90min 5V amp 57a 12V amp 30a Maxtor DiamondMax 16 7 5V amp 59a 12V amp 59a 60min 3 p Western Digital WD800BB 5V amp 80a 12V amp 75a Western Digital WD360GD SATA 5V amp 93a 12V amp 75a 30min Logicube Echo Logic
5. rom this state during the next charging cycle but the overall battery life has been reduced Also the Power Gauge might be affected as it now represents the total battery capacity not the useful battery capacity This Power Gauge problem will correct itself with the next full discharging and full charging cycle NOTE The Battery Pack unit should be recharged at least one every 3 to 6 months to prevent the battery from entering a deep discharge state Things to Note Orientation and Low Gas Emission The unit can be used in any orientation except Battery Pack top side down vents on the bottom The batteries are Sealed Lead Acid SLA type and under charging operations a small but virtually negligible amount of hydrogen gas emission is possible This gas normally dissipates rapidly into the atmosphere Transportation and Storage The SLA batteries are non spillable wet electric storage batteries and may be shipped by air or ground transportation without restriction The batteries their shipping container and external packaging must be labeled non spillable battery Batteries should be stored in a cool dry area High temperature increases the rate of self discharge and reduces storage life Disposal SLA batteries are recyclable Scrap batteries must be sent to a licensed recycling facility for disposal Scrap batteries must be packaged transported and recycled in accordance with local and national regulations A li
6. ry is being charged 3 Fully Charged indicator LED This indicator light will be lit once the battery is fully charged 4 Power Gauge indicator LED s The five indicator lights represent the battery s stored power Each indicator LED represents a 20 increment of the total stored power The 20 indicator LED will flash when the power level drops to less than 10 5 Check Batt Button This button activates the Power Gauge when pressed The Power Gauge does not always stay lit so that it can conserve power 6 DC Power Receptacle This is the socket for the external power supply jack used to charge the battery Operations The Logicube Battery Pack is designed to be very simple to use Just follow this procedure 1 Attach the DC Power Output Jack from the Battery Pack to your Logicube Drive Duplication device refer to the diagram below 2 Set up your Logicube Drive Duplication device according to the device s operations manual 3 Start the cloning session Watch the time remaining and verify that it will fall into the Battery Pack s time range 4 If the battery does not have enough power to complete the cloning session attach a second Battery Pack by plugging its DC Output Jack into the first battery s charging slot please refer to the diagram below Or you can plug a Logicube External Power Supply into the first battery Likewise charging the Battery Pa
7. st of licensed recyclers and additional information on battery disposal can be found on the web site www recycle net battery Logicube Disclaimer LOGICUBE IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROPERTY DAMAGE LOSS OF TIME OR DATA FROM USE OF A LOGICUBE PRODUCT OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM PRODUCT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THOSE RESULTING FROM 1 RELIANCE ON THE MATERIALS PRESENTED 2 COSTS OF REPLACEMENT GOODS 3 LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS 4 DELAYS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTIONS 5 AND ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OR FROM DELAYS IN SERVICING OR INABILITY TO RENDER SERVICE ON ANY LOGICUBE PRODUCT LOGICUBE MAKES EVERY EFFORT TO ENSURE PROPER OPERATION OF ALL PRODUCTS HOWEVER THE CUSTOMER IS RESPONSIBLE TO VERIFY THAT THE OUTPUT OF LOGICUBE PRODUCT MEETS THE CUSTOMER S QUALITY REQUIREMENT THE CUSTOMER FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IMPROPER OPERATION OF LOGICUBE PRODUCT AND OR SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE PROBLEMS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF DATA DEFECTIVE FORMATTING OR DATA LOADING LOGICUBE WILL MAKE EFFORTS TO SOLVE OR REPAIR ANY PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED BY CUSTOMER EITHER UNDER WARRANTY OR ON A TIME AND MATERIALS BASIS LOGICUBE PROVIDES A BASIC ONE YEAR PARTS AND LABOR WARRANTY FOR ALL OF ITS PRODUCTS EXCLUDING CABLES ADAPTERS AND OTHER CONSUMABLE ITEMS A TWO YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY IS ALSO AVAILA
8. ube MD5 Logicube Sonix or Solitaire Turbo Chart 2 Discharge Rates for two Battery Packs Daisy Chained together 180min 150min 120min 90min Western Digital WD800BB Seagate 3210 Medalist 5V amp 80a 12V amp 75a 5V amp 57a 12V amp 30a Western Digital WD360GD SATA Maxtor DiamondMax 16 5V amp 93a 12V amp 75a 5V amp 59a 12V amp 59a When the remaining battery capacity is estimated at less than 10 the red lamp will flash This is a good time to find an external power source i e a 2 BATTERY PACK unit or an external power source or be prepared for the device operations to end abruptly Units may be daisy chained to increase the operating time It is recommended to not cascade beyond two BATTERY PACK units When daisy chained the BATTERY PACK that is not connected to the Logicube device will discharge first while simultaneously charging the 2 BATTERY PACK unit This operation allows for additional BATTERY PACK swapping without a power interruption to the device As the battery discharging personality changes time number of discharge temperature etc the BATTERY PACK unit automatically learns the current battery characteristics with each charge and discharge cycle Deep Discharge Leaving a Logicube device power on the Battery Pack indefinitely with no external power will cause the battery to go into a deep discharge state The Battery Pack units can recover f
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