ADJ Products, LLC - www.adj.com - Element HexIP Pearl User Manual Page 71. Handling of Batteries1.1 Do Not Short Circuit the BatteryTry to never short circuit the battery. It generates a very highcurrent which could cause the battery to overheat which mayresult in electrolyte gel leakage, harmful fumes, or explosion.The LIR tabs may easily short-circuit by placing them on con-ductive surface. A short circuit may lead to heat build up anddamage of the battery. An appropriate circuitry with PCM isemployed to protect accidental short circuit of the battery pack.1.2 Mechanical shockDroping the unit, impact hit, bending, etc. may cause failure orshortend life of the LIR battery.3. Other3.1 Battery connection1). Direct soldering of wire leads or devices to the battery isstrictly prohibited.2). Lead tabs with pre-soldered wiring shall be spot welded tothe batteries. Direct soldering may cause damage of compo-nents, such as separator and insulator, by heat build up.3.2 Prevention of short circuit within a battery packThere is enough insulation layers between wiring and the bat-teries to provide extra safety protection. The battery pack isconstructed in a way that no short circuit will occur which maycause smoke or fire.3.3 Do No Disassemble the Batteries1). Never disassemble the batteries.Doing this may cause a internal short circuit in the battery,which may lead to harmful fumes, fire, explosion, or other prob-lems.2). Electrolyte Gel is harmfulElectrolyte Gel should not leak from the LIR battery. Should theelectrolyte gel come into contact with the skin or eyes, flush theElement HexIP Pearl Battery PrecautionsADJ Products, LLC - www.adj.com - Element HexIP Pearl User Manual Page 32Element HexIP Pearl Battery Status & ChargingBattery Status:This function is used to check the life status of the battery.Plug the fixture in and press the MODE button until “bXXX” isdisplayed. “XXX” represents the current battery life. The num-ber that is displayed is the remaining battery life. If “b---” isdisplayed, it means that you are running the unit on AC power.Please do not let the battery fully die, this severly shortensthe life of the battery.NOTE: When the battery life is below 30% the battery percent-age will flash. At 15% power the fixture will shut off.NOTE: When using battery power, after 20 seconds of inac-tivity, the display will revert back to the battery life display.Battery Recharge: To recharge the battery, plug the suppliedAC cord into the AC input on the side of the unit and plug theother end into a matching power supply. It takes about 4 hoursto reach full charge (with the power off). The display will STOPflashing when the unit reaches 100% charge.Note: When unplugging the unit from charging and thenapplying power via battery, there will be a minimal chargedrop.For a faster recharge, turn the Load setting to “Off” and turn thebattery “On”. See LOAD SETTING on page 23.