166 Charging and caring for batteriesRemoving the battery from thecharger■ Desktop charger and 6-way charger: Lift the bat-tery/radio out of the charger.■ Battery-only vehicle charger: Pull up the top clip ofthe vehicle charger, and then lift out the battery.■ Vehicle charger: Press down once firmly on therelease bar at the top of the vehicle charger, andthen lift out the radio.You can remove a battery/radio from the charger atany time without harming the battery, the radio, or thecharger. When you return the battery/radio to thecharger, charging is automatically resumed. You canalso leave a battery/radio in the charger oncecharging is complete.Maintaining battery life andperformanceWith proper care and maintenance you will maintainthe performance and life of the battery. It isrecommended that you:■ Use only Tait chargers and batteries.■ Do not expose a battery to very high or very lowtemperatures for extended periods of time. Doingso will shorten the service life of the battery.Very high: above 140 °F (60 °C)Very low: less than –4 °F (–20 °C)■ Charge the battery at a room temperature ofbetween 50 °F and 77 °F (between 10 °C and25 °C). This temperature range is the optimalcharging range.■ Wipe excess moisture and dirt from the radio,radio contacts and battery contacts before charg-ing the battery.
