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PowerUp Charger/Conditioner/Analyzer

User Manual

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Overview

PowerUp is a multifunction device that is a one-stop workstation for your T3

Series, T4 Series, Eclipse

Series, TacSight

Series, and Edge

™

Series Thermal

Imager batteries. PowerUp provides charging capability for full battery

readiness, analyzing capability to ensure proper function, and conditioning

capability for continuing or restoring optimal performance.

Used in conjunction with the myBullard

™

software, a personal control panel

for managing and maintaining Bullard products, PowerUp helps you extend

the performance and life of your thermal imager batteries. Upon navigating

to the PowerUp module in myBullard, you can manage your battery inventory

and monitor your battery performance over time.

To begin using PowerUp, download the myBullard software at

(www.bullard.com/mybullard) and install the PowerUp module. You can

refer to the myBullard guide at this link for speciﬁc installation instructions

including how to install the PowerUp module within myBullard.

NOTE

You may also have other modules installed to support thermal imagers

or other accessory products.

Once myBullard with the accompanying PowerUp module is installed, you can

begin using the PowerUp charger’s analysis and conditioning functions.

Use and Operation

Charging Batteries

PowerUp can be used as a standard battery charger. To use PowerUp as

a battery charger, connect the AC power supply to the PowerUp base and

plug into an AC outlet (the AC adaptor has several plug connectors for

international outlet requirements). Additionally, PowerUp can be used in a

vehicle supplying DC power by connecting the AC Adaptor to an AC Inverter

(sold separately) connected to a vehicle’s DC outlet / cigarette plug.

To charge a battery, insert the battery into the base so that the metal contacts

on the battery are aligned with the metal contacts in the base. A red light will

illuminate on the charger base to indicate that the battery is charging. When

the light on the charger base turns to green, the battery is fully charged. You

may leave the battery in the charger base as the battery will not overcharge

and the charger base will initiate a trickle charge to maintain the battery’s

charge.

NOTE

There are two PowerUp base conﬁgurations; one is for use with T3

Series, T4 Series, and TacSight Series Thermal Imagers, and the other is

for use with Eclipse Series and Edge Series Thermal Imagers.

NOTE

If you do not see the red light illuminate when you place a battery into

the charger, the battery is not charging.

Analyzing and Conditioning Batteries

Periodically, you should analyze your batteries to ensure their proper

performance and, if necessary, fully condition the batteries to help improve

battery operating time (consult Bullard’s battery maintenance guide and

myBullard for guidance on maintenance schedules).

To utilize the analyzing and conditioning capabilities of PowerUp, you will need

a PC running the myBullard personal control panel. First, connect the AC

power supply to the PowerUp base and plug into an AC outlet. Next, connect

the provided USB cable to the PowerUp base and to the PC. PowerUp will then

communicate with myBullard. When PowerUp is ready for use, you will see the

PowerUp

icon in the lower

right corner of the

myBullard control panel window.

NOTE

DO NOT insert a battery into PowerUp

until PowerUp is ready for use and you see the

PowerUp icon.

Once the PowerUp is ready for use, you can charge or condition and analyze

up to four batteries at the same time using a separate PowerUp unit for each

battery connected to separate USB ports on your PC or through a USB 2.0

hub.

NOTE

myBullard requires a PC running Windows

XP or later. The ﬁrst time a

PowerUp is connected via USB to your PC, it may take several seconds

for Windows to ﬁnd and install the proper drivers.

Navigate to the PowerUp module within myBullard and familiarize yourself

with the functions and icons. Consult the online guide within the PowerUp

module for step-by-step instructions on how to use the PowerUp analyzing

and conditioning capabilities. Within the PowerUp module, you will be able

to set up a notiﬁcation feature which will alert you when an analysis and

conditioning process has completed.

LED – indicators

When you start a PowerUp analysis and conditioning process via the module

in myBullard, PowerUp will ﬁrst analyze your battery to determine if it needs

conditioning. If needed, PowerUp will begin additional conditioning sequences

to optimize battery performance. To optimize battery performance,

PowerUp can perform up to four conditioning sequences. If during any

analysis process, PowerUp determines that a battery is “bad”, the analysis/

conditioning sequence will stop. Upon completion of an analysis and

conditioning process, myBullard will provide a brief report on the battery

analysis. However, performing regular battery analysis will result in much

shorter durations.

During the analysis and conditioning (if required), the PowerUp base will

“pulse” red. After analysis and conditioning, the base will display a green

light.

PowerUp conditioning processes use sophisticated techniques to restore

battery performance and can take up to two full days to complete. Ensure that

you allow enough time to run the full conditioning sequence. Alternatively,

you can disconnect the USB cable from the PC and/or exit myBullard, and

PowerUp will continue analyzing and conditioning ofﬂine. If disconnected

while running a conditioning and analyzing process, PowerUp will display a

ﬂashing green light if the battery is determined to be good and a ﬂashing red

light if the battery tests bad. Upon reconnection to myBullard, PowerUp will

reset and display a green light, and myBullard will provide a brief report on

the battery analysis.

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