101.4 POWER SUPPLYHI9828HI9828HI9828HI9828HI9828 is supplied with 4 rechargeable C size, Ni-MH batteries.The battery symbol on the LCD shows the remaining battery charge. When thesymbol starts blinking, batteries should be charged or replaced with new ones.When the batteries are completely rundown the meter automatically shuts off toavoid erroneous readings.1.4.1 Battery InstallationBattery replacement must only take place in anonhazardous area.Remove the 4 screws on the rear of the instru-ment and insert the batteries while paying at-tention to the correct polarity.If using rechargeable batteries, move the switchdown toward the probe connector. Move theswitch upward for not rechargeable alkaline bat-teries.Not rechargeable batteries can explode or leak if attemptingto charge them with the switch set to down position.1.4.2 Charging BatteriesHI9828HI9828HI9828HI9828HI9828 is supplied with two cables for charging batteries: HI710045HI710045HI710045HI710045HI710045 andHI710046HI710046HI710046HI710046HI710046.Mains power supplyIn order to charge batteries from the mains, use the HI710045HI710045HI710045HI710045HI710045 cable and thesupplied 12 Vdc adapter.• With the meter OFF, disconnect the probe.• Connect the HI710045HI710045HI710045HI710045HI710045 to meter connector and power adapter, then con-nect the adapter to the mains.• The message “Battery charging in progress”will appear on the LCD, followed by the bat-tery symbol.• A complete battery charging will last about14 hours.