Valesco's battery support system equipment is designed to withstand the wear and tear of industrial environments. Both the Satellite 6™ and Enterprise 3000™ have tough metal housings and durable polyurethane pockets, making them true industrial battery chargers and analyzers. The electronics are built tough too. Each pocket has its own micro controller, resulting in completely independent operation. If one pocket should fail, the other pockets will continue to charge and condition your batteries.

Accurate Internal Temperature Measurement

Accurate battery temperature is a key variable for starting the charging sequence, maintaining the appropriate charging rate, and for proper charging termination. E-Tronic's unique pocket design allows our chargers to access the battery's internal thermistor, provided it is equipped with one. By using the actual battery temperature (rather than the battery surface temperature), the batteries are treated in the ideal manner and helping to extend battery life.

Green Means "Your Battery Has The Required Charge"

Two way radios users rely on their battery for their safety and efficiency at work. They need to know that their battery will keep them connected. A green light on most metal hydride chargers means "I'm done charging", but gives no confidence that their battery has enough charge to last a working shift. Essentially a battery could last 10 hours, or worse 10 minutes.

With the Satellite 6™ charger, the customer's management can choose a pre-set minimum charge that a battery must have to qualify for use. This pre-set minimum is programmed into our chargers. The charger automatically takes care of the charging sequence, and the user needs no training and pushes no buttons. So when an Valesco charger turns green, it means "Your battery has met the required charge". The radio user can be confident the charge will last.

The Proper Charging And Conditioning For All Battery Chemistries

Valesco equipment can simultaneously process all the four major chemistries, including nickel cadmium, nickel metal hydride, lithium ion and SLA. The automated programs charge and condition each unit exactly to the manufacturers specifications. The Satellite 6™ for example, automatically discharges nickel based batteries to the manufacturers specified level before charging. This help to eliminate the "memory effect" a problem most commonly seen with Ni-Cad batteries. In addition, the Satellite 6™'s preset capacity can be used to automatically trigger a single deep discharge cycle to try and recover the battery. The Enterprise 3000™ is equipped with user selectable preset programs to recondition, help identify faults, determine capacities, and properly precondition new batteries. Both products play an important role in ensuring fleets are properly maintained and optimized life is delivered.