Note: There are many different ways to rate a battery capacity on market. For your information, a typical 6-cell internal
notebook battery capacity is about 49 Watt-hour, a typical 12-cell
internal notebook battery capacity is about 98 Watt-hour.
IN -- Battery input port for connecting to battery charger
OUT -- Battery power output port, connect to output cord.
ON/OFF -- This On/Off switch controls output port power.
USB -- 5V USB port with a cover
You can
use the 5V USB Port on the battery to charge cellular phones, MP3 player or other
small electronics that can be charged from a 5V USB port. However, the
battery pack does not come with any cable for connector tips for this
USB port. Our optional Z4 cable and connector tips will work with this
5V USB port.
We also offer a
VESA Mount Kit to mount this battery to the back of LCD monitors:
Comparisons of External Battery
and Internal Battery
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BP160 External
Battery
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Traditional Internal
Battery
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How to Charge battery
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Has its own charger. Battery can be charged
anytime without the laptop/notebook computer. Very convenient
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Must put
battery into laptop/notebook computer or use expensive proprietary charger to
charge battery
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How to use battery
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Plug to the laptop/notebook computer's DC
power input plug, plug and play.
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Insert the
battery into the laptop/notebook computer's battery bay.
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Compatibility
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Can be used for 90% of laptop/notebook computers
on the market. When you upgrade your laptop/notebook computer, you may still be
able to use the battery for new laptop/notebook computer.
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Every internal
battery is proprietary. Different laptop/notebook computer needs different
battery.
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Other usage
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Can provide
12V and 19V DC power for other electronic devices also.
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Can only be used for designed laptop/notebook
computers.
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How this
battery works:
1.
Charge the battery:
This battery has its own AC battery charger and 12V car charger. You can charge it from any 110V or 220V AC power source or from a car 12V cigarette lighter socket with the 12V car charger. Both the AC charger and the 12V car charger need to connect to the In port of the battery pack.
To quickly charge the battery, we recommend to charge the battery fully while it is not in use.
The BP160 is specially designed to be able to charge and discharge at same time. However, since each lithium battery has limited charge/discharge cycles (around 500 cycles), it is not recommended to use the battery when AC power is available.
LED lights: Press to check battery power level
2. Set correct output voltage:
After the battery has been fully charged, set the voltage output of the battery close to your notebook DC power input requirement (which is same as your notebook AC power adapter's DC output voltage).
This battery has a switch to set the voltage output at 12V or
19V. 12V is compatible with 11V~13V, 19V is compatible with 18V~21V.
If your device DC power input requirement is 11V ~ 13V or 18V ~ 21V, you can use the output cable to power your device directly from the battery
Out port like this:
If you have a car charger for your device, you can use this battery together with your car charger to power your device. To do so, set the battery output voltage at 12V and use a
Cigarette Lighter Socket Adapter to convert the battery output port to a cigarette lighter socket like this:
The cigarette lighter adapter is optional, not included in the battery pack.
3. Select
right tip:
Included with your battery is a output cable with more than 18 different connector plug tips.
One end of the cable(Z6 cable connector) will connect to the battery output port. The other end has a 5.5 x 2.5mm connector which will fit a lot laptop notebook computers and other devices.
If the Z6 cable connector does not fit your laptop notebook computers, you can use any of the included connector plug tips that work with most laptop notebook computers. With
the plug tips not connected to the output cord, locate the correct one by
fitting it into your device's DC Jack. The tip should fit snugly in the DC jack. Then, plug the tip into the Z6 output power cable.
3.
Plug the connector and output cord
After selecting right connector, plug it into the Z6 output cord, then plug the output cord to the battery output port:
Just that
simple. Now you are ready to use it !
Note:
If your
notebook internal battery is a working battery and has been fully charged, you
can leave it in your notebook. Otherwise, we recommend you removing the
internal battery from your notebook to maximize the external battery running
time. The external battery will still work fine if you leave the non-charged
internal battery in the notebook, but it may not reach the maximum running time. This is because it charges the internal battery at the same time it is powering
the computer.
How long can this external battery run
?
This battery's capacity is about 159Wh(Watt-hour):
you can compare
this battery's capacity with your internal battery capacity to figure out how
long this battery can run your notebook. For example, if your notebook internal
battery output is: 10.8V & 4000 mAh, then, your notebook internal battery
capacity is:
11.1V x 4400 mAh = = 49 Wh
(Watt-hour).
If your internal notebook battery can
run 2 ~ 3 hours, then the external battery pack can theoretically run about : 6 ~ 9 hours.
This is a rough estimate. Actual running time
varies, depending on notebook computer's configurations and what kind of
applications running . For example, screen brightness, the use of the CPU, the
hard drive, the CD drive, and other peripherals results in an additional drain
upon the battery, effectively reducing the battery's run-time. The total
run-time of the battery is also heavily dependent upon the design of the
notebook. To ensure maximum performance of the battery, optimize the computer's
power management features. Refer to the computer manual for further
instructions.
