Bowens TRAVEL-PAK&TRAVEL-PAK+ BW7631 - Manual (Page 3)

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Typical Flashes
Intr
oduction
Safety Notes
3
10
DO NOT
:
•
Use in an envir
onment wher
e moistur
e or flammable vapor is likely to come in contact with the
unit.
•
Char
ge a T
ravel-Pak in a gas tight container
.
•
Use a unit with damaged housing, mouldings, flash tube or modelling lamp.
•
Attempt to r
eplace the inter
nal 20A fuse. This should only be carried out by an authorised
Bowens service centr
e.
AL
W
A
YS:
•
Switch power of
f and disconnect fr
om any flash unit befor
e changing modelling bulbs or flash tubes.
•
Only fit Bowens appr
oved equiment to the T
ravel-Pak.
•
A
llow at least one hour for the T
ravel-Pak to stabilise at r
oom temperatur
e, especially when moving the
unit fr
om extr
emes of temperatur
e and humidity
.
•
A
void placing cables wher
e they can be tripped over
. Pr
otect fr
om heavy
, sharp or hot objects,
which may cause damage and r
eplace damaged cables immediately
.
•
Due to the high voltage / high ener
gy used in T
ravel-Pak units, all servicing must be carried out
by an authorised Service Centr
e.
•
If the unit is dr
opped or damaged in any way
, always have it checked out befor
e using.
Dear V
alued Customer
,
Thank you for choosing the Bowens ‘T
ravel-Pak’ Battery Power Unit.
The T
ravel-Pak has been designed using the latest technology to pr
oduce a unit that is simple to
operate, yet has a powerful, highly contr
ollable and accurate output..
Ther
e ar
e many accessories for the T
ravel-Pak and Esprit Gemini. For details of all r
elated
pr
oducts, please contact your local distributor
, a list of which can be found at
www
.bowens.co.uk.
In or
der to obtain the full benefit fr
om your pur
chase, please take a few moments to familiarise
yourself with this user manual. Thank you. Bowens Inter
national Ltd.
Number of Flashes 500Ws @ 30sec 00 100
200
150
300
Flash Rate in Seconds 10 20 30
180
360
200
400
Battery V
oltage (V)
>12.2 Good >11.6 Medium >11.2 Low <9.0 Flat <9.0 Flat
Battery Condition Monitor Gr
een Y
ellow
Amber Red Red
Char
ge Time
(Seconds) 4.5 4.9 5.0 13.4 (Fast Disabled) 13.9 (Fast Disabled)
Max number of flashes befor
e
overheat 56 115 200
Y
our T
ravel-Pak unit should not be allowed to fully dischar
ge as this may significantly r
educe
futur
e
operating times of the battery and the T
ravel-Pak, this is why your unit will automatically
disable the fast char
ge featur
e at the low end of the batteries char
ge. It is also not r
ecommended
to keep using your unit when the r
ed battery indicator is showing. The T
ravel-Pak will keep going
into low battery mode, this can be temporarily r
emoved by switching of
f and back on, befor
e the
10min r
ecovery time has elapsed.
The T
ravel-Pak is also equipped with a thermal cut-out, the cut-out will only engage in extr
eme
use. Y
our T
ravel-Pak will safely do 100 flashes at moderate rate without ever overheating.
The following table should be used as a guide only
.
The sleep featur
e of the unit is not optional. If your unit is left without use for longer than 10
minutes, it will enter power saving mode, this is indicated by the char
ge A & B socket indicators
(see display indication section Page 7.) T
o
r
e
cover fr
om power save mode change the position of the fast/slow switch.
Contents of Carton
•
T
ravel-Pak in fabric shoulder bag including
water r
esistant moulded insert.
•
1
x 2A Battery Char
ger
•
1
x Esprit Gemini connection cable with
attached dummy plug.
•
1
x T
ravel-Pak User Guide
•
1
x Safety Leaflet
•
1
x Registration Car
d.
Additional items may be supplied for use in specific r
egions.
NEVER -
Plug an Esprit Gemini into a mains supply and a T
ravel-Pak at the same time.
TP
TP+