During annual PM, I do a Fast Battery Conditioning to verify the battery status. I have had a handful of pumps (about 3% of the units) that will not complete the test. They will sit at 0 time remaining. I have put in new (not OEM) batteries and they still will not complete the test. BD recommended trying the power supply and reflashing the PCU. I have done both of those and it still will not complete the Fast Battery Conditioning. BD is also adamant that only their batteries should be used. Before I buy a BD battery, has anyone experienced this?
Sat Jun 09 2018
Alaris 8015 fails Fast Battery Conditioning
Mon Jun 11 2018Reply from L Paul
It is caused by a capacitor on the Power Supply PCB. On my service report a few years back they both times mentioned changing the capacitor, just not the specific one. It has always involved the Power Supply PCB, just most times they do not mention the component. The battery will show up as interrupted and 3400 mAhrs capacity. I only use CareFusion Batteries. I have had 2 off brand batteries cause issues.
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Mon Jun 11 2018Reply from JOE
I've been using R&D batteries since 2005 and had no issues at all. The cost differential between the OEM batteries and R&D is substantial. In the past I've discovered replacing the batteries and charging them to full capacity and then doing a battery conditioning to establish the actual capacity usually resolves any issues.
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Mon Jun 11 2018Reply from rsiefers
the power supply could be the problem. However, it can be either the main supply or the switching supply-I have had this be the case for either supply
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Mon Jun 11 2018Reply from Stan Skaggs
There is an actual white paper on this very topic as to calibrating the batteries. The batteries should be replaced every 3 to 4 years as I am sure you already know, but the actual method to calibrate the batteries as seen on the recall on the issue is to run the unit with four pump LVPs all running at a fast clip so that the battery is fully discharged which will take roughly 28 hours, followed by fully charging the batteries to capacity for another 24 hours max. I can not post the recall paperwork on this here, but you can get a copy from Carefusion (BD) by calling them. This is for the 8015 and 8010 controllers. Hope that helps. We just replace the batteries every other year to keep from having our fleet running for days to condition the batteries as outlined in the recall notice..
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Mon Mar 11 2019Reply from OldDude
Check transistor Q19 on the power conditioning board, it is by the BATT_RAW connector. I found one that shorted out and caused erroneous hi battery voltage readings and prevented completion of the Fast Battery Conditioning routine.
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