ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD

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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD

• ADVANCED CHARGER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
• ACT - Sales
• 6060 McDonough Drive Suite J
  
• Atlanta, GA 30093
  USA
• 770 263 6337 Fax
  770 263 9155
• ACT solutions GmbH ACT UK Ltd.
  Datamatik
• HauptstraBe 119 121 Top Riley,
  Eyam Jerikovn 16
• AltluBheim Germany Derbyshire UK
  Oslo, Norway
• 49 62 05 39 480 44 14 33 63 93 43
  47 22 30 17 30

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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD Battery Chemistries

• Lead Acid
• NiCd
• NiMh
• Li Ion

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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD Batteries

• NiCd
• Plus Minus
• Inexpensive / Mature Moderately Heavy
• High Current Draw Environmental Issues
• High Cycle Life Memory Effect
• Wide Temp Range Moderate Self Discharge
• -20 to 60C Operating 1000 - 2400 mAh cap.
• -30 to 50C Storage
• 5 to 30C Charge
• Fastest Charge
• Store Discharge for 5 years

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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD Batteries

• NiMh
• Plus Minus
• 25 to 30 Smaller Lighter then NiCd More
  Expensive
• Fewer Environmental Issues ? Lower Cycle Life
• Less Memory Effect Limited Current Draw
• 2000 to 2800 mAh Capacity Impedance creep
• Limited Temp Range
• 0 to 40C Operating
• -20 to 30C Storage
• Greater Self Discharge

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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD Batteries

• Li-ion (et al)
• Plus Minus
• Light and Smaller Expensive
• Low Self Discharge Slow Charge Rate
• Packaging Options Sensitive to Overcharge
• 2500 to 3500 mAh Cap. Reacts with oxygen
• Consistent Current Draw Low (est) Cycle Life
• Prefers partial Discharge Prefers partial
  Discharges

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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD Battery Issues

• Cost
• Life
• Reliability (especially in adverse weather)
• Weight
• Users dont always know when radio is
  transmitting (GPS)
• Safety

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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD Chargers

• Trickle Chargers
• Inexpensive
• Slow 8-10 hours
• Continuos Charging
• Detrimental to the Battery
• Supplied with Many Products
• includes in-vehicle adapters

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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD Chargers

• Constant Current / Constant Voltage Rapid Charger
• Faster charge
• Usually indicate Charge Complete at 80
  Capacity
• Revert to a trickle charge after 80 Capacity

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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD Chargers

• Pulse Chargers
• Christy Patent, filed 1967, has expired
• Provide for rest periods during charge
• Revert to trickle charge upon completion
• No Feed Back or Control
• Repetitive Pulses

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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD ACTs Technical
Advantage

• DYNAMIC ELECTROCHEMICAL WAVEFORMTM (DEW)
• Accurate monitoring of battery condition
• Dynamic adjustment of parameters during charge
• Maintains battery in a charge receptive state
• Increases efficiency
• Eliminates the cause of memory effect
  voltage depression while charging
• Significantly reduces corrosion during battery
  cycling
• Precise termination

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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD Technical Advantage
The other guys

• Rechargeable Battery
• Care and Tips
• These battery tips will help assure you the
• highest performance and longest cycle life
• from your XXXXXXX rechargeable battery.
• 1. Charge your new battery overnight (14-16
  Hours) before using it. This is referred to as
  initializing and will enable you to obtain
  maximum battery capacity.
• 2. New batteries can be stored up to two years
  without significant cycle loss.
• 3. Store new/unused batteries, at room
  temperature, in cool dry area.
• 4. Batteries which have been in storage should
  be charged overnight.
• 5. When using a XXXXXXX rapid charger, leave
  battery in charger for an additional 1-2 hours
  after the green light appears.
• 6. Do not leave your radio battery in the
  charger when not charging. Continuous charging
  will shorten battery life. (Dont use your
  charger as a radio stand.)

7. Only charge batteries when they need it. If
it isnt fully discharged, dont recharge it.
(We recommend your purchase a second battery for
multiple/longer duty cycle applications.) 8. Do
not return fully charged batteries to the charger
for an extra boost. This action will
significantly reduce cycle life. 9. Stabilize
battery to room temperature (72F) before
charging. Charging below 40F above 104F will
decrease cycle life. 10. For optimum battery life
and operation use XXXXXXX brand, or a XXXXXXX
recommended replacement charger. These simple
instructions protect your rechargeable batteries
from extreme temperatures and enhance their
performance and life. Specify XXXXXXX brand
rechargeable batteries. They were designed
precisely manufactured by XXXXXXX engineers to
ensure optimum portable radio performance. It
just makes good sense.
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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD Technical Advantage
- ACT

• Advanced Charger Technology, Inc.
• Battery Charging Tips
• 1. Place Battery in Charger.
• 2. Ready light - remove battery and use.

Advanced Charger Technology, Inc. Norcross,
GA
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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD Company Overview

• ACT invented Patented breakthrough battery
  charging technology which
• Provides the worlds fastest charge
• Dramatically increases cycle life
• Universal (Lead acid, Nicd, NiMh, Lithium Ion)
• Scalable (cordless phone to electric bus)

• Founded in July 1996
• Patented and Proprietary Technology (5 Issued
  US)
• 40 Million in funding to develop technology
• Privately Held Corporation based in Miami FL, USA

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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD ACTs iCHARGE
Product Line

• Single Bay Chargers
• i10 / i30 Single Bay Desk Top
• i15 / i35 iv Single Bay In Vehicle

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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD ACTs Single Bay
Chargers

• i10 / i30
• DEWTM technology
• Microprocessor controlled interface that requires
  no user-rules for battery charging.
• Interchangeable adapters
• User friendly Green light GO!
• Reconditioning at each charge cycle.

• i15 / i35
• Available for in-vehicle application
• Ideal in situations where no external power
  source is available.
• Hard-wire or use external power (cigarette)
  adapter.

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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD ACTs iCHARGE
Product Line

• Six Bay Chargers
• i60 / i70 Six Bay
• (Desk Top / Wall Mount)

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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD ACTs Six Bay
Chargers

• i60 / i70
• DEWTM technology
• Microprocessor controlled means no user-rules.
  Green Ready to GO!
• Fast reliable charge
• Prolonged battery life
• Interchangeable adapters for operations with
  multiple battery types and/or chemistries.

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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD ACTs iCHARGE
Product Line
Six Bay Charger Maintainors i65 / i75
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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD ACTs Six Bay
Charger Maintainors

• i65 / i75
• Designed for long-term storage of batteries.
• Ideal for HAZMAT, SWAT or any First Responder
  Team.
• Enables storage of batteries for extended periods
  of time,
• Rotational battery charging provides protection
  against battery discharge during storage.
• User-Friendly, lights show battery readiness.

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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD ACTs iCHARGE
Product Line

• Twelve Bay Chargers
• i612

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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD ACTs iCHARGE
Product Line

• i612
• Specifically designed to support Li-Ion
  batteries.
• Feature twelve complete charging stations that
  operate in pairs, independently.
• Rapid and simultaneous charging.
• No complicated charging rules.
• Fits most popular Li-Ion radio batteries.

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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD ACTs iCHARGE
Product Line

• iGAUGE
• Installs on the i60/i70
• Work with any adapter(s)
• Three modes
• Charge
• Capacity Check
• ReACTivate

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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD Manufacturers
Supported

• MOTOROLA KENWOOD
• M/A COM BENDIX KING
• MIDLANDER / EF JOHNSON ICOM
• TAIT GE / ERICSSON
• AEG VERTEX
• MAXON IDEN/NEXTEL
• BOSCH MARCONI / PUMA
• SIMOCO / SEPURA NIROS

May not include all models from manufacturer
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ACTivator CUSTOMERS
ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD

• Boeing
• Chrysler
• Georgia Power
• Harley Davidson
• UPS
• Federal Express
• NTL UK
• Lucent Technologies
• Air Tran

• New York Police Dept.
• Sussex Police UK
• San Diego Port Authority
• Detroit Police Dept.
• South Yorkshire Police UK
• United States Air Force
• FBI / Secret Service
• Lancashire Police UK
• Bavarian Crime Police

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What Customers Are Saying!
ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD

• After evaluating the ACT charger / Conditioner
  we have replaced two-thirds of our standard
  Kenwood chargers with ACTivators. The ACTivator
  has become a major asset in restoring confidence
  in our radio communications and we can now
  provide a more efficient and reliable service to
  our officers and to the general public. A major
  advantage to me is that when we switch to TETRA I
  can use the same charger and just change
  adapters.
• Andy Sanderson
• Technical Officer, Information Systems Dept.
• South Yorkshire Police

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What Customers Are Saying!
ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD

• We carried out a detailed evaluation of the
  ACTivator, we found that it exceeded the
  companies claims in recovering older batteries.
  We purchased a small number of units for our own
  use. The ACT charger proved very useful in
  preparing the high number of batteries required
  to Police the recently held Conservative Party
  Conference at Blackpool. The speed with which it
  formed new batteries, lt2hrs, and the fast charge
  time of approximately 30 minutes meant that we
  significantly reduced the preparation time.
• Derek Wignal
• Radio Comms Dept
• Lancashire Police

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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD Customer Results

• Customers can tell the difference
• Users attribute better performance to OEM device
  (Radio Works Better)

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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD Summary of the
selling points

• Fastest Charger - 30 minutes for 1200mAh
• Fewer bays required per radio
• Greatest possible availability
• Conditions Battery to a Like New Condition / each
  charge
• Eliminates Memory Effect
• No Heat - Batteries are not cooked
• Two to Three Times Life Improvement
• Patented process, reduces battery expenses
• Last Battery Charger You Will Ever Purchase
• Universal Adapters for Most Radios
• Field Upgradeable

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ACT - THE CHARGING STANDARD Conclusion

• We Dont Make Batteries
• We make any battery Better