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If the battery pack is to be shipped, should it be at a certain charge level?

There is no specific requirement for this. The risk is lower with lower state-of-charge as the energy level is lower. For practical situations, it doesn't really matter when shipping one or two battery packs at whatever state-of-charge. If the shipment package contains a full box of battery packs, they should be kept at lower state-of-charge, like 30 %.

How does the battery level affect the ProSim performance?

The ProSim power circuits were designed to operate over a specific range of battery voltage levels. As the battery charge is depleted, the battery voltage drops. At a point just above the minimum design voltage for the power supplies, the ProSim will shut itself off. The firmware monitors the battery charge level and warns the customer in advance of this shutdown so that they can respond appropriately (e.g., save date, plug in the charger, swap out the battery pack, etc.).

For optimum battery pack life, should the battery pack be disconnected from the charger after the LED turns green?

This is not needed, as the charger will cut off after full charge. But there is a non-recoverable capacity loss upon aging. The higher the state of charge and temperature, the higher the percentage of non-recoverable capacity will be lost. We estimate that a 100 % state-of-charge under 25 °C room temperature will have about 15 % capacity loss per year of storage.

For optimum battery life, should the battery pack be kept fully charged?

For optimum shelf life in consideration of practicality, we suggest keeping the battery at 30 % to 50 % state-of-charge. There is a non-recoverable capacity loss upon aging. The higher the state of charge & temperature, the higher the percentage of non-recoverable capacity lost. We estimate a 100 % state-of-charge under 25 °C room temperature will have about 15 % capacity loss per year of storage.

Why am I not able to get files from ProSim 8 using Ansur ProSim 8 Mini Plug-In?

Ansur ProSim 8 mini Plug-In requires administrator privileges to run properly. If you have not logged on to your PC as administrator, press the SHIFT key on the keyboard while right-clicking on the Ansur shortcut or ProSim 8 mini Plug-In shortcut on the desktop or Start Menu, then select "run as" administrator. You will now be able to run Ansur ProSim Mini Plug-In without any errors.