Place the RFX MEAT probe into the charging block with the blunt end near the top of the charging block.
The charging block will indicate that RFX MEAT is charging by blinking red near the top of the probe. If there is no blinking, RFX MEAT is fully charged or is not properly seated in the charging block. It will take approximately 10 minutes to obtain 80% charge and 20 minutes to obtain a full charge from an empty battery.
Battery life is dependent upon transmission frequency and signal strength. At the 3-degree transmission interval, you can expect 52 hours with a 10-minute charge (80%) and 65+ hours with a 20-minute charge (full battery). RFX MEAT will continue transmitting temperature data while outside of the charging block and must be reinserted in the charging block to turn off the probe.
To ensure RFX MEAT will last through your cook, consider the approximate length of the cook and adjust your temperature interval rate accordingly:
1° Interval: Quick cooks up to 5 hours
1.5° Interval: Medium cooks up to 15 hours
3° Interval: Long cooks up to 65 hour
NOTE: RFX MEAT is turned off by inserting the probe into the charging block. While the probe is in the charging block, it cannot send transmissions, including any updates to battery percentage, while charging. If you would like to see the battery percentage in the app, you will need to remove RFX MEAT from the charging block. This allows RFX MEAT to sent a transmission with the updated battery percentage.
The charging block for RFX MEAT contains a 1.5V AAA Battery and will provide 175+ full charges per AAA battery. Your charging block will blink rapidly to indicate a low battery.