Ammann APH 110-95, Operating Instructions Manual

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8.0.4 Ex ter nal charg ing
• Read and fol low man ual of the charger man u fac turer.
• Check elec tro lyte level be fore charg ing and bal ance it where
nec es sary (see point 8.0.5 – main te nance)
• Only charge the bat tery with suit able, volt age reg u lated charg -
ers with the same nom i nal volt age, oth er wise the bat tery has
to be dis con nected/re moved. Rec om men da tion:
Charg ing cur rent: 1/10 Am pere of the bat tery ca pac ity Ah
Charg ing volt age: 14,4 V
• Never charge frozen bat ter ies or bat ter ies with a tem per a ture
higher than 45°C.
• Con nect the pos i tive ter mi nal (+) of the bat tery with the pos i -
tive ter mi nal (+) of the charger and the neg a tive ter mi nal (-) of
the bat tery with the neg a tive ter mi nal (-) of the charger.
• Only switch on the charger af ter con nect ing it to the bat tery.
• Only switch off the charger af ter charg ing has been com -
pleted.
• In ter rupt charg ing if the acid tem per a ture ex ceeds 55°C.
• In case the bat tery be comes hot or acid leaks, the charg ing
must be in ter rupted!
• The bat tery is fully charged if:
• Cur rent and volt age re main con stant with volt age reg u lated
charg ers.
• The charg ing volt age does not rise any more within two
hours with a cur rent reg u lated charger. The au to matic
charger switches off or switches over to main tain charge.
• En sure good ven ti la tion dur ing charg ing.
8.0.5 Main te nance
• Keep the bat tery sur face clean and dry, only clean with damp
or antistatic cloth.
• Pro tect ter mi nals/con nec tion clamps against cor ro sion (as
de scribed un der point 8.0.3).
• Con trol elec tro lyte level (re gard in ner or outer mark ing on the
box or op ti cal acid level in di ca tor in the lid).
• If nec es sary, re fill de min er al ised or dis tilled wa ter ac cord ing to
DIN IEC 60933-3… up to the max i mum acid level (never re fill
acid, for eign mat ters or so-called optimizers).
• In case of high elec tro lyte loss, con sult a ga rage.
• In case of in suf fi cient start ing per for mance, check bat tery and
pos si bly re charge it (see point 8.0.4).
8.0.6 Jump Start ing
• Only use stan dard ized jump start ca bles (e.g. ac cord ing to
DIN 72 553).
• Re gard in struc tions of the jump start ca ble man u fac turer.
• Only use bat ter ies of the same nom i nal volt age.
• Switch off the en gine of the giv ing ve hi cle (1).
• Con nect the jumper ca ble to the pos i tive ter mi nal (+) of the do -
nor bat tery
Œ
and to the jump start con nec tion point (+)

of
the vi bra tion plate.
• Only then clamp the jumper ca ble to the neg a tive ter mi nal (-)
of the do nor bat tery
Ž
and to a sta ble, bare mass on the vi bra -
tion plate

(do not use the neg a tive ter mi nal of the re ceiver
bat tery as a con nec tion point).
• Start re ceiv ing ve hi cle (2).
• In case the first at tempt to jump start the ve hi cle fails, the do -
nat ing ve hi cle can be started BEFORE the sec ond jump start
try.
• Dis con nect the jump start ca bles in op po site or der.
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