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g. Remove personal metal items such as rings, bracelets, necklaces, and watches when
working with a lead-acid battery. A lead-acid battery can produce a short-circuit cur-
rent high enough to weld a ring or the like to metal, causing a severe burn.
h. NEVER charge a frozen battery.
i. If necessary to remove battery from service, always remove grounded terminal from
battery first. Make sure all accessories are off, so as not to cause an arc.
j. Be sure area around battery is well ventilated.
k. Clean battery terminals. Be careful to keep corrosion from coming in contact with
eyes.
l. Study all battery manufacturer’s specific precautions such as removing or not remov-
ing cell caps while charging and recommended rates of charge.
m. Add distilled water in each cell until battery acid reaches level specified by battery
manufacturer. This helps purge excessive gas from cells. Do not overfill. For a battery
without cell caps, carefully follow manufacturer’s recharging instructions.
8. BATTERY CHARGER LOCATION
a. Never place battery charger directly above battery; gases from battery will corrode
and damage converter.
b. Never allow battery acid to drip on battery charger when reading gravity or filling
battery.
9. O/P CONNECTION PRECAUTIONS
a. Connect and disconnect DC output connections only after setting battery charger
switch to off position.
Analytic Systems does not recommend the use of the BCD315 Series Battery Chargers in life
support applications where failure or malfunction of this product can be reasonably expected
to cause failure of the life support device or to significantly affect its safety or effectiveness.
Analytic Systems does not recommend the use of any of its products in direct patient care.
Examples of devices considered to be life support devices are neonatal oxygen analyzers,
nerve stimulators (whether used for anesthesia, pain relief, or other purposes), autotransfu-
sion devices, blood pumps, defibrillators, arrhythmia detectors and alarms, pacemakers,
hemodialysis systems, peritoneal dialysis systems, neonatal ventilator incubators, ventilators
for both adults and infants, anesthesia ventilators, and infusion pumps as well as any other
devices designated as “critical” by the U.S. FDA.
