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vii) 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-cir-
cuit current high enough to weld a ring or the like to metal, causing a severe burn.
viii) NEVER charge a frozen battery.
ix) 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.
x) Be sure area around battery is well ventilated.
xi) Clean battery terminals. Be careful to keep corrosion from coming in contact with
eyes.
xii) Study all battery manufacturer’s specific precautions such as removing or not
removing cell caps while charging and recommended rates of charge.
xiii) 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.
3) BATTERY CHARGER LOCATION
i) Never place battery charger directly above battery; gases from battery will corrode
and damage converter.
ii) Never allow battery acid to drip on battery charger when reading gravity or filling
battery.
4) DC CONNECTION PRECAUTIONS
i)
Connect and disconnect all DC connections only after setting battery
charger switch to off position.
Analytic Systems does not recommend the use of the BCD605 Series Battery Chargers in life support ap-
plications 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), autotransfusion devices, blood pumps, defibrilla-
tors, arrhythmia detectors and alarms, pacemakers, hemodialysis systems, peritoneal dialysis systems, neona-
tal 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.
