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SPECIAL INFORMATION FOR USING THE BATTERIES
AND CHARGER
Do you know how much a set of batteries costs?
Between about 650 and 3.000,- € according to the size of your machine.
Should you have armoured tube batteries, the cost of a set is between
2.500,- and 21.000,-€.
Reason enough, we think, to give these expensive energy units the
necessary daily attention required, in order to achieve the greatest possible
working life from them.
To ensure even greater protection for your batteries, we stock a battery
condition indicator which shows the state of the battery at any given time.
This instrument (type: BEM) is a panel type and can be fitted in the panel
on any of our battery-powered machines.
Luminous diodes of various colours are used to indicate the different levels
of voltage. The device can also be used to switch the brush motor(s) off
automatically as soon as the battery reaches a fix state of discharge.
Please feel free to consult the staff at our local sales depots or dealers for
information on using and fitting these instruments as well as on the way
they work.
Points you really must take notice of:
- Never discharge the batteries too low.
Every battery should only be discharged to 70 or 80% of its rated capacity.
You will overburden the batteries,
a)
if you use your machine too long, too often. How long you can
safely work your machine, will be explained to you, when our
service personnel install your equipment.
You can ask our service personnel at any time, or call our nearest
service depot. For machines fitted with a BEM the brushes will
automatically be switched off when the battery voltages become
too low.
