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4.Battery Maintenance & Charging
4.1 Safety regulations for handling acid batteries
Park the Reach Truck securely before carrying out any work on the batteries.
Maintenance personnel :
Batteries may only be charged, serviced or replaced by
trained personnel .The present operator manual and the manufacturer ’s instructions
concerning batteries and charging stations must be observed when carrying out the
work.
Fire protection :
• Smoking and naked flames must be
avoided when working with batteries.
• Wherever a Reach Truck is parked for
charging there shall be no inflammable
material or operating fluids capable of
creating sparks within 2 meters around the
Reach Truck.
• The area must be well ventilated.
• Fire protection equipment must be
provided.
Protection against electric shock:
• Battery has high voltage and energy.
• Do not bring short circuit.
• Do not approach tools to the two poles of the battery
，
which can cause the sparkle.
4.2Charging the battery
4.2.1Exposing the battery
Park the truck securely (See 3.2.4
Parking the Reach Truck securely )
– Open the battery cap(2)
NOTE:This picture is just a sample.
4.2.2Charging the battery
Charging step
–Check whether the condition is
according with "Safety regulations for
Charging the battery".
