LiFTFORCE Material Handling Battery Operating Instructions 08/01/18
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Operating Instructions
Page 1: ...LiFTFORCE Material Handling Battery Operating Instructions 08 01 18 Page 1 of 9 GNB LiFTFORCE Material Handling Battery Operating Instructions ...
Page 2: ...Sledge Contents 1 Revision Table 2 2 WARNINGS AND GENERAL INFORMATION 3 3 GENERAL DATA 4 4 SYSTEM OVERVIEW 4 5 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 6 5 1 Start Up and Normal Running 6 5 1 1 Discharging 6 5 1 2 Balancing charging 7 5 3 Over Discharge Protection 7 5 3 1 Discharge mode 7 5 3 2 Charge mode 7 6 MAINTENANCE 8 7 STORAGE 8 8 BUZZER SUMMARY 8 9 SYSTEM LED SUMMARY 8 ...
Page 3: ...up on the poles or communication cables Explosion and fire hazard Avoid short circuits Avoid electrostatic charges and discharges sparks While working on batteries wear protective eye glasses and clothing Observe the accident prevention rules as well as EN 50272 2 and EN 50110 1 Observe these Instructions and keep them located near the battery for future reference Work on the battery should only b...
Page 4: ...d with a Curtis Engage II gauge or Opus A3 display which shows battery parameters during charge and discharge The battery is fitted with an over discharge protection device which will prevent the battery entering a critical level of discharge A buzzer is fitted to the vehicle to alert the operator of this situation Both the display and the buzzer need to be mounted in a convenient place on the veh...
Page 5: ...seen in Figure 2 below Fig 2 The Curtis display can be seen in Figure 3 below Fig 3 Curtis Display The Curtis display will show both a bar and text value of the State of Charge SOC of the battery from 100 to 0 The LED on the right of the gauge will flash from 20 to 15 SOC and will be permanently on below ...
Page 6: ...fective solution Fig 4 Fig 5 Fig 6 Fig 7 In addition to low SOC warnings the buzzer will sound on warnings for Under Over Voltage Under Over Temperature and LMU internal electronics Over Temperature The system will only shut down for low SOC However if the warnings indicated escalate further the Battery Management System may take action by shutting down the battery If this occurs please contact Ex...
Page 7: ...rger shows charge complete i e all LEDs are shown green 5 3 Over Discharge Protection IF THE BUZZER STARTS TO BEEP FOR LOW SOC WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING USED IT SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE CHARGER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF THE BUZZER SOUNDS CONTINUOUSLY THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY When the SOC of the battery is low one of the following will happen depending on the operational mode 5 3 1 ...
Page 8: ...e fully charged and disconnected from both the vehicle and the charger 8 BUZZER SUMMARY One beep This indicates that the battery pack has been powered up by being connected to either the charger or the vehicle ACTION No action required this is normal operation Slow beep Once every 8 seconds The battery is at a low SOC and will switch off after 5 minutes Or one or more of the warnings described in ...
Page 9: ...h Once every 3 seconds The battery is at a low SOC but has been connected to the charger ACTION Normal operation Note If the battery has not cleared the low SOC warning within 30 minutes the battery pack will shut down as a safety precaution Very Slow Flash Once per 5 seconds The battery has shut down as it is at a very low SOC ACTION Charge the battery as soon as possible gnb com 888 563 6300 Mil...
