JLG 1230ES, Service And Maintenance Manual

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SECTION 5 - CONTROL COMPONENTS
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5.8 BATTERY/BATTERY CHARGER
JLG mACHINES EQUIPPED WITH DELTA Q BATTERY CHARGERS ARE
DESIGNED FOR THE BEST PERFORMANCE WITH OEM FACTORY
APPROVED BATTERIES.
APPROVED JLG REPLACEMENT BATTERIES ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH
JLG'S AFTERMARKET PARTS DISTRIBUTION CENTERS OR JLG'S AFTER-
MARKET PROGRAMS. FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PROPER BATTERY
REPLACEMENT, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL JLG SUPPORT OFFICE.
BATTERIES APPROVED BY JLG HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR COMPATIBILITY
WITH THE ALGORITHM PROGRAMMING OF THE DELTA Q BATTERY
CHARGER TO OPTIMIZE BATTERY LIFE AND MACHINE CYCLE TIMES.
THE USE OF NON APPROVED BATTERIES IN YOUR JLG EQUIPMENT MAY
RESULT IN PERFORMANCE ISSUES OR BATTERY CHARGER FAULT
CODES. JLG ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICE OR PERFOR-
MANCE ISSUES ARISING FROM THE USE OF NON APPROVED BATTER-
IES.
Before REMOVING ANY COMPONENT FROM THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,
DISCONNECT THE BATTERIES USING THE QUICK-DISCONNECT LOCATED
ON THE RIGHT SIDE BATTERIES.
Battery Maintenance and Safety Practices
ENSURE THAT BATTERY ACID DOES NOT COME INTO CONTACT WITH
SKIN OR CLOTHING. WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EYEWEAR
WHEN WORKING WITH BATTERIES. NEUTRALIZE ANY BATTERY ACID
SPILLS WITH BAKING SODA AND WATER.
BATTERY ACID RELEASES AN EXPLOSIVE GAS WHILE CHARGING,
ALLOW NO OPEN FLAMES, SPARKS OR LIGHTED TOBACCO PRODUCTS
IN THE AREA WHILE CHARGING BATTERIES. CHARGE BATTERIES ONLY
IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA.
ADD ONLY DISTILLED WATER TO BATTERIES. WHEN ADDING WATER
TO THE BATTERIES, A NON-METALLIC CONTAINER AND/OR FUNNEL
MUST BE USED.
DO NOT REPLACE ITEMS CRITICAL TO STABILITY, SUCH AS BATTERIES,
WITH ITEMS OF DIFFERENT WEIGHT OR SPECIFICATION. DO NOT MOD-
IFY UNIT IN ANY WAY TO AFFECT STABILITY.
Check the electrolyte level of the batteries often, adding
only distilled water when required. When fully charged,
battery fluid level should be 1/8" below vent tubes.
(See
Figure 5-8.) .
• DO NOT fill to bottom of vent tubes.
• DO NOT allow fluid level to go below the top of the
plates when charging or operating.
Figure 5-8. Battery Fluid Level.
1/8 "
BATTERY
FILLER CAP
FLUID LEVEL OF FULLY
CHARGED BATTERY
VENT TUBE
PLATES