National 5200 PANTHER, Instruction Manual

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5200 & 5200QL BATTERY OPERATION
BATTERIES (continued)
PAIRING THE POWER PACKS
Power packs should be kept in their original pairs. Mixing the power packs can throw them out of
balance and shorten the battery life. Mark power pack cases (as you receive them) with a code to keep
them together. Example: A and A, 1 and 1, green and green.
BREAKING IN THE POWER PACKS
The power packs will not produce full 100% amperage per hour until it has been fully discharged and
recharged twelve to thirteen times.
After the break in has been completed, approximately 1½ hours of run time is average on a normal
working load, up to 2 hours on light duty work (ie. glue, re-scrape).
EXTENDED RUN BATTERY
National Extended Run Battery is very different from standard liquid-acid batteries that are openly vented.
Operates as a sealed battery, recycling all gases internally. There is no corrosion of the positive terminal
or corrosion to the surrounding area.
CONNECTING CHARGER
READ AND UNDERSTAND SEPARATE CHARGING MANUAL before using charger’s.
Charger’s can be connected to power packs in or out of the machine.
MACHINE CHARGING - 24 VOLT CHARGERS
Hooking up charger’s to the machine. Remove the blue 48 volt plug from the motor. Turn the kill switch to
the off position. Power packs do not need to be unhooked from series (gray plug on top of packs). Hook
one charger to each power pack by connecting one red 24 volt plug from a charger into the red
connection of a power pack (red to red). Charging can take up to 4 hours.
If only one charger is available, disconnect power packs from series. Charge one pack at a time. If you
want to only use one charger for both packs at the same time, use National’s 48 volt system with the
#5204 Extended Run Power Pack. Charge from the 48 volt blue port at the front of the power pack.
CHARGING TIPS - 24 VOLT CHARGERS
Nationals charging systems run off an 110 volt outlet, 20 amp preferred. In most cases, both charger’s
can be run off the same receptacle if on a 20 amp breaker. If you need to separate charger receptacle
hook ups, use an extension cord to reach another receptacle. Grounded only, no more than 50 feet long,
no lighter than 12 gauge. When turning charger’s on, do one at a time to help reduce breaker trip.
WARNING: Electrical shock hazard. Only use Nationals approved charging system.
WARNING: Always find a safe place for recharging power packs with good ventilation away
from spark or flame sources and away from bystanders. Rope off if necessary.
CAUTION: Do not attempt to charge power packs hooked in series with only one 24 volt charger.
It will not hurt the pack but pack will not charge properly. It will take an extended amount of time and
power pack balance will be out of sink.
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