O p e r a t i n g I n s t r u c t i o n s
OKTOPUS
®
GLASS-Jack
GL-CC 1200
Technical Documentation
BA 000 257
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Instructions for using the OKTOPUS
®
3.1 Electrical power supply
Electrical power is supplied by a battery pack 24 V / 24 Ah (2 pcs. 12 V batteries in series
connection). In order to increase operating time with the OKTOPUS
®
, it is delivered with two
battery packs. While one battery pack is built in the OKTOPUS
®
and supplies it with energy,
the second battery pack can be charged (see also section 4.4).
The charge level of the built-in battery pack is monitored and secured by a charge indicator.
It is indicated by light-emitting diodes (LED) with the signal colors yellow and red (fig. 6). A
chain of seven yellow LEDs indicates the residual charge of the battery when reaching cer-
tain charge levels. With progressing discharge the LEDs will turn off one after another.
In order to monitor the charge level you can read the following information on the charge in-
dicator:
⇒
At a level of approx. 70% discharge the LED on the very left starts flashing (advance
warning).
⇒
At a level of approx. 80% discharge the last yellow LED turns off and the red LED lights
up. The alarm turns on. The alarm can only be deactivated by stopping the work and
turning off the device. The battery has to be charged, the charge indicator has possibly
to be reset (activated).
The charge indicator is arranged to the device according to fig. 1.
Fig. 6:
Charge indicator
The button “Accu Test/Reset” (see fig. 1) that is located close to the charge indicator allows
checking the function of the charge indicator, determining the current charge level of the bat-
tery and resetting the charge indicator. If the button Accu Test/Reset is pressed permanently
when the device is turned off, the following program runs automatically:
1. all LEDs are illuminated for approx. 2 sec., if the charge indicator works properly,
2. after approx. 2 sec. the LEDs indicate the current charge level of the battery,
3. after approx. 5 sec. the charge indicator is reset, provided that it is locked (red LED illu-
minates) or not all 7 yellow LEDs are illuminated despite the battery is fully charged. If
the charge indicator is not reset, i.e. it does not indicate a full charge after approx. 5 sec.
(red LED turned off, 7 yellow LED turned on) the battery voltage was not sufficient. Ei-
ther the battery system or the charging unit is defective.
If the red LED lights up instantly stop or discontinue working. Immediately
evacuate the hazard zone and lower the load, as the suctioned element
could suddenly disengage. Never stand or walk under the OKTOPUS
®
or
the suctioned element!
1 red LED
7 yellow LED
