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Bus
Charger
Installation
Guide
Document: V1.2 / Document No.: 6AGA000008-0629-EN | Date: 06-30-2022 Page
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Kneeling of the bus will cause a displacement of the contact rails on top of the bus bus of
about 7.87 Inch, talking 3.5
⁰
angle into account with a the height of the bus 129.13 Inch. This
should also be taken into account when calculating the position of the Charge Pole with
respect to the bus.
NOTICE
The pole can be placed on the left side or on the right side (driver side)
of the bus. This must be communicated with ABB before ordering the
Charge Pole. This will also be noted by ABB during the site survey for the
placement of the pole. Contact ABB Sales department (see
Contact
information
on Page 14 for contact details).
The hinge point of the pantograph’s arms is always located on the right side of the bus (seen
from the front of the bus), shown in the figure that follows:
In this case the pantograph’s collector heads make the right electrical contact with the
contact rails on the roof of the bus, see picture below.