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v. NEVER smoke or allow a spark or flame in vicinity of battery or engine.
vi. Be extra cautious to reduce risk of dropping a metal tool onto battery. It might spark
or short-circuit battery or other electrical part that may cause explosion.
vii. Remove personal metal items such as rings, bracelets, necklaces, and watches
when working with a lead-acid battery. A lead-acid battery can produce a short-
circuit current high enough to weld a ring or the like to metal, causing a severe burn.
viii. NEVER charge a frozen battery.
ix. If necessary to remove battery from service, always remove grounded terminal from
battery first. Make sure all accessories are off, so as not to cause an arc.
x. Be sure area around battery is well ventilated.
xi. Clean battery terminals. Be careful to keep corrosion from coming in contact with
eyes.
xii. Study all battery manufacturer’s specific precautions such as removing or not
removing cell caps while charging and recommended rates of charge.
xiii. Add distilled water in each cell until battery acid reaches level specified by battery
manufacturer. This helps purge excessive gas from cells. Do not overfill. For a
battery without cell caps, carefully follow manufacturer’s recharging instructions.
3. BATTERY CHARGER LOCATION
i. Never place battery charger directly above battery; gases from battery will corrode
and damage converter.
ii. Never allow battery acid to drip on battery charger when reading gravity or filling
battery.
4. O/P CONNECTION PRECAUTIONS
Connect and disconnect all DC connections in a safe manner.
Analytic Systems does not recommend the use of the BCD180 Series Battery Chargers in life
support applications where failure or malfunction of this product can be reasonably expected
to cause failure of the life support device or to significantly affect its safety or effectiveness.
Analytic Systems does not recommend the use of any of its products in direct patient care.
Examples of devices considered to be life support devices are neonatal oxygen analyzers,
nerve stimulators (whether used for anaesthesia, pain relief, or other purposes), auto-trans-
fusion devices, blood pumps, defibrillators, arrhythmia detectors and alarms, pacemakers,
haemodialysis systems, peritoneal dialysis systems, neonatal ventilator incubators, ventilators
for both adults and infants, anaesthesia ventilators, and infusion pumps as well as any other
devices designated as “critical” by the U.S. FDA.
