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REPLACING THE BATTERY
The PRO Series UPS has an easy to replace hot-swappable batteries. Please read the
following warning statements before attempting to service the batteries.
CAUTION:
DO NOT OPEN OR MUTILATE BATTERIES. RELEASED
ELECTROLYTE IS HARMFUL TO THE SKIN AND EYES AND MAY BE TOXIC
CAUTION:
DO NOT DISPOSE OF BATTERIES IN A FIRE. THE BATTERIES MAY
EXPLODE.
CAUTION:
REPLACE BATTERIES WITH THE SAME NUMBER AND TYPE AS
ORIGINALLY INSTALLED IN THE UPS. THESE BATTERIES HAVE PRESSURE
OPERATED VENTS.
WARNING!
THIS UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SOURCE CONTAINS
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS VOLTAGES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
DISASSEMBLE THE UNIT BEYOND BATTERY REPLACEMENT
PROCEDURES BELOW. EXCEPT FOR THE BATTERY, THIS UPS
CONTAINS NO USER SERVICABLE PARTS. REPAIRS CAN BE
PERFORMED BY MINUTEMAN SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY.
THE BATTERIES IN THIS UPS ARE RECYCLABLE. DISPOSE OF THE
BATTERIES PROPERLY. THE BATTERIES CONTAIN LEAD AND POSE A
HAZARD TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH IF NOT
DISPOSED OF PROPERLY. REFER TO LOCAL CODES FOR PROPER
DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS OR RETURN THE BATTERY TO
MINUTEMAN.
CAUTION:
ALTHOUGH BATTERY SYSTEM VOLTAGES ARE ONLY
24 VDC AND 48 VDC, THE BATTERY SYSTEM CAN STILL PRESENT A
RISK. THE CURRENT CAPABILITY OF A BATTERY IS SUFFICENT TO
BURN WIRE OR TOOLS VERY RAPIDLY, PRODUCING MOLTEN METAL.
OBSERVE THESE PRECAUTIONS WHEN REPLACING THE BATTERIES:
1. REMOVE WATCHES, RINGS, OR OTHER METAL OBJECTS;
2. USE HAND TOOLS WITH INSULATED HANDLES;
3. DO NOT LAY TOOLS OR OTHER METAL PARTS ON TOP OF
BATTERIES
CAUTION:
WHEN DISCONNECTING THE INTERNAL BATTERIES
OR THE EXTERNAL BATTERY PACK, THE UPS CANNOT BE RUNNING
IN THE BATTERY MODE. THE UPS MUST BE OFF OR SUPPLYING
POWER TO THE LOAD FROM THE UTILITY MAINS.
