The battery charger is fitted with an 'interlock". This
means that during the charging cycle all functions
on the machine are inoperative and will remain so
until the charger unit is switched off.
The charg ing cy cle may last from 1 to 12 hours de -
pend ing on the state of the bat ter ies.
If the charg ing cy cle should ex ceed 16 hours (in di -
cat ing a fault) the charger will au to mat i cally shut
down and the bat ter ies should be checked.
The in
let for con
nec
tion of mains power to the
charger is mounted on the ex ter nal wall of the con -
trol cab
i
net above the bat
tery iso
la
tor switches
(see Fig ure 11.9)
Figure 11.9 - Mains Power Connection For
Charger
DO NOT re-charge the batteries unless the
electrolyte level has been checked.
DO NOT allow smoking, flames or sparks
around batteries.
DO ENSURE the cabinet lid is open during
charging to allow gasses to escape.
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Batteries - General maintenance
Al ways keep the bat ter ies clean, free of dirt and
cor ro sion. A film on top of the bat tery can ac cel er -
ate dis charge.
Cold re duces bat tery ca pac ity and re tards charg -
ing. Heat in creases wa ter us age and can (in ex -
treme cir cum stances) re sult in over charg ing.
Use dis tilled wa ter to re fill the bat ter ies. Avoid wa -
ter con tain ing me tal lic sol ids such as iron.
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Batteries - Charging
Fully re charge the bat ter ies, im me di ately af ter use.
One charg
ing cy
cle per day is pre
ferred. Fully
charged bat ter ies per form best. The deeper the
dis charge, the fewer num ber of cy cles a bat tery will
de liver. deep dis charges de te ri o rate the bat tery
quicker than shal low cy cles.
An overly dis charged bat tery may need to be cy -
cled a few times be fore it can fully re cover. If a bat -
tery be gins to heat be fore be com ing fully charged,
it may be nec es sary to re charge and dis charge the
bat tery a few times.
The
RT
is equipped with an au to matic bat tery
charger that will com pletely re charge the bat ter ies
and turn off af ter the charge cy cle is com pleted.
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RCD / ELCB Outlet
Figure 11.10 - RCD / ELCB Outlet
The RCD (Re sid ual Cur rent De vice) is lo cated at
the ground and will pro tect against short cir cuits to
earth. When there is a short cir cuit the RCD will
shut down the 230v AC power to the plat
form
outlet.
To re set the out let dis con nect the power tool lead
from the plat form box and re set the RCD at the
ground.
If the prob lem per sists call a trained ser vice tech ni -
cian.
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Flashing Light
The flash ing light alerts peo ple that the
RT
is pres -
ent and that the
RT
is mov ing. The light flashes at
about one flash per sec ond any time the
RT
is run -
ning. There is no ON/OFF switch for the flash ing
light, it can not be turned off while the
RT
is run ning.
SR3370 & SR2770 – 13184A
Rev A
page 11 - 3
11. Options
RCD
Power Input
Connector
IMPORTANT
DANGER
IMPORTANT