Alpha XM 6015 Series Operations Instructions download pdf (Page 5)

BATTERY CHARGING

ALWAYS REFER TO THE BATTERY MANUFACTURER’S RECOMMENDATION FOR

SELECTING CORRECT FLOAT AND EQUALIZE CHARGE VOLTAGES. FAILURE TO DO

SO COULD DAMAGE THE BATTERIES.

VERIFY THE POWER SUPPLY’S BATTERY CHARGER FLOAT AND EQUALIZE CHARGE

VOLTAGES. REFER TO THE POWER SUPPLY’S OPERATION MANUAL.

BATTERIES ARE TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE. DURING EXTREMELY COLD CONDI-

TIONS, A BATTERY’S CHARGE ACCEPTANCE IS REDUCED AND REQUIRES A HIGHER

CHARGE VOLTAGE; DURING EXTREMELY HOT CONDITIONS, A BATTERY’S CHARGE

ACCEPTANCE IS INCREASED AND REQUIRES A LOWER CHARGE VOLTAGE.

TO COMPENSATE FOR CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE, THE BATTERY CHARGER USED

IN THE POWER SUPPLY IS TEMPERATURE COMPENSATING. FLOAT AND EQUALIZE

CHARGE VOLTAGES WILL VARY DEPENDING UPON BATTERY TEMPERATURE.

IF BATTERIES APPEAR TO BE OVER OR UNDER-CHARGED, FIRST CHECK FOR

DEFECTIVE BATTERIES AND THEN VERIFY CORRECT CHARGER VOLTAGE SET-

TINGS.

BATTERY PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE

BATTERIES SHOULD BE INSPECTED EVERY THREE TO SIX MONTHS TO ENSURE

OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE.

VISUALLY INSPECT BATTERIES FOR SIGNS OF CRACKS, LEAKS OR SWELLING.

CHECK BATTERY TERMINALS AND CONNECTING WIRES. BATTERY TERMINAL

CONNECTORS SHOULD BE CLEANED PERIODICALLY AND RETIGHTENED TO AP-

PROXIMATELY 60 INCH/LBS. SPRAY THE TERMINALS WITH AN APPROVED BATTERY

TERMINAL COATING SUCH AS NCP-2.

CHECK BATTERY VOLTAGES

UNDER LOAD. USE A LOAD TESTER IF AVAILABLE.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ANY BATTERY IN THE SET SHOULD NOT BE GREATER THAN

0.3 VDC.

CHECK THE POWER SUPPLY’S BATTERY CHARGER VOLTAGES. REFER TO THE

BATTERY MANUFACTURER’S RECOMMENDATION FOR CORRECT CHARGE VOLT-

AGES AND THE POWER SUPPLY’S OPERATION MANUAL FOR CORRESPONDING

CHARGER SETTINGS.

NUMBER THE BATTERIES (1, 2, 3) INSIDE OF THE ENCLOSURE FOR EASY IDENTIFI-

CATION.

ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A BATTERY MAINTENANCE LOG.

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