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  • Page 1 Instruction Manual Apex 47 B/BH (6502.44/.64)
  • Page 2 Valid as of: September 2007 as used in this manual identifies items relevant to safety. Please make sure to forward all safety instructions to other operators. PowerBoss Inc. Observe the safety information listed in chaperr 1. 175 Anderson Street NC 28315 U.S.A.
  • Page 3 PowerBoss Inc. to be performed by an authorised sible hazards involved. 175 Anderson Street Powerboss service centre and Accident Prevention Regulation, Road confirmed in the "Maintenance certifi- NC 28315 U.S.A. Traffic Regulations, and aspects of cate"...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Apex 47 Controls 7.9.2 Replace Side Brush V-Belt Functional Description Apex 47 7.9.3 Replace Suction Fan V-Belt 2.1.1 Principle of Apex 47 B Control Panel 7.10 Adjust Steering Chain Tension 2.1.2 Principle of Apex 47 BH Empty Dirt Hoppers of 7.11 Check Hydraulic Fluid and Refill 52...
  • Page 5 Contents...

  • Page 6: Safety Information

    Safety Information 1 Safety Information The operator has to use the machine When sweeping in closed rooms, provide for suffi- within its design limits. 1.1 General Safety Information cient ventilation. Shut the motors down before transpor- ting the machine. Apart from the instructions contained in this manual, the general safety Pinching and shearing ha- zard.

  • Page 7: Safety And Warning Symbols

    Sicherheitsinformationen Safety and Warning Symbols All paragraphs in this manual referring to your personal safety, the safety of 1.2.1 Generally Applicable Symbols your machine and the environment protection are attributed one of the fol- lowing warning symbols: Hazardous for..Description Symbol DANGER persons and...

  • Page 8: Labels At The Machine

    The following safety and information signs are legibly attached to the machine. Missing or illegible stickers have to be replaced. Noise performance (7) Folding apron (1) Key switch (5) 82 dB (A) Parking brake (2) PowerBoss nameplate, front and rear (3) Fig.1...

  • Page 9: Apex 47 Signs

    Safty Information 1.3.1 Apex 47 Signs 24V label (8) Cylinder broom wearing take-up (11) Battery charging (9) The label is located under the seat hood. Nameplate (12) Rotating parts (10) Fig.2 Safety and information signs...
  • Page 10 Safty Information Apex 47 Signs Apex 47 type name (14) Pinching hazard (16) Continued High-pressure cleaner (13) Hydraulic fluid (17) Do not clean by means of high pressure cleaner or va- pour jet. Brake (15)

  • Page 11: Operation/Safety Information

    Safty Information Compared to four-wheeled 1.4 Operation/Safety Information Never leave the machine unattended before the motors are off and the ma- vehicles, driving stability of Vacuum sweepers may be run by qua- chine is protected against unintended three-wheeled vehicles is lified personnel only;...

  • Page 12: Cleaning Information

    Safty Information 1.5 Cleaning Information Warning and instruction la- bels attached to the machi- The specific safety instructions for ne contain important infor- mation about safe operation handling drive batteries (see leaflet 88-60-2556) apply. Before proceeding Provide for sufficient venti- to cleaning of the machine, pull the lation when sweeping indo- key.

  • Page 13: Maintenance Instructions

    Safty Information When handling lubrica- 1.6 Maintenance Instructions Before changing wheels protect the machine against ting agents, the appli- A good approach to prevention of acci- rolling by placing wedges. cable regulations for dents is proper maintenance of the Proceed to wheel changing protection of the envi- machine.
  • Page 14 Safty Information finger-stalls) when handling Specific safety instructions for Keep batteries dry and cle- an and clear of soiling such battery acid. handling batteries apply as e.g. metallic dust to avo- id leakage current. Do not use open flames (ex- (refer to leaflet 88-60-2556 plosion hazard).

  • Page 15: Accident Prevention Regulations

    Safty Information Accident Prevention Regulations BGV D 29 Vehicles According to BGV D 29, the Apex 47 vacuum sweeper has to be inspected for safe condition by an authorized expert as required, but not less than once a year. Results of such an inspection have to be kept on file at least until the next inspection is performed.

  • Page 16: Description

    2.1.1 Principle of Apex 47 debris into the dirt hopper. The suction fan vacuums the fine dirt which is separated by a filter system. The air returned into the environment is clean. Fig.4 Principle of Apex 47 BH Fig.3 Principle of Apex 47 B...

  • Page 17: Cylinder Broom

    Description Cylinder Broom Filter System / Dust Evacua- Steering tion The cylinder broom is equipped with Steerage is effectuated mechanically 12 rows of bristles arranged in V- The filter system is located in the filter from steering wheel to front wheel via case above the dirt hopper.

  • Page 18: Brake

    Description Brake Travel Drive Assembly The Apex 47 is equip- The Apex 47 is equipped with an ped with a service brake. electric drive assembly with This brake has been constructed as continuous regulation. shoe brake and equally serves as par- king brake.

  • Page 19: Battery Systems

    Battery Systems 3 Battery Systems Before commencing any work on the electric system disconnect the battery plug. Do not use open flames when handling batteries and especially when checking the battery acid level. Provi- de for sufficient ventilation in rooms where batteries are charged.

  • Page 20: Low Discharge Signal Sender

    Battery Systems Low Discharge Signal Sender 3.1.1 Battery Charging Status Indicator 3.1.3 Setting Other Battery Types Have the low discharge sig- Upon turning ON by key switch, bat- nal sender set to other bat- tery charging status is shown by dis- tery types by qualified per- play of green bars (Fig.

  • Page 21: Plug Connection Coding

    Plug case of charger unit: ends together by means of pliers. unit's operating manual. - grey for wet batteries Powerboss rejects any claim for - green for maintenance-free Press together for assembly warranty on battery dama- Gel batteries...
  • Page 22 Battery Systems...

  • Page 23: First Operation

    Before delivery, the Apex 47 and chargers as prescribed has been extensively tested and by PowerBoss. We can grant full submitted to a functional check. warranty only if those units Only qualified personnel of your local are being used.

  • Page 24: Insert Batteries

    First Operation Insert Batteries - After charging of the batteries, con- nect charger plug and device plug - Turn engine off and pull key for electrical connection. - Secure machine by engaging the parking brake. Now the Apex 47 is - Fold back seat hood.
  • Page 25 First Operation - Turn machine off and pull key. - Secure machine by actuating par- king brake. - Fold up seat hood - Insert battery - Connect charging plug of the battery connection cable and cable of the charger unit and proceed to initial charging.

  • Page 26: Operation

    Operation 5 Operation Apex 47 Controls 1 Actuator for folding apron 2 Service brake lock 3 Service brake/parking brake pedal 4 Drive pedal, reverse 5 Drive pedal, forward 6 Control panel 7 Seat adjustment Fig.9...

  • Page 27: Control Panel

    Operation Seat adjustment Actuator for folding apron Drive pedal, reverse to open and close the folding apron to adjust the seat position to dri- for collecting coarse dirt. to change direction to reverse ride vers of different height. and with continuous regulation of Adjust the seat so as to allow the riding speed at the same time.
  • Page 28 Operation Apex 47 Control Panel Cylinder broom lever Release (lifted-up disposal) Ampex BH Horn Cover with plug connection for battery/LDS programming Suction fan/shaking system knob Flashlight (optional) Lighting (optional) Lift and lower (lifted-up disposal) Side brush lever 10 Pilot lamp, parking brake 11 Battery charge status indicator/hourmeter 12 Pilot lamp, fan...
  • Page 29 "Release Lifted-Up Dispos- battery type. The plugged connections al" key has to be released of the programming cable are located once and pressed again there. Have the programming exe- cuted by a PowerBoss contract dealer with qualified personnel at hand.
  • Page 30 Operation If the yellow pilot lamp (Fig. 9/13) lights, actuate the shaking system (position 2). In this position, the shaking system is operable and proceeds to jolting in 7 Lighting (optional) repeated intervals. to switch the driving headlight ON/OFF. After jolting, the knob is to be kept in position 1 for Suction fan/shaking system about 10 seconds.
  • Page 31 Operation Actuate release key for lif- ted-up disposal and hold before lifting or lowering. 10 Pilot lamp, parking brake (red) 12 Pilot lamp, suction fan (orange) lights upon actuation of the parking lights if the suction fan is not brake activated.
  • Page 32 Operation 13 Pilot lamp, shaking system 14 Key switch (yellow) to switch the machine on and off and Proceed to jolting of the filter system to secure it against unauthorised use. upon lighting of this pilot lamp by actu- ating the knob (Fig. 10/5). The pilot lamp flashes du- ring the shaking procedure and extinguishes after low...

  • Page 33: Empty Dirt Hoppers Of Apex 47 B

    Operation Empty Dirt Hoppers of Clean dirt hoppers at Apex 47 B regular intervals. - Fold bow (Fig. 11/3) up = the dirt hoppers (Fig. 11/2) are lowered. Empty Dirt Hopper of - Use the recessed grip (Fig. 11/1) of...
  • Page 34 Operation Lift side brush and cylinder Pinching and shearing ha- Proceed to emptying of the dirt broom before removal of zard. Provide for required hopper as follows: the dirt hopper. safe distance before lifting or lowering the dirt hopper. - Lift side brush and cylinder broom - Proceed to shaking of the filter Riding with the lifted hopper system...
  • Page 35 Operation Observe the information gi- Should the dirt hopper not ven in paragraph 5.2 on be completely emptied after releasing of lifted-up dispo- swinging, proceed to manu- sal. al shaking with the handle (Fig. 12/4). Sweeping is possible only Clean the dirt hopper in re- after the dirt hopper has at- gular intervals.

  • Page 36: Working With The Apex

    Operation Working with the Apex 47 the operator has to make Check the drive pedal for sure that the machine and being in neutral position be- The driver is requested to carefully its accessories are in proper fore switching ON. read this operator's manual.

  • Page 37: Sweep

    Operation 5.5.2 Sweep 5.5.4 Displace - Lower cylinder broom. Make sure that the key switch is in - Release parking brake. neutral position and the side brush - Slowly depress drive pedal until and cylinder broom are lifted up before desired speed has been attained.

  • Page 38: Technical Data

    Technical Data Technical Data Apex 47 Apex 47 B Apex 47 BH Dimensions and weights 1520 1520 Length with side brush 1000 1000 Width without side brush 1120 1120 Width with 1 side brush 1240 1240 Width with 2 side brushes...
  • Page 39 Technical Data Apex 47 Apex 47 B Apex 47 BH Filter system m² Filtering surface qty. Plate filter Cylinder broom 345 / 700 345 / 700 Length/diameter 290 530 +/- 290 500 +/- Wearing limit Speed 50 + 5 50 + 5...
  • Page 40 Technical Data Apex 47 Apex 47 B Apex 47 BH Tyres Front drive wheel, bandage Ø 300 / 90 Ø 300 / 90 Rear, solid rubber tyres 4.00-4 4.00-4 Electric drive DC / V Service voltage 0,8 / 1,0 0,8 / 1,0...
  • Page 41 Technical Data Apex 47 B Apex 47 BH Noise emission The sound pressure level measured according to DIN EN ISO 11201 and under standard operating conditions at the operator's ear with - operating status dB (A) fan, cylinder broom and side brush ON amounts to...

  • Page 42: Maintenance/Service

    Maintenance/Service Maintenance/Service Please contact your local PowerBoss Collect spilled oil and fuel and provide for distributor if you cannot do the adequate disposal of maintenance works as prescribed in Maintenance Instructions these substances. the maintenance schedule in-house. Compliance with our recommenda-...

  • Page 43: Mount/Dismount Cylinder Broom

    Maintenance/Service Mount/Dismount Cylinder - Open locks (Fig. 15/2) by enclosed - Remove plate with sealing strip (Fig. Broom square spanner (counter-clockwise) 16/4) - Remove cover (Fig. 15/1) - Remove cylinder broom by pulling. The cylinder broom is accessible from Before commencing any work on the the left side of the machine and is to electric system disconnect the battery be dismounted as follows:...
  • Page 44 Maintenance/Service Before checking: With one turn of the knob, Mark level surface for the track widens or broa- checking broom dens by approx. 10mm. adjustment by chalk. - Lower cylinder broom and let it run When exceeding the swee- dry. ping track width, the engine - Lift cylinder broom and forward the protection may be activated.

  • Page 45: Sealing Strips For Broom Compart- Ment

    Maintenance/Service Sealing Strips for Broom Com- Proceed to adjustment with the battery - Turn engine off and pull key partment - Disconnect battery plug set being mounted. - Remove cover (as described in the Height of the front sealing strip (folding In order to assure good function of the paragraph "Mount/Dismount Cylin- apron) cannot be adjusted.

  • Page 46: Replace Side Brush

    Maintenance/Service Replace Side Brush Proceed in inverse order for mounting of the side brush. The side brush is located at the front right of the machine (standard ver- sion). Use the lever (Fig. 10/9) to lift and lower the side brush. The side brush is to be lightly inclined in for- ward and in outward direction.

  • Page 47: Dismount Plate Filter

    Maintenance/Service Dismount Plate Filter Proceed as follows for dismounting of the plate filter: - Open seat hood. - Open quick-release locks (Fig. 21/1). - Remove cover, filter case (Fig. 21/3) - Remove covering hood, plate filter - Loosen fillister head screws (Fig.
  • Page 48 Maintenance/Service Fig.22 Plate filter 1 Detent hook 2 Wing screws 3 Frame with electro-motor 4 Opening for detent lever 5 Plate filter...

  • Page 49: Basic Cleaning Of Plate Filter

    Maintenance/Service Basic Cleaning of Plate Filter Hold the plate filter (Fig. 23/1) in verti- cal position and let it fall down from a height of 1 m to the even floor as represented in Fig. 23. Fig.23 1 Plate filter Basic cleaning of plate filter...

  • Page 50: V-Belt Drive

    Maintenance/Service V-Belt Drive Tensioning roller Suction fan V-belt (20Hz) V-belt pulley V-belt for cylinder broom and side brush (130 Hz) Side brush V-belt Belt pulley Cylinder broom V-belt Tensioning roller lever Belt pulley 10 Tension spring 11 Hexagonal nut 12 Hexagon socket screw Fig.24 V-belt drive Apex 47...

  • Page 51: Replace Cylinder Broom V-Belt

    Maintenance/Service - Remove cover plate Proceed in inverse order for mounting 7.9.1 Replace Cylinder Broom V-Belt - Push side brush in direction of the of the V-belt. machine to detent V-belt (Fig. 24/5) - Turn engine off and pull key. - Remove V-belt (Fig.

  • Page 52: Adjust Steering Chain Tension

    Maintenance/Service 7.10 Adjust Steering Chain Tension 7.11 Check Hydraulic Fluid and 7.11.1 Check Hydraulic Fluid Refill - Turn engine off and pull key Check the condition and function of - Secure machine by engaging par- steering chain every 200 hours of ope- king brake ration.

  • Page 53: Electric System

    Maintenance/Service 7.12 Electric System 7.12.1 Fuses/Relays 1 F2 Pre-fuse (20A) 2 F3 Travel drive assembly control (10A) 3 F4 Control panel indicators (5A) 4 F5 Horn (5A) 5 F6 Control, main motor and LDS (5A) 6 F7 LDS measurement (5A) 7 F8 Lighting (7.5A)

  • Page 54: 2Lifted-Up Disposal Fuses/Relays

    Maintenance/Service 7.12.2 Lifted-Up Disposal Fuses/Relays Lifted-up disposal Lifted-up disposal Lifted-up disposal Lifted-up disposal Relay, lift dirt hopper Relay, lower dirt hopper F 13 Hydraulic unit (30A) Fig.27 Lifted-up disposal fuses/relays...

  • Page 55: Maintenance Schedule

    Maintenance/Service hours of operation 7.13 Maintenance Schedule after first Daily every 100 every 200 Check batter acid level and top with distilled water if required (with fully charged battery only) Check acid density of battery Clean battery poles and grease Check cables for damages and screwed connections for tight fit Check function of seat contact switch Visual check of front tires...
  • Page 56 Maintenance/Service hours of operation 7.13 MaintenanceSchedule after first Daily every 100 every 200 Visual check of V-belts Check service/parking brake and re-adjust if required Check filter system for tightness (visual check) Dismount plate filter and clean if required Clean travel drive assembly, brush drive, shaking motor Check tread of wheels Check function of electro-motor, carbon brushes for smooth operation and wearing;...

  • Page 57: Maintenance Document

    Maintenance Document 200 operating hours 300 operating hours 100 operating hours 400 operating hours Maintenance Maintenance Maintenance Maintenance Workshop stamp Workshop stamp Workshop stamp Workshop stamp carried out on __________ carried out on __________ carried out on __________ carried out on __________ at __________ operating hours at __________ operating hours at __________ operating hours...
  • Page 58 PowerBoss, Inc. warrants to the original purchaser/user that this product is free from defects in workmanship and materials under normal use. PowerBoss will, at its option, repair or replace without charge, parts that fail under normal use and service when operated and maintained in accordance with the applicable operation and instruction manuals.
  • Page 59 If a difficulty develops with this machine, you should contact the dealer from whom it was purchased. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may have other rights which vary from state to state. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of special, incidental or consequential damages, or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above exclusions and limitations may not apply to you.
  • Page 60 Excellence Meets Clean · · · PowerBoss Inc. 175 Anderson Sreet Aberdeen, II. NC 28315 U.S.A · Telephone: (910) 944-2105 Fax (910) 944-740...

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