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POST THESE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE BATTERY MAINTENANCE AREA
TUBULAR-LMX™ LOW MAINTENANCE MOTIVE POWER BATTERIES
INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
1.
SAFETY
1.1
Follow your company's Safety Instructions when working with or near industrial truck batteries.
Observe the caution label affixed to the battery. Thoroughly familiarize yourself with industry
and government guidelines (OSHA, ANSI) for charging, handling, and maintaining industrial
batteries.
1.2
Assign battery and charger care to properly trained personnel.
1.3
This battery contains sulfuric acid electrolyte. Avoid contact with skin, eyes, or clothing. Wear
rubber apron, gloves, boots, and goggles or face shield when handling, checking, filling,
Charging or repairing batteries.
1.4
Keep water readily available for flushing spilled electrolyte from eyes or skin. Use plain water
only and obtain medical attention immediately. Special deluge showers and eye washbasins
are required.
1.5
Batteries produce hydrogen and oxygen gas during charge. Keep open flames away. Do not
check electrolyte level with a cigarette lighter or match. Use a flashlight or permanent lights.
Switch on/off away from the top of the battery. Do not smoke or create sparks.
1.6
Lift batteries with a certified/approved hoist, crane, lift truck, or similar equipment. Move
batteries with trucks, conveyors, or rollers. Be sure to place a rubber mat or similar insulating
material across the tops of coverless batteries when handling. Make sure equipment is of
ample strength and properly installed.
1.7
Never lay metal tools, such as wrenches or screwdrivers, on top of a battery.
1.8
Disconnect the battery from the truck when performing maintenance and repair on motor or
electrical system.
1.9
Open or "break" the battery circuit before attempting repairs to the charging plug or receptacles.
1.10
Apply a strong neutralizer, such as baking soda or soda ash, when electrolyte is spilled on the
floor. Check local regulations regarding the disposal of neutralized waste.
DO NOT USE CHAIN OR WIRE ROPE SLINGS.
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- Page 1 POST THESE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE BATTERY MAINTENANCE AREA TUBULAR-LMX™ LOW MAINTENANCE MOTIVE POWER BATTERIES INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS SAFETY Follow your company’s Safety Instructions when working with or near industrial truck batteries. Observe the caution label affixed to the battery. Thoroughly familiarize yourself with industry and government guidelines (OSHA, ANSI) for charging, handling, and maintaining industrial batteries.
- Page 2 Use a charger with automatic charger termination controls. GNB recommends the use of an SCR charger with an I-E-I charging profile in order to achieve a minimum 45-day watering interval. To achieve a minimum 90-day watering interval, GNB requires the use of a GNB charger with a Tubular-LMX™...
- Page 3 8 hours discharge 8 hours charge 8 hours cool-down Tubular-LMX™ Low Maintenance batteries are designed and built to deliver 80% of their rated capacity at 77 °F (25 °C) each cycle. TEMPERATURE In the operation of motive power lead acid batteries, the electrolyte temperature must not exceed 110 °F (43 °C).
- Page 4 See Section 9. When using a GNB® SCR200 charger with a Tubular-LMX™ charging profile…After each 90 calendar days of operation to 80% DOD at 5-days per week or when the specific gravity in the cells reaches 1.335 to 1.345, add water at the end of the charging period (when the battery...
- Page 5 If the battery requires cleaning, contact your local GNB servicing representative. The solution used to clean and neutralize the outside of the batteries should be disposed of in an environmentally safe manner.
- Page 6 The acid resistant, electrolyte level sensor is installed in a central cell of the battery by the GNB manufacturing facility or distribution center prior to battery shipment. The sensor lead wire is attached to the negative post of the second cell away from the sensor towards the battery negative terminal.
- Page 7 The BWT watering plug assembly – plug, float and gasket (see Figure 1) – is the heart of the system. It controls the watering of each battery cell to the recommended shut-off level. This is a minimum of 1/8“ below the vent well at the end of recharge.
- Page 8 Your local GNB sales representative has more information regarding the full range of maintenance and repair service available. GNB can also supply all of your battery, charger, and accessory device replacement part needs. For more information in the U.S.A. and Canada, call 1-888-563-6300. All others, please contact your local GNB battery sales representative.
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