Manually Charging The Battery; Balancing The Battery - Omron LD Platform User Manual

The plug for connecting the manual charging cable is on the left side of the station, as viewed
from the front.
Environmental Requirements
Ambient temperature range: 5 to 40°C (41 to 104°F)
l
Humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing
l
Maintenance
Clean the docking station contacts quarterly with isopropyl alcohol. See Docking Station
Contacts on page 106.
The guide roller is field-replaceable. See Docking Station Roller and Bearing on page 109.
If necessary, you can adjust the height of the docking station contacts. See Docking Station
Contact Adjustment on page 43.

Manually Charging the Battery

Battery in Platform
To manually charge a battery inside the platform, push the AIV backwards, with E-Stop
engaged, so that the rear of the platform slides over the docking station contacts.
NOTE: Press and hold the brake-release button to move the platform.
NOTE: If you push the platform too far onto the docking station, it will not charge.
Make sure that the yellow charge light comes on and stays on.
Standalone Battery
You can charge the battery, outside of the platform, by using the connector on the left side of
the docking station (viewed from the front) with the provided charging cable. This will most
likely to be used for charging a spare battery, while the second battery is still in the platform,
and the AIV is in use.
There is about a 10-second delay between when you connect the battery cable and when the
charging LED turns on.
NOTE: The docking station cannot charge a platform and a separate battery at the
same time. If a platform is on the station, the power to the manual charge connector
is cut off.
Some users manually charge a spare battery, and swap that for the battery inside the platform.
Typically, this is done at the start of each shift, so the AIV is available for the entire shift
without recharging.

Balancing the Battery

The battery is composed of multiple cells, which must stay balanced to maintain maximum
run-time.
There are three ways to manage battery balancing:
11970-000 Rev H1 LD Platform OEM User's Guide
Chapter 7: Operation
85