Battery Charger - Snorkel S3970BE Operation Manual

11. Options
bat ter ies on-board charger to en sure proper
op er a tion.
The bat ter ies are en closed in a cab i net mounted at
the front of the ma chine.
Unscrew the knurled knobs at each end of the cab i -
net to re move the lid to gain ac cess to the bat ter ies
(see Fig ure 11.5).
Figure 11.5 - DC Motor Batteries
IMPORTANT
The cab i net lid must be open whilst charg ing
to al low gas ses to es cape.
DANGER
Lead-acid batteries contain sulphuric acid
which will damage eyes or skin on contact.
When working around batteries, ALWAYS
wear a face shield to avoid acid in the eyes. If
acid contacts eyes, flush immediately with
clear water and get medical attention.
Wear rubber gloves and protective clothing
to keep acid off the skin, if acid contacts the
skin, wash it off immediately with clear
water.
Lead-acid batteries produce flammable and
explosive gasses. NEVER allow smoking,
flames or sparks around batteries.
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Battery charger

The Bi-En ergy S3970RT / S3370RT / S2770RT is
fit ted with an on-board au to matic bat tery charger
(see Fig ure 11.6). The charger will com pletely
re-charge the bat ter ies and au to mat i cally turn off
af ter the cy cle is com pleted.
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Figure 11.6 - On-Board Battery Charger
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 11.7)
Figure 11.7 - Mains Power Connection For
IMPORTANT
DO NOT re-charge the batteries unless the
electrolyte level has been checked.
DO NOT allow smoking, flames or sparks
around batteries.
IMPORTANT
DO ENSURE the cabinet lid is open during
charging to allow gasses to escape.
Rev A S3970RT, S3370RT & S2770RT – 13865-1
Charger
DANGER