Battery Replacement Information - YASKAWA YRC1000 Safety Requirements

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BATTERY REPLACEMENT INFORMATION

BATTERY REPLACEMENT INFORMATION
Disposal
For disposal, batteries must be packaged and shipped in accordance with
transportation regulations to a disposal site. For more information contact:
U. S. Department of Transportation
Research and Special Programs Administration
Do not incinerate or dispose of lithium batteries in general trash collection.
Explosion or violet rupture is possible. Collect batteries for disposal in a manner
to prevent against short-circuiting, compacting, or destruction of integrity and
hermetic seal. Although the Environmental Protection Agency has no specific
lithium battery regulations at this time, lithium may be considered toxic,
reactive, or corrosive. Persons disposing of the material are responsible for any
hazard created in doing so. State and local regulations may exist regarding the
disposal of these materials.
Your lithium batteries provide memory backup for approximately five
years. Batteries are located in the robot base and controller.
Only qualified electricians familiar with high voltage locations within the
controller should replace the battery.
Controller
A "Memory battery weak" error message appears on the pendant screen,
indicating battery replacement must occur within 30 days after message
appears. If this message occurs within 30 minutes of power-up following
an extended power-off period of more than two days, replace battery
immediately by referring to section 5.1.1.3 "Replacing the Battery" in the
YRC1000 MAINTENANCE MANUAL.
Robot
An "Encoder Battery Weak" error message appears on the pendant
screen, indicating battery replacement must occur within 40 hours as
follows. Refer to the section "Battery Pack Replacement" in the Robot
Maintenance Manual.
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