Installing Batteries - Nortel AccessNode 2016 User Manual

3-38 Installation guidelines
Procedure 3-12

Installing batteries

Use this procedure to install the batteries in the battery compartment of the
AN2016 Cabinet. You can mount batteries in the AN2016 cabinet or inside a
battery vault.
The battery compartment can hold 32 batteries, divided in eight 100 Ah strings
of 12V dc batteries. Four batteries make one string. Install the batteries in the
compartment in two rows of 16 batteries (4 strings) each.
Follow the following safety measures when you perform this procedure.
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DANGER
Electrical and explosion hazard
Batteries can be a lethal source of electrical power under
certain conditions. Follow all battery manufacturer's and
locally approved safety procedures.
Use extreme care when handling the batteries and connecting them to the
string.
Wear heavy gloves and safety glasses while lifting the batteries.
Do not wear rings, metallic wrist bands, or bracelets when working on
batteries.
Do not allow metal objects to rest on the batteries or to fall across the
terminals.
Handle each battery only by its lifting slot or an appropriate lifting tool,
keeping hands away from the connector pins.
Consider possible arcing during battery connection procedures.
Use heavy gloves during all procedures involving the batteries, to prevent
injury.
Do not touch the connector posts.
Do not lift the cabinet with batteries installed.
Rel 1.0 Standard May 1999
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