Thetford Battery Box - Swift Motorhomes 2013 Owner's Service And Warranty Handbook

Cleaning and maintenance
• Use protective clothing and glasses
when handling a leaking battery, and
avoid direct contact to the skin, eyes and
respiratory organ.
• Should a battery leakage occur, please act
according to the instructions supplied by
the manufacturer of the battery. Act with
caution as caustic substances are present
in the battery.
• Always remove the battery and the power
cable before carrying out any maintenance
of the product.
• Before removing the clamps switch off
all appliances.
• Use a soft cloth or sponge and a non-
acid/abrasive detergent when cleaning the
Battery Box and Soft Tray.
• To check if any acid is present in the Soft
Tray, simply press it softly. A strong smell
from the Soft Tray may also indicate spilled
acid. The battery can be filled again with
acid collected from the Soft Tray. Always
treat spilled battery acid as hazardous
waste. Dispose of spilled battery acid
according to the local and national
regulations.
• At the beginning of each season or
extensive travelling, check the Soft Tray for
faults and replace if necessary.
• The cleaning of the Battery Box and Soft
Tray should only be done after all power
sources have been switched off, in order
to prevent a hazardous situations.
BAT T E RY BOX

THETFORD BATTERY BOX

The Battery Box has a CE socket for connect
to a 230 V power supply and has a maximum
load of 16amps.
• The Thetford Battery Box is designed for
use with foot mounted batteries. These are
recognisable by the rim around the bottom
edge of the battery. This rim will locate
against the back wall of the Battery Box and
the angle metal bracket, which is screwed
into place when the battery is fitted. The
depth of the battery including rim should be
between 173mm and 175mm.
• The maximum battery size that can be
fitted is 225mm high (including terminals)
x 175mm x 353mm wide. The depth and
width dimensions include the rim around
the bottom used for securing the battery.
NOTE: Batteries that are not foot mounted,
ie. without a rim can still be fitted, but check
first that they will fit within the battery box
and can be secured before purchasing.
Before placing the battery inside the
Battery Box, the battery should be
placed into the Soft Tray and rested on
the ground adjacent to the Battery Box.
Carefully connect the electrical wires (the
red cable attaches to the + pole and the
black cable to the - pole of the battery).
Note! Incorrect connection of the cables will
cause a short circuit with potential hazardous
consequences.
After mounting the terminals, lift the battery
together with the Soft Tray into the middle of
the Battery Box compartment. Push the Soft
Tray with battery to the back of the Battery
Box, into the safeguard bulge.
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