Manual

LIBERTY
®
SERIES 1000 FRONT ACCESS MONOBLOCK
VALVE-REGULATED (SEALED) LEAD ACID BATTERIES
INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
INTRODUCTION
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PART 1
RECEIVING AND INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
SECTION 1.1 - RECEIVING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.1.1 General Information and Precautions
1.1.2 Safety
1.1.3 Packing, Inspection at time of delivery
1.1.4 Accessories package
SECTION 1.2 - STORAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.2.1 Storing charged batteries
SECTION 1.3 - INST
ALLATION AND ASSEMBLY
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8
1.3.1 Installation and connection
1.3.2 Connecting and torquing battery ter
minal posts
1.3.3 Paralleling batteries
1.3.4 Installation inspection prior to connection
to charging equipment
PART 2
CHARGING AND OPERATION OF BATTERY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SECTION 2.1 - CHARGING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.1.1 Boost / initial charge
2.1.2 Initial 1 boost charge
2.1.3 Constant v
oltage charging
2.1.4
Initial charge records
2.1.5 Warning labels
SECTION 2.2 - BATTERY OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.2.1 Float charge
2.2.2
Equalizing charge
2.2.3
Compensating float v
oltage f
or ambient temper
ature
2.2.4
Ov
er-V
oltage
SECTION 2.3 - MAINTENANCE OF B
A
TTER
Y MODULES
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17
2.3.1
Inspection
2.3.2
Cleaning modules
2.3.3 Cell voltage variation
2.3.4
Eff
ects of temper
ature
2.3.5
Record k
eeping
2.3.6 Connection maintenance
2.3.7
Inter
nal Ohmic measurements
2.3.8
Recommended maintenance
APPENDIX A -
MA
TERIAL SAFETY D
A
T
A SHEET
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20
APPENDIX B - WARRANTY PROVISIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
APPENDIX C - VALVE-REGULATED LEAD ACID BATTERY and
CHARGER INSPECTION REPORT FORM
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