User's Manual

Cabinet Mounting

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4812ET RF and Power Cabinet Hardware Installation Manual

Apr 2001

V04.03

Installing Batteries in the

Power Cabinet

Table 4-6 reviews the procedure to install a string of batteries in the

Power Cabinet (see Figure 4-5 and Figure 4-6), this procedure should be

repeated until all battery strings have been installed.

Heater pads must be installed and heater pad cables

properly dressed behind battery shelves before batteries are

installed.

CAUTION

Do not install the batteries until the Power Cabinet has

been bolted down.

NOTE

Table 4-6: Installing a String of Batteries

Step Action

1 Remove battery mounting bracket (see Figure 4-6) from the shelf.

2 Install each battery into it’s slot, and slide the battery all the way into

the cabinet, ensure that the battery terminals face forward.

n WARNING

Use care when handling batteries, as they can weigh up to 48 kg (105

lbs). Do NOT drop the batteries.

3 Replace the battery mounting brackets, and torque the nuts to 5 N–m

(45 in–lbs) with a 10 mm driver.

Figure 4-5: Typical 12V Battery

Power Cabinet Battery Cabling

The objective of this procedure is to install the Power Cabinet battery

connections. The quantity of batteries installed depends on the system

configuration. This section will detail the installation of a “string” of

batteries, this should be repeated until all battery strings have been

installed.

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