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User and maintenance manual
8.2.4.4
Maintenance of drive switch
The drive switch is an EMERGENCY-STOP switch designed for the switching of high direct currents.
Fig. 75:
Drive switch
1 Drive switch
2 M5 securing screws
3 Screws at bracket
4 Screws at load cable
When mounting the drive switch, ensure that the M5 securing screws are tightened with max. 1.5 Nm.
The screws at the bracket in the side box must be secured WITH screw locking compound (e.g. Loctite). The
connection to the side box top section must be made WITHOUT screw locking compound. Tighten the load
cable screws with 7-8 Nm.
NOTICE
Mounting spring washers
Spring washers prevent nuts and screws from becoming loose.
8.2.4.5
Charging batteries
Charging
Charging is only enabled by the
if the following conditions are met:
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Kart is switched on (main switch set to ON).
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Drive switch is pushed in (OFF).
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No error is pending (see
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At least 1 cell has a voltage below 3.56 V.
Should the charging process take longer than usual, the cells carry very different charges, or at least one cell is
no longer OK.
The charging and discharging process must be monitored at the LCD monitor or
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