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MAINTENANCE
CHARGING BATTERIES
The charging instructions in this manual are intended
for the battery charger supplied with your machine. The
use of other battery chargers that are not supplied and
approved by Tennant are prohibited.
If machine is equipped with an off-board battery
charger refer to the charger’s owners manual for
operating instructions. Contact distributor or Tennant
for battery charger recommendations if machine is not
equipped with charger.
FOR SAFETY: The use of incompatible battery
chargers may damage battery packs and
potentially cause a fi re hazard.
IRIS® Battery Charging Metrics Notifi cation: Machines
equipped with capability to report battery charging
data via IRIS are supplied with a charger and set of
batteries from the factory. When a battery reaches
its end of life and must be replaced, Tennant highly
recommends that the same battery type be used to
continue to maximize the machines performance. In
the event a battery with a different amp hour (AH), type
(Flooded, AGM, Gel), or manufacturer is selected for
replacement please contact Tennant technical service
department for assistance in determining the feasibility
of the replacement batteries and if so, selecting the
correct charging profi le. Availability of IRIS battery
metric reporting is not guaranteed with third party
suplied batteries.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
The battery charger is set to
charge the battery type supplied with the machine. If
it is necessary to change to a different battery type or
capacity (i.e. fl ooded (wet) lead-acid, maintenance-
free, sealed, AGM batteries, etc...), the charger
charging profi le must be changed to prevent battery
damage. See BATTERY CHARGER SETTINGS.
1. Transport the machine to a well-ventilated area.
WARNING: Batteries emit hydrogen gas.
Explosion or fi re can result. Keep sparks
and open fl ame away when charging.
2. Park the machine on a fl at, dry surface, turn off
machine and remove key.
FOR SAFETY: When servicing batteries, stop on
level surface, turn off machine, remove key and set
parking brake if equipped.
3. If the machine is equipped with fl ooded (wet)
leadacid batteries check the battery electrolyte
level weekly before charging. For models equipped
with the automatic battery watering system, check
if the automatic battery water tank needs refi lling.
Add distilled water if low.
4. For models equipped with an on-board charger,
remove the charger’s power cord from the storage
hooks and plug power cord into a properly
grounded wall outlet.
For models equipped with off-board chargers, fi rst
connect the charger’s DC cord into the machine’s
battery charge receptacle then plug the AC power
supply cord into a properly grounded wall outlet.
Refer to the off-board battery charger’s owner
manual for operating instructions.
FOR SAFETY: Do not disconnect the off-board
charger’s DC cord from the machine’s receptacle
when the charger is operating. Arcing may result.
If the charger must be interrupted during charging,
disconnect the AC power supply cord fi rst.
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