Windsor 10020430, Operating Instructions Manual

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Operations

How the Machine Works

This machine is designed and manufactured for 
burnishing indoor hard floor surfaces. Kärcher North 
America does not recommend use of this machine in 
any environment other than an indoor environment.  
Battery powered floor equipment is designed and 
manufactured for commercial use only. These 
machines are designed to burnish most modern types 
of floors including composition tile, stone, marble, 
terrazzo, and resilient floor covering, and some coated 
wood floors.

Operator Responsibility

The operator is responsible for performing the recom-
mended daily maintenance and checkups of the 
machine to keep it in good working condition. The 
operator must inform the service mechanic or super-
visor when recommended maintenance procedures are 
required as prescribed in the MAINTENANCE section 
of this manual.

Read this manual carefully before operating this 
machine.

FOR SAFETY: Do not operate machine before reading 
and understanding the operation manual.

Check the machine for shipping damage.  

Keep your machine regularly maintained by following 
the maintenance information in this manual. A service 
contract for the Lightning BDP 50/2000 W is available 
from a Kärcher North America Authorized Distributor or 
Service Center.

Order parts and supplies only from an Authorized 
Kärcher North America Distributor. Use the parts 
illustration section of your manual when ordering parts.  
During and after operation, perform the recommended 
daily and hourly procedures outlined in the Mainte-
nance Chart.

Test for Operator-Ear Sound Pressure 
Level

The machine has been measured and rated on the 
operator-ear sound pressure level for hand-guided floor 
treatment and floor cleaning machines for industrial 
use.  All tests are performed in accordance with 
European Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC).

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Outdoor test area consists of a flat open space 
free from effects of signboards, buildings or 
hillsides for at least 15m (50ft) from the center 
of the test surface.  Indoor tests are conducted 
in a semi-anechoic or sound deadening room.

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The test surface is a single sheet of floor 
covering at least 1m (3.3ft) wider and longer 
than the equipment being tested. In order to not 
affect the sound reading, the observer taking 
readings is at least 2m (6.6ft) from the 
equipment being tested, or standing directly 
behind the operator.

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All machines are tested while stationary and 
centered on the test surface. With the traction 
drive in neutral (where applicable) the test is 
conducted with the machine at maximum 
engine or motor speed as specified by the man-
ufacturer.

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The operator is located in the normal operating 
position with the microphone or meter 
supported independent of the machine, 1, 68m 
(66in) above the test surface, 25cm (10in) to the 
right and left centerline of the operators 
position, and 20cm (8in) to the rear most point 
of the handle, with the handle in the most 
forward position.

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The sound level meter is observed for a 
minimum of 5 seconds or until a stabilized 
reading is obtain. The maximum repeatable 
sound level observed during the test at each 
microphone position is recorded and 
documented.

Test for Hand-Arm Vibration at the Grip 
Surface of Hand-Guided Machinery

The machine has been measured and rated on the 
vibration at the machine-hand contact surface of hand-
guided machines that are provided with handles in 
accordance with European Machinery 
Directive (2006/42/EC).

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The test area consists of a flat open floor area 
that allows the machine to be operated 
normally.

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The transducer is mounted firmly at a point 
halfway along the length of the handle where 
the handle would normally be held.

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Machines are tested while stationary, with all 
mechanisms necessary for the equipment to 
perform its intended functions engaged and the 
traction drive in neutral (if applicable). The 
machine will be tested at maximum engine or 
motor speed as specified by the manufacturer 
of the subject machine.

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The measurements are recorded from the 
dominant axis.

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