O p e r a t i n g I n s t r u c t i o n s
OKTOPUS
®
GLASS-Jack
GL-CC 1200
Technical Documentation
BA 000 257
Page 26 of 28
4.4 Electrical and electronic components
The OKTOPUS
®
GL-CC 1200 is powered by maintenance free lead-batteries with acid-gel as
electrolyte. The battery casings are sealed hermetically.
Maintenance work focusses on:
⇒
daily
visual inspection of the external electrical functional and alarming equipment:
•
warning light,
•
signal light,
•
alarm buzzer,
•
cables.
⇒
visual inspection of the battery’s charge level shown on the charge indicator (see fig.
6).
⇒
charging the battery packs.
For charging the battery packs a 24 V / 5 A battery charger is provided by the OK-
TOPUS
®
manufacturer (see fig. 16).
Before connecting the battery charger check if it is compatible to your
power grid! The performance data are stipulated on the battery charger.
If you want to use a battery charger other than the one provided with the
OKTOPUS
®
, it is absolutely necessary to contact the Wirth Service Team
beforehand!
Fig. 16:
Battery charger (sample)
Charging is carried out as follows:
•
Pull the battery pack out of the battery casing of the OKTOPUS
®
and place it on an
even surface (see also section 3.1.1).
•
Connect the charge plug of the battery charger with the battery charger socket of the
battery pack.
•
Connect the mains plug of the battery charger with a power outlet and thus with the
power grid in order to start the charging process.
•
The charging process is completed when the yellow LED is constantly illuminated.
•
In order to disconnect the battery charger from the battery pack proceed as follows:
1 2 3 4 5
1 Charging plug charger
2 Yellow LED
3 Green LED
4 Battery charger
5 Power plug
