C&D Technologies RS-1476 Standby Battery Vented Cell User Manual

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Only authorized and trained personnel familiar with standby battery installation,

preparation, charging and maintenance should be permitted access to the

battery.

WARNING

SHOCK HAZARD - DO NOT TOUCH UN-INSULATED BATTERY,

CONNECTORS OR TERMINALS. BEFORE TOUCHING THE BATTERY,

BE SURE TO DISCHARGE STATIC ELECTRICITY FROM TOOLS AND

TECHNICIAN BY TOUCHING A GROUNDED SURFACE IN THE VICINITY OF

THE BATTERIES BUT AWAY FROM THE CELLS AND FLAME ARRESTORS.

GAS PRODUCED BY THIS BATTERY CAN BE EXPLOSIVE. PROTECT

EYES WHEN AROUND BATTERY. PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION SO

HYDROGEN GAS ACCUMULATION IN THE BATTERY AREA DOES NOT

EXCEED TWO PERCENT BY VOLUME (CONSULT LOCAL CODES). DO NOT

SMOKE, USE OPEN FLAME OR CREATE SPARKS NEAR BATTERY.

THIS BATTERY CONTAINS SULFURIC ACID, WHICH CAN CAUSE SEVERE

BURNS. IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT WITH ELECTROLYTE, REMOVE

CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND FLUSH AFFECTED AREAS THOROUGHLY

WITH WATER. IF EYE CONTACT HAS OCCURRED, FLUSH FOR A MINIMUM

OF 15 MINUTES WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF RUNNING WATER AND SEEK

IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.

IMPORTANT: FOLLOW MANUFACTURER’S PUBLISHED INSTRUCTIONS

WHEN INSTALLING, CHARGING AND SERVICING BATTERIES.

C&D TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1400 Union Meeting Road P.O. Box 3053 Blue

Bell, PA 19422-0858 Telephone 800-543-8630/+1 (215) 619-2700

FAX 215-619-7899 e-mail: [email protected]

http://www.cdtechno.com/contact/contact.html

For technical assistance contact the Technical Services Department located at:

1400 Union Meeting Road Blue Bell, PA 19422 800-543-8630 FAX 215-619-7842

http://www.cdtechno.com/contact/contact.html

WARRANTY NOTICE

This instruction manual is not a warranty. Each standby battery is sold subject

to a limited warranty, which is in place of all other warranties, express or implied

(including the warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose)

and which limits a purchaser’s (user’s) remedy to the repair or replacement of

a defective battery or parts thereof. The terms of the limited warranty are

incorporated herein and are available upon written request from

C&D TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1400 Union Meeting Road P.O. Box 3053 Blue

Bell, PA 19422-0858 or in Canada C&D Technologies, Canada, Inc.

6665 Millcreek Dr. Unit 3, Mississauga, ON L5N 5M4

RS1476/0215/CD