C&D Technologies RS-2061 Standby Batteries for Renewable Energy Applications - Manual (Page 3)

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Only authorized and trained personnel familiar with Photovoltaic/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. 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 ARRESTERS.
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. 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.
For technical assistance contact the Technical Service Department located at:
C&D Technologies, Inc.
1400 Union Meeting Road
P.O. Box 3053
Blue Bell, PA 19422-0858
Telephone 215-619-2700 or 800-543-8630 FAX 215-619-7899
WARRANTY NOTICE
This instruction manual is not a warranty. Each 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 from the corporate website or with the batteries.
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