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get the most out of your new or reconditioned battery

Posted by on November 7, 2012 No comments

Your material-handling devices are only just like its battery. A poorly maintained or neglected battery will substantially reduce the battery’s overall lifespan and stop your forklift from carrying out at peak levels. To obtain the most from your brand-new or refurbished battery, we have come up with some useful tips about four critical battery areas: charging, watering, cleaning, and actions to prevent.

CHARGING:

Under normal conditions, battery charging is recommended only if depth of discharge reaches 80% (once the discharge gauge flashes red-colored), not before.

New batteries permit 1,500 to two,500 charge ?¡ãcycles?¡À. If battery me is light, medium, or sporadic, we advise charging only if necessary instead of daily. This can spread the cycle existence from the battery on the much extended period of time, and guarantees you get the most quantity of productive years out of your equipment.

Execute a equalize charge (term varies by charger brand) roughly every five to ten cycles to help keep forklift truck battery carrying out at high levels (about once per week for many programs). Failure to consistently “equalize” at the appropriate interval will harm battery and shorten its effective existence.

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What you Never do for a traction battery

Posted by on December 28, 2011 4 comments

For the owner of a forklift truck, it is very important to maintain the traction battery for a longer service life. In general, you can look for many articles to teach you how to do that about any point. For example, you can search for how to add distilled water to a traction battery about battery watering, If you really want to prolong the battery life, I think you should read more about the practice and follow their steps to do that. By the way, be careful because the battery has acid that is easy to hurt us.

When you plan to maintain the traction battery on your won, I think you need to keep some common senses in mind to prevent you from hurt. Never smoke or allow a spark or flame in vicinity of a battery, because those batteries produce hydrogen that might cause an explosion. Avoid the acid contacting skin, eyes or clothing because it might cause severely burning. But if unfortunately it happens, immediately flood your injured parts with running cool water and get medical attention immediately. Don’t connect the positive and negative of traction battery with tools, which might cause short circuit then damage the battery. If the electrolyte level is under the limited level, it is very easy to burn, so never let it happens. …..

In fact, there are many cautions that you need to pay attention when you are handling with a forklift truck battery. That’s all today, and I will write more next in my blog. Hope your next visit and leave me a message. Thanks.

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Thursday is to learn the traction battery basic principle

Posted by on December 21, 2011 1 comment

Today is Thursday, which is close to this weekend, also is waiting for Christmas. Many foreigners will get gifts from their family in the Christmas Eve, but can I get a gift? There is no answer to this question. Ok, come back to our topic of this day – learn the traction battery basic principle.

As a matter of fact, traction batteries are all lead acid batteries that use sulfuric acid as electrolyte. As we all know, sulfuric acid is dangerous for our health and the acid will hurt you if it contact you. So try to not let it overflow. If it overflows, just take a few minutes to rinse it with water immediately afterwards (baking soda optional) to prevent corrosion on top of and beneath the battery. If a traction battery is not in use or stored for a long time, maybe you will find it “sulfation”, because it will self discharge. If it becomes necessary to store a battery for any period of time, charge it prior, and once every 3 to 6 months thereafter to avoid damage. Deep discharging will shorten the lifespan of these batteries and cause all of the forklift’s electrical components to run excessively hot.

After you know the basic principle of forklift truck battery, I think you might be interested in extending its life. Because I need to prepare something for Christmas Day, I can’t have enough time to write more but I will do that soon. Please wait for my more articles in the blog, and I won’t let you down, I promise.

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You should know these cautions about traction batteries

Posted by on October 31, 2011 8 comments

If you often go to shop in the big supermarket, I think you have seen what a forklift looks like. Maybe you don’t know it very well, such as its traction battery. The amount of use, the frequency of use, and the way in which the battery has been charged will all impact on the lifespan of a forklift truck battery. To extend its lifespan, at first we have to learn some general cautions about these traction batteries when handling with them.

First, its chemical reaction. At least we should know these batteries produce explosive hydrogen gas while charging, which could cause an explosion resulting in injury or death. So pay attention to never allow sparks or flame near a charging battery. Store or charge the traction battery in the room with good ventilation, but not in the wind to avoid corrosion owing to acid mist.

Then, its basic principle. They are all lead acid batteries that use sulfuric acid as electrolyte. As we all know, sulfuric acid is dangerous for our health and the acid will hurt you if it contact you. So try to not let it overflow. If it overflows, just take a few minutes to rinse it with water immediately afterwards (baking soda optional) to prevent corrosion on top of and beneath the battery. If a traction battery is not in use or stored for a long time, maybe you will find it “sulfation”, because it will self discharge. If it becomes necessary to store a battery for any period of time, charge it prior, and once every 3 to 6 months thereafter to avoid damage. Deep discharging will shorten the lifespan of these batteries and cause all of the forklift’s electrical components to run excessively hot.

The above is just what I know now. Of course, it is a little and I will try my best to know more and share with you if you visit my blog again.

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