Battery & Charger Care

Park truck close battery station
Open rear window & push steering column forwards
Lift bonnet to allow access to battery pack
Disconnect power lead from battery to truck
Check battery for split auto fill pipes, bare wires or terminals, corrosion, debris. etc. (Report faults)
Check battery connectors/cables before putting on charge
Connect Charger’s battery cable to truck’s battery.
Switch Charger’s electric mains isolator to ‘I’ or ‘on’.
Wait for the charger to ‘trip’ in.
After charged Switch Charger’s electric mains isolator to ‘O’ or ‘off’.
Disconnect Charger’s battery cable, store in a safe place
Ensure battery floats are in the up position
If not top up using the auto fill system, check for split auto fill pipes before use and DO NOT over fill (if battery bund has water/acid in report to supervisor) PPE to be used goggles & gloves
Connect power lead from battery to truck
Lower bonnet
Close rear window & adjust steering column

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