1. General Information 2
2. Safety Precautions 2
3. Technical Specifications 3
4. Receiving and Inspection 3
5. Storage and Freshening
Charge 3
6. Battery Location 3
7. Unpacking and Module
Assembly 4
8. Electrical Connections 5
9. Final Assembly Connections,
Checks and Commissioning
Charge 6
10. Charger Selection 7
11. Routine Operation 7
12. Routine Maintenance
Procedures 7
13. Cell Removal /
Replacement Procedure 8
14. Good Housekeeping 8
Appendix ‘A’ 8
Appendix ‘B’ 8
Appendix ‘C’ 9
MSDS 10
Battery Record Sheet 12
1. General Information
PowerSafe
®
VM is a range of valve regulated
sealed lead-acid batteries. The utilisation of gas
recombination technology ensures that, in normal
operation, the gas evolution is minimal and no
topping-up is required during the service life of
the battery. As a separate battery room is not
necessary, PowerSafe VM is ideally installed
alongside or in the same room as the equipment
it supports.
IMPORTANT NOTE - IT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO
READ AND FULLY UNDERSTAND THESE
INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE COMMENCING THE
UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION OF THE
BATTERY. INSTALLATION SHOULD ONLY EVER
BE UNDERTAKEN BY SUITABLY QUALIFIED
PERSONNEL.
Care for your safety
No smoking, no naked flames,
no sparks
Electrolyte is corrosive
Electrical hazard
Shield eyes
Clean all acid splash in eyes or
on skin with plenty of clean
water. Then seek medical help.
Acid on clothing is to be
washed with water.
Danger
Read instructions
Risk of explosion or fire. Avoid
any short circuit. Metallic parts
under voltage on the battery,
do not place tools or items on
top of the battery.
Re-cycle scrap
batteries.
Contains lead
All lead-acid batteries are potentially dangerous
and particular care must be taken during their
handling and installation.
Personnel undertaking this work must be
provided with appropriate equipment to ensure
their safety and in addition to exercising routine
care and caution they should be additionally
made aware of the following:
A) Sulphuric Acid - these batteries contain
sulphuric acid which is corrosive and will
cause burns and injury. In the event of contact
with skin or eyes flush immediately with
plenty of clean water and seek medical
attention.
B) Explosive Gases - these batteries can give off
explosive gases. It is therefore important to
keep sparks, flames and lighted cigarettes
away from the battery.
Isolate the battery circuit before connecting or
disconnecting to avoid sparks. Never lay tools
or other metal objects on the modules to
avoid shorting. Ensure all connections are
tight before switching on and only use
insulated tools. Before working on a battery,
metal personal effects such as watches, rings,
bracelets etc, must be removed. Locations
where batteries are kept and charged must be
adequately ventilated.
C) Electric Shock and Burns - multi-cell systems
attain high voltages and extreme caution must
be taken to avoid serious shock and burns
during installation.
D) PowerSafe VM cells are supplied filled and
charged and are electrically live at all times so
must be treated with great care. Even if a cell
container and/or lid is damaged and weeping
acid the cell is still capable of delivering high
currents.
2. Safety Precautions
2
California Proposition 65 Warning – Battery posts, terminals, and
related accessories contain lead and lead compounds, chemicals
known to the State of California to cause cancer and reproductive
harm.
Batteries also contain other chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cancer.
WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.
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