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11.3
Security!Recommendations!
11.3.1
The!use!of!a!programm able!electric! timer!prior!to!the!battery!charger!plugging!(to!prev en t!the!batteries!
from! being!charged!without!surveillance)! is! r e c ommended .! In! t h is ! way ! we! can! program! the! timer ! to! let! the!
current!p ass!to! the!charger!only!at! the!time!when!there!are! peop le!present! w ho!can!monitor!the! ch arge!of!the!
batteries!and!avoid!possible!misses.!
11.3.2
!Installing!a !smoke!de te cto r !in!th e !ca rg o !are a !is!re co mmen de d . !
11.3.3
!Do!not!charge!the!batteries!during!a!thunderstorm.!
11.3.4
!Have!fire!extinguishers!at! the! entrance!of! the!enclosure!chosen!to! charge!the!batteries,!not! inside.!Thus!
you! will! have! a! fire! extinguisher! near! the! spotlight! and! you! will! be! able! to! access! the ! extinguishers! quickly!
without!danger!of!burning.!Never!put!out!this!fire!with!water.!You!can!use!soil,!sand!or!CO2!extinguishers!or!
other!indicated!extinguishers!for!electrical!fires.!
11.4
Storage!and!transport!
11.4.1
Store!the!battery!at!room!temperature!between!4º!and!30º!C!(degrees!Celsius).!
11.4.2
Do!not!expose!the!battery!to!the!sun!for!prolonged!periods!of!time.!
11.4.3
Never!store!in!a!place!where!high!temperatures!can!be!reached.!Do!not!charge!or!store!batteries!inside!a!
vehicle!exposed!to!the!sun!or!similar.!Extreme!temperatures!can!cause!the!batteries!to!ignite.!When!
transported !or!sto re d!temporarily,!the!temperature!ca n!ex ce ed !30 ºC ,!but!n ot!more!than!60 ºC . !
11.4.4
Store!the!batteries!in!a!dry!place.!
11.4.5
!Charge!the!battery!for!approximately!2!hours!every!3!months.!Even!if!the!battery!is!not!used .!
11.5
General!warnings!
11.5.1
Excessive!heat,!smoke!or!a!strong!smell!of!chemical!(similar!to!chlorine)!are!clear!indications!that!
something!is!not!working !well.!Imm ediately!disconn ect!the!ba ttery!from !the!charge r!(if!it!is !c h arging)!or!remove!
the!battery!fro m !the !sco ote r!(if!it!is!in!us e ).!L e a v e !th e !b a tte r y !in!a !s a fe !p lac e ,!with!noth in g !flammab le !n e a rb y,!
and!observe!it!for!half!an!hour!If!after!this!time !the !ba tte ry!h as !co o led !do w n ,!yo u !ca n!s en d !it!for!re p air.!
11.5.2
Do!not!connect!the!positive!(red)!cable!to!the!negative!(black)!battery!cable!under!any!circumstances.!
11.5.3
!Never!open!the!battery!case!or!charger,!it!is!dangerous!and!you!will!immediately!lose!the!product!
warranty.!
11.5.4
In!case!of !se nd in g!a !b atte r y!to !b e!r e paired!always!send!it!together!with!its!charger.!In!this!way!the!
technician!ca n!en su re!th e!pro p er!fu nc tionin g!o f!the!e ntire !equ ipment.!
11.5.5
Keep!the!battery!out!of!any!heat!source.!Do!not!expose!it!to!the!sun!or!fire.!Avoid!using!the!battery!in!the!
rain!or!keeping!it!in!p la c es!with!high!hu midity.!
11.5.6
!Avoid!puncturing!or!piercing!the!battery!or!the!charger.!Internal!punctured!elements!can!catch!fire.!
11.5.7
!Maintaining!the!battery!at!temperatures!above!80º!C!for!prolonged!periods!of!time!(more!than!two!
hours)!can!cause!damage!to!the!battery!and!possibly!burn!them.!
11.5.8
If!for!any!re a so n !yo u !ne e d !to !cu t!th e!p o w e r!c a ble s,!it!is!n ec e ssa ry !to !do !it!w ith !e ac h !ca b le!in de p e n de n tly.!
Make!sure!the!wires!do!not!touch!each!other.!Otherw ise !a !sh o r t!c irc u it!w ill!o c c ur!and!potentially!caus e!the!
batteries!to!burn.!
11.5.9
If!at!any!tim e !yo u !n o tice !th a t!the !ba tteries !beg in!to !sw ell!(by!inc rea sing !their!vo lume)!end!the!charging!
process!immediately,!disconnect!the!batteries!and!observe!them!in!a!safe!place!for!a!time!of!approximately!30!
minutes.!This!can!cause!the!liquid!to!drain!from!the!battery.!The!reaction!with!the!air!can!cause!the!ignition!of!
the!chem ica l!components!and!produce!fire.!The!ch emical!reaction!may!occur!in!a!delayed!manner;!it!is!better!
to!observe !the!battery!as!a!precautionary!measure.!The!observation!of!the!battery!should!be!carried!out!in!a!
safe!place,!outdoors!and!aw ay!from !any!co m bustible!m aterial.!
11.5.10!In!case!of!fire,!th e !ev a cu a tio n!o f!th e !bu ild ing !is!more!imp o rta n t!th an !th e !figh t!a ga in st!fire.!Ca llin g!
firefighters!is!ess en tial.!Sta yin g!sa fe !an d !no t!br ea th ing !the !fumes!is!mo re!im p o rta nt!th a n!sa vin g!the!property.!
11.5.11!In!case!of!fire!do!not!put!out!the!fire!with!water:!use!sand!or!a!fire!extinguisher.!
11.5.12.
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OPERATING!TEMPERATURES
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1.!During!the!charging!process:!from!0!to !4 5 ºC .!
2.!During!the!discharging !pro ce s:!fro m!0!to!60º C .!
3.!Let!the!battery!cool!to!room!temperature!before!charging!it.!From!4º!at!30!°!C.!
4.!During!handling!and!charging!lithium!batteries,!never!exceed!70ºC.!
11.6
End!of!lifetime!of!batteries!and!chargers.!
11.6.1
Batteries!that!have!lost!25%!of!their!charge!capacity!must!be!properly!removed!and!disposed!of.!If!it!is!
not!possible!to!verify!it,!you!can!calculate!that!this!occurs!between!800!and!1000!recharges.!
11.6.2
To!dispose!of!the!old!battery:!Discharge!the!battery,!secure!the!connection!cables.!wrap!the!battery!in!a!
bag!and!take!it!to!a!place!for!recycling.!
11.6.3
Batteries!and!their!chargers!must!be!discarded!at!the!same!time.!Do!not!store!old!chargers.!
11.6.4
The!product!consists!of!various!components!and!various!materials!that!must!be!recycled !or!deposited!in!
the!corresp on din g!pla ces !of!de bris!re m o va l!Both!when!the
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product's!lifetime!has!ended!up!or!when!for!other!!
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