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4-6 Description and Operation
• Water bags.
• Water pump.
• Nozzles.
The water pump pumps the water from the water bags to the nozzles. The water bags are hanging in the
tank, balanced over the axles of the drive motors. The bags have a combined capacity of 70 liter, enough
to finish one route.
Power System
The machine is battery-operated and after each route it returns to the charging station, which is installed
at a convenient point in the barn. This charging station also functions as the start and end point of each
route, except for a return route that starts in the barn.
The power system stores and releases the electrical power for the driving mechanism, sensors and other
electronics. The power supply is a single rechargeable 24V battery. The battery has an on/off button with
a LED that lights up when the battery is on. Wireless charging takes place at the charging station. The
power system has the following primary parts:
• Battery with an On/Off switch.
• Charge pads:
• a wireless primary unit in charging station with a start button.
• a wireless secondary unit inside the machine.
• ON/OFF switch.
• VIOB with an On/Off switch.
• Charging station with a primary charge pad.
4.2.2 Water Filling Station
Risk of contaminated drinking water
The water filling station is installed by Lely according to the Lely installation instructions. Do
not change anything to the installation of the water filling station to prevent contamination
of drinking water!
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