Lucent Technologies Round Cell Batteries
2 - Table of Contents Issue 3 December 1999
Admonitions 4 - 2
Poison 4 - 3
Electrical Hazard 4 - 4
Shock Hazard 4 - 5
Battery Gases 4 - 6
Vent Funnel and Orange Shipping Plug 4 - 8
Warning Signs 4 - 9
Additional Information 4 - 10
First Aid 4 - 10
Transportation 4 - 10
Handling 4 - 10
Environmental 4 - 10
5 Battery Storage
Overview 5 - 1
State of New Battery 5 - 1
Storage Conditions 5 - 1
Storage Time 5 - 1
6 Installation
Introduction 6 - 1
In This Section 6 - 1
Installation Tools, Materials, and Test Equipment 6 - 1
Unpacking and Handling 6 - 2
Guidelines 6 - 2
Specific Unpacking Instructions 6 - 2
Cleaning Jars 6 - 4
Cleaning Posts 6 - 4
Lifting Clamp 6 - 5
Installation Guidelines 6 - 6
Location 6 - 6
Battery Stands 6 - 7
Bases and Cable Guards 6 - 8
Soft Site Installations 6 - 9
Orienting and Spacing Cells in Stands 6 - 10
Guidelines 6 - 10
Black and Orange Plugs 6 - 11
Temperature Reference Cell Selection 6 - 12
Intercell Connection 6 - 12
Vent Funnel Installation and Disposition of Vent Plugs 6 - 13
Hydrometers 6 - 14
Assembling the Hydrometer 6 - 14
Flexible Tube Length Determination 6 - 14
Specific Gravity Readings 6 - 15