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Safety instructions
Warning
The electrical voltage and current used in battery
testing is potentially lethal.
Ensure that the AC supply is isolated and any bat-
tery under test is disconnected before attempting
any cleaning or maintenance of TORKEL.
Do not connect or disconnect any of the cables
unless the circuit breaker F1 is in the lower (OFF)
position.
Connection and disconnection procedures are ex-
tremely important. Be sure to follow the instructions
faithfully.
Do not touch conducting parts of the clamps on the
current cables or the voltage sensing cables when
they are connected to TORKEL.
Explosion risk when using Torkel and TXL (all mod-
els)
When a lead acid battery is charged or discharged
i.e. when there is a current flow through the battery
it is always a risk that the battery can explode.
For new open (vented) batteries the risk is medium
to low but in old VRLA (sealed) batteries the risk is
medium to high.
If there is a bad connection inside the battery and
there is a current flow - the connection will burn off
and there will be an arc, which will ignite the oxyhy-
drogen gas in the battery.
To minimize the risk for personnel injuries:
Always place Torkel/TXL as far away from the bat-
tery as possible - use long current cables and/or
remote start/stop.Never stand close to a battery
during charge/discharge.
Too high discharge current applied on a battery can
cause the battery to explode or get over-heated. Be
sure to not set too high current.
If the external current measurement is interrupted
or giving false values during the test, the current will
rise to a higher level than the set value before the
test is shut down. If the battery is too small for this
current or in a bad condition - it may explode.
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Safety
Symbols on the
instrumentI
Caution, refer to accompanying docu-
ments.
Caution, risk of electric shock.
Hot, do not cover
Protective conductor terminal.
WEEE, Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment. Please utilize your local
WEEE collection facilities in the dispo-
sition of this product and otherwise
observe all applicable requirements.
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