Alpha alphacell gelcell series User manual
AlphaCell™GelCell Series
AlphaCellTM GelCell Battery Users Guide
Storage, Maintenance, and Deployment
Effective: April, 2013
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745-680-C0-002, Rev. B1
AlphaCellTM GelCell Battery Users Guide
Storage, Maintenance and Deployment
745-680-C0-002, Rev. B1
Effective Date: April 2013
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GelCell Battery
Users Guide
Storage, Maintenance
and Deployment
745-680-C0-002, Rev.B1
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Table of Contents
Safety Notes....................................................................................................................................................... 6
Battery Maintenance Guidelines......................................................................................................................... 7
Recycling and Disposal Instructions................................................................................................................... 7
Storage............................................................................................................................................................... 8
Electrical Safety.................................................................................................................................................. 8
Chemical and Mechanical Safety ....................................................................................................................... 9
1.0 Introduction.......................................................................................................................................... 10
1.1 Description..............................................................................................................................11
2.0 Preparing for Maintenance .................................................................................................................. 12
2.1 Required Tools and Equipment .............................................................................................. 12
3.0 Periodic Maintenance Tasks and Schedule......................................................................................... 13
3.1 Monthly Remote Status Monitoring ........................................................................................ 13
3.2 Quarterly Preventive Maintenance ......................................................................................... 14
3.3 AlphaCellTM Battery Maintenance Log .................................................................................... 16
3.4 Battery Evaluation Procedures ............................................................................................... 18
3.5 Battery Refurbishment Plan.................................................................................................... 19
4.0 Battery System Float Charging............................................................................................................ 20
4.1 Alpha Power Supply Charging Prole .................................................................................... 21
5.0 Battery Symptoms and Solutions ........................................................................................................ 22
6.0 Battery Parameters by Model Number ................................................................................................ 25
7.0 Warranty and Return Information ........................................................................................................ 27
7.1 AlphaCellTM Limited Warranty.................................................................................................. 27
7.2 Battery Maintenance Report for Return Authorizations .......................................................... 29
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Figures and Tables
Fig. 1, Capacity vs Storage Time........................................................................................................... 8
Fig. 2, Series Connected String of Batteries ........................................................................................11
Fig. 3, Parallel String of Batteries .........................................................................................................11
Fig. 4, Flow Chart, Monthly Status Monitoring..................................................................................... 13
Fig. 5, Flow Chart, Quarterly Preventive Maintenance........................................................................ 14
Fig. 6 Flow Chart for Battery Refurbishment Plan ............................................................................... 19
Fig. 7, Charger Modes......................................................................................................................... 21
Table 1, Conductance values, new vs. suspect batteries .................................................................... 18
Table 2, Battery Symptoms and Solutions........................................................................................... 22
Table 3, Battery Parameters, Current Models (threaded insert terminals) .......................................... 25
Table 4, Battery Parameters, Legacy Models (threaded insert terminals)........................................... 26
Table 5, Battery Parameters, Legacy Models, (Lead ag insert terminals) ......................................... 26
Table 6, Warranty Periods for AlphaCellTM batteries ............................................................................ 28
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