13 Notes for Battery Disposal and Battery Replacement
1) When working on batteries the following precautions should be observed: remove conductive jewelry
such as necklace, wrist watches and rings.
2) If any connection cable has to be replaced, please purchase the original materials from the authorized
distributors or service centers in order to avoid any risk of overheating or fire due to insufficient
capacity.
3) Do not dispose of the battery in a fire as it may explode.
4) Do not open or mutilate the battery. Released electrolyte is harmful to the skin and eyes. It may be
toxic.
5) Do not short-circuit the positive and negative of the battery electrode, connection errors could cause
electric arcs resulting in serious burns.
6)
WARNING:
circuit is not isolated from the input potential circuit. There may be hazardous voltage between the
battery terminals and the ground.
7) Even though the input breaker is disconnected, the components inside the UPS are still live and there
are potential hazardous voltages. Therefore, before any maintenance and repairs work is carried out,
switch off the breaker of the battery pack (for S model) or disconnect the jumper wire of connecting
between the batteries.
8) Servicing of batteries should be performed or supervised by personnel knowledgeable of batteries
and the required precautions. Keep unauthorized personnel away from batteries.
9) For any kind of work to be operated on batteries, it is imperative to switch the UPS to MANUEL
BY-PASS mode.
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