Month: August 2020
A battery charging room strategy is needed to see that battery charging requirements are not ignored in the rush to meet other production goals. The following plan is a simple outline that provides for proper use, handling, and re-charging of electric lift truck batteries in one customer’s s 2-shift operation. The goals: Demand Charging Benefits […]
The battery charger is often the most neglected component of an electric lift truck system. Operators and equipment dealers alike tend to ignore the fact that the battery charger can be the source of short and long term problems unless it is properly sized, adjusted and operated. The consequences of improper charger operation can be […]
Chargers are a key component in the electric forklift truck power package. An equipment dealer who neglects the charger details runs the risk of not only losing the sale, but also ruining the battery. Consider this: many times the charger included in a “complete package& may not be the appropriate unit for the battery – […]
As forklift batteries age, they show the effects of long-term use in several ways. Some of these effects are potentially disabling to the battery, or may interfere with safe operation. The driving forces for many battery aging factors are: corrosion or erosion of battery structural materials by sulfuric acid; “positive plate growth”; and long-term heating […]