Information Concerning Proper Use / Safety Instructions; Information About The Brill Poweraccu 24 Volt Warranty - Brill PowerAccu 24 Manual Del Usuario

8. Information concerning proper use / Safety instructions

Never charge the
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PowerAccu after having
been heated up by operation
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or sun. Let cool down first.
Never expose the PowerAccu
to direct sunlight while charg-
ing.
Always remove the PowerAccu
from the 24 volt unit while
charging.
Never charge the PowerAccu
anywhere near acids and
easily inflammable materials.
Danger of fire !
Only use the PowerAccu for
the appliances intended.
Under extreme conditions,
some accu acid could escape.
This, however, does not repre-
sent a defect.
Proceed as follows should the
casing leak :
1. Immediately wash the af-
fected area of the skin with
soap and water.
2. Neutralise the accu acid
with vinegar or lemon juice.
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3. If accu acid should get into
your eyes, rinse your eyes
for at least 10 minutes with
fresh water. Then contact
your doctor immediately !
Do not throw the used Accu into
fire under any circumstances.
Danger of fire !
Contacts should never be bridged
with metal or other electric con-
ducting parts. Short-circuit –
fire risk !
We would draw attention to
the fact that, under the product
liability legislation, we are not
liable for loss or damage caused
by our products when such are
caused by improper repairs or
when during an exchange of
parts such parts are used which
are not manufactured by or
approved by ourselves, and the
repairs are not carried out by
an authorised Brill service centre
or an authorised specialist deal-
er. The same restrictions also
apply for supplementary and
accessory parts.
9. Information About The Brill PowerAccu 24 Volt
A few tips on the Brill Power-
Accu 24 Volt, to help you to
achieve the best possible per-
formance and a longer life for
your equipment.
Accu is the abbreviation for
accumulator and means
"storage cell".
There are 20 storage cells in
the Brill PowerAccu 24 Volt.
Storage cells are galvanic ele-
ments, each cell consisting of
a container, 2 electrodes with
a positive and negative charge,
made of different chemical sub-
stances, insulated by a separa-
tor, which in turn is soaked in
an electrically conductive liquid,
the electrolyte.
Each individual fully charged
nickel-cadmium cell produces
a voltage of more than 1.4 Volt,
a cell wiith no charge approx.
1.0 Volt or less (nominal voltage
1.2 Volt). We achieve the stated
24 Volt nominal voltage by
connecting 20 cells in series.
The electrical charge stored in
each cell is also referred to
as its capacity and is stated in
ampere hours or milliampere
hours (mAh) and indicates how
much power can be taken from
the cell in one hour.
E.g. if a cell contains 1.8 Ah,
in theory it supplies 1.8 A
for one hour or 0.18 A for
10 hours.
Charging
The Brill PowerAccu 24 Volt
should only be charged in the
nor mal way for max. 24 hours
using the charger supplied.
Overcharging is relatively un-
critical at a low charging cur-
rent, it is essential to avoid
overcharging if performing acce-
lerated and rapid charging,
because the cell temperature
rises when the battery is fully
charged, resulting in increased
production of oxygen and a rise
in pressure in the cell, which
can be released via a safety
valve. This process leads to irre-
parable damage to the cell.
However, a hot accumulator
pack (may reach 45 °C without
damaging the accumulators)
must be allowed to cool down
first before it is recharged.
Self-Discharging
The nickel-cadmium cells in the
Brill PowerAccu 24 Volt have a
self-discharging rate of approx.
15 % (increasingly dependent
on the storage temperature),
which, when analysed mathe-
matically, means that a fully
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