Operation; Important Notes; Information On Operation; Information On Installation Location - Bosch BAT 490 Manual Original

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4.

Operation

4.1

Important notes

Danger – Flammable gases released when
charging defective batteries!
Risk of serious injury or death due to gas
explosion.
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Avoid naked flames and spark formation.
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Do not switch off the BAT 490 and do not
remove the charging clips.
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Thoroughly ventilate the area immediately.
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Switch off the BAT 490 after ventilating the
area.
4.1.1

Information on operation

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The BAT 490 must be supplied with voltage via
a grounded lighting system.
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Make exclusive use of the charging cables supplied
by Bosch.
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The power cord and charging cables must be in per-
fect working order.
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Never extend or shorten charging cables.
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Only charge batteries in well ventilated areas.
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Avoid naked flames and spark formation when char-
ging batteries.
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Only connect intact batteries in parallel for charging.
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Never attempt to charge non-rechargeable batteries.
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Switch off all electrical equipment in the vehicle
whilst charging (also applies to charging of exhaus-
ted batteries).
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Set the On/Off switch to "0" (OFF) before connec-
ting the BAT 490 to the power supply.
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On standard batteries, unscrew the cell sealing plugs
before charging.
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When charging vehicle batteries on the vehicle,
connect the black charging clip (–) to the body well
away from the battery and fuel pipe.
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Switch off the BAT 490 before disconnecting the
charging clips.
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Never disconnect the charging clips in the course of
charging.
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Never disconnect the battery from the vehicle elec-
trical system whilst charging is in progress.
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Never short-circuit charging clips.
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In the event of incorrect polarity and terminal short-
circuit no charging voltage is applied and a fault
message appears. BAT 490 does not recognize batte-
ries with a voltage lower than 2 V. This threshold is
required to guarantee inverse-polarity protection at
the BAT 490. BAT 490. .
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4.1.2

Information on installation location

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Place the BAT 490 in horizontal position on a firm
base.
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The installation location must have an adequate
loadbearing capacity. Pay attention to the weight
of the BAT 490 and the weight of the battery to be
charged.
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Protect the BAT 490 against damp and moisture.
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Never cover up the BAT 490.
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On installing the BAT 490 maintain an all-round clea-
rance of at least 15 cm for ventilation.
4.2 Connecting charging cables to
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1. Plug the connection socket of the black charging
cable into the connector (–), turn clockwise and
tighten by hand.
2. Plug the connection socket of the red charging cable
into the connector (+), turn clockwise and tighten by
hand.
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Charging cables connected to BAT 490.
Fig. 3: Connect the charging cables to the BAT 490.
4.�

Switch-on

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The BAT 490 is set at the factory to 230 V, 50/60 Hz.
1. Connect the BAT 490 to the lighting system by way
of the power cord.
2. Switch on the BAT 490 by way of the on/off switch
(Fig. 2, Pos. 1).
 The red LED (Fig. 1, Pos. 3) lights.
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After switching on the BAT 490, there is never any
LCD display regardless of whether or not a battery is
connected by way of the charging cables.
3. Activate the LCD with
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The BAT 490 automatically detects whether a 12 V or
a 24 V battery (series connection of two 12 V batte-
ries) is connected.
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