How to Charge a Scissor Lift
Lots of individuals value the ease of utilizing a scissor lift. The ease of working and the safety offered from the lift's basket offer a lot more piece of mind than trying to carry out a similar job working off the rung of a ladder. The safety risks involved with this specific machinery make it the right alternative for completing jobs from heights.
The majority of scissor lifts are operated by batteries that are internally mounted inside the base of the lift. These batteries have to be charged following a long shift or due to sitting after extended periods without use. It is an easy task to charge the batteries. This could be done without any specialized equipment or tools and requires no heavy labor.
The machinery needs to be positioned next to an electrical output so as to prepare the scissor lift for charging. This charging place should also be in a well-ventilated area. After that, in order to prevent another operator from driving away with the lift plugged in, press the emergency shut-off switch. The emergency shut off switch is the large red button situated in the basket of the lift, near the charger or the control box. Find the battery charger on the base of the lift on the right side. Normally, older models will have the charger mounted on the rear of the lift.
After that, plug the charger into the AC extension cord. Be sure you are charging in an area which is well ventilated and after that plug the extension cord into an electrical outlet. In order to prevent accidental damage from being run over, the length of the electrical cord on the battery charger is purposely short. This is because if any extra length were to drop out of the battery charger storage area while in use, extreme danger could potentially occur.