Decommissioning

WARNING

Risk of injury and hardware damage in the event of a short circuit

The batteries can be charged with large amounts of energy. In the event of a short circuit, these can lead to very high currents, which can damage tools and injure users.

  • Avoid injuries due to flying sparks and fires as well as damage to the tool by handling the battery pack safely.

Notice

Hardware damage due to power supply

A connected power supply can cause damage to the battery pack during disassembly.

  • Disconnect the cable to the PC and thus the power supply before starting disassembly.

When decommissioning the battery pack, you must first remove all cables connected to the battery pack. You can then remove the battery pack from the control cabinet.

If you do not want to continue using the battery pack, you will receive information on the correct disposal of the battery pack in the further course of the chapter.

Disassembly from the DIN rail

To remove the battery pack from the DIN rail, follow the steps below, shown in Figure 11:

1. Loosen the four hexagon socket screws on the mounting notches (section A).
2. Remove the battery pack from the DIN rail (section B).
You have removed the battery pack from the DIN rail.
Decommissioning 1:Fig.11: C9900-U330_disassembly from the DIN rail

Disposal of the battery pack

When disposing of the battery pack, be sure to observe the national electronic waste regulations.

For disposal, you must remove and dismantle the battery pack.

To dismantle the battery pack, follow the steps shown in the figure 12:

  1. Remove the four M4 x 20 screws and the four M4 x 8 screws (section A).
  2. Pull the angle plate from the housing (section B).
  3. Remove the mounting elements (section C).
  4. Pull off the fire protection plate (section D).
Decommissioning 2:Fig.12: C9900-U330_dismantling battery pack

After you have dismantled the battery pack, you should insulate the terminals of the removed batteries. For this purpose, you can use, for example, insulating tape. You can then dispose of the components as follows: