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 14:

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.14: C9900-U332_disassembly from the DIN rail

Disassembly mounting plate

To remove the battery pack from the control cabinet via the mounting plate, proceed as follows:

1. Hold the battery pack tightly so that it cannot fall down when the fastening screws are loosened.
2. Remove the fastening screws at the marked points (see Fig. 15).
3. Remove the battery pack from the control cabinet.
Decommissioning 2:Fig.10: C9900-U332_mounting plate

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 figures below:

  1. Loosen the screw of the ground connection plate with a 3.0 mm Allen key to remove the ground connection plate (section A).
  2. Loosen the four M4 x 12 screws (section B).
  3. Remove the mounting plate (section C).
    4. Decommissioning 3:Fig.16: C9900-U332_removal mounting plate
  4. Remove the two M4 x 6 screws on the back of the battery pack (section D).
  5. Remove the two M3 x 10 screws and the clamp on the front of the battery pack (section E).
  6. Pull the angle plate over the front from the housing (section F).
    7. Decommissioning 4:Fig.17: C9900-U332_removal angle plate
  7. Pull the batteries including the foam insert out of the housing (section G). Ensure safe handling of the batteries to avoid injuries due to short circuits.
Decommissioning 5:Fig.18: C9900-U332_removal of batteries

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: