Rack Assembly
Battery Rack Assembly and Installation Manual 23
3. Using a rated lifting device, load batteries onto TOP shelf rails in accordance with your wiring
diagram. Take note of where each numbered battery should be placed, and the proper
positioning of its positive and negative terminals.
Refer to step 3 on page 18 for similar procedure.
4. Make all specified TOP shelf battery-to-battery and row-to-row connections.
Refer to “Wiring the batteries” on page18.
Shelf-to-shelf wiring
Shelf-to-shelf wiring takes place after ALL of the shelves in your rack have been fully assembled and
their batteries wired together in numerical sequence. Start with the top shelf and work down.
Using the supplied shelf-to-shelf cable, connect the HIGHEST-numbered battery on the TOP shelf to
the LOWEST-numbered battery on the SECOND shelf. Then connect the highest-numbered battery
on the second shelf to the lowest-numbered battery on the third shelf. Finally, connect the highest-
numbered battery on the third shelf to the lowest-numbered battery on the fourth shelf.
Follow these steps for each shelf-to-shelf connection:
1. Refer to your wiring diagrams for proper cabling and termination points.
2. Before making connections, apply two (2) cable boots.
3. Connect one cable end to the open negative (-) terminal on the last battery in the upper shelf.
Snap cable boot over the connected lug/terminal.
4. Apply a “protective” boot (not supplied) to the other cable end, then snake the cable
downward through (space in) centrally located rails.
Warning
Review “Safety” on page 1 for safety warnings and caution notices. Take heed of
all safety information before proceeding with battery connections. Failure to
comply could result in serious injury or death!
Note
Prior to connecting batteries, use a voltmeter to check the voltage between those
terminals being connected. Any reading other than zero is unacceptable.
Boot Your Cable!!!