How to Charge a Scissor Lift
Lots of people appreciate the convenience 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 perform a similar task utilizing the rung of a ladder. The safety risks involved with this specific machine make it the best alternative for completing jobs from heights.
Most scissor lifts are powered electrically by batteries which have been mounted directly onto the machinery. These batteries would have to be charged following a long shift or after sitting for extended periods without use. It is a simple job to charge the batteries. This can be done without any specialized equipment or tools and requires no heavy labor.
So as to prepare the scissor lift for charging, park the machine near an electrical outlet. Make sure you are doing this in a well-ventilated place. Then, 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 big red button situated inside the lift basket, near the charger or the control box. Find the battery charger on the right side of the base of the lift. Usually, models which are older would 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 next plug the extension cord into an electrical outlet. In order to avoid accidental damage from being run over, the length of the electrical cord on the battery charger is purposely short. This is because if any excess length were to drop out of the battery charger storage place when in use, extreme danger can likely occur.