Technical information
Product guide – BT Levio W-series
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Battery and charger
Information on Hawker Evolution GEL batteries
Hawker Evolution GEL batteries is the only type of valve-regulated batteries of-
fered for the trucks in the LWE series. Please note the following if selecting a bat-
tery of this type for the truck:
● The batteries are intended for low-intensive applications only, where trucks are
used one shift per day and no more than six days per week.
● The expected service life is 1,000 charging cycles.
● The batteries should not be dis-charged more than to 70% (to be compared with
80% for freely ventilated batteries).
● Ambient temperature for battery operation is +5°C to +35°C.
● For uninterrupted battery warranty coverage, only charge with Hawker ap-
proved chargers with monitoring of the charge cycle.
● Normal charging duration is 12 h.
● Equalising charging is required after each sixth charge cycle. Never leave the
truck completely discharged.Fully charged, the truck can be left inoperative for
maximum 2 months with equalising charging once every month.
Freely ventilated batteries
Battery charger recommendation table for freely ventilated batteries:
Battery size
Unregulated charger,
charging duration ≥ 8 h
HF charger (regulated),
charging duration ≤ 8 h
150 Ah 30 A 30 Hz
225 Ah 50 A 45 Hz
260 Ah 60 A 45 Hz
300 Ah 60 A 60 Hz
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