Transport

Note

The corresponding conditions and information of the ROX also apply and can be found at Transport.

Additional Battery Packs

General Information

A second battery pack can be installed into the EMROX’s upper housing to increase the robot’s runtime. The two battery packs are connected in parallel by the EMROX’s internal cabling and are always charged and discharged simultaneously. It is very important that both battery packs are always connected, even if the robot can in principle be operated with only one battery pack. However, this would lead to different ageing of the two battery packs and to different charge levels and voltages.

Warning

Always ensure that both battery packs have the same voltage before connecting them to the EMROX. Otherwise, high equalising currents may occur between the batteries. This can lead to overheating and damage to the robot.

On delivery, the battery packs of an EMROX are already matched to each other and can be installed and used immediately without any further action. As all battery packs are identical, it is irrelevant which pack is used in the base and which in the upper housing.

With LFP battery packs, however, the CAN terminating resistor may need to be activated correctly. In this case, the battery packs are clearly marked and must be inserted into the correct battery bay. In addition, these battery packs may need to be activated manually after prolonged transport. You can find more information on this at Waking up of LiFePO4 Battery Packs.

Note

It is strongly recommended that you always replace all batteries in an EMROX with new batteries at the same time when they eventually need to be replaced. If batteries of different ages are mixed, this can lead to very uneven load, increased wear and premature failure, even if their voltage is basically the same.

Installing the Additional Battery Pack

For some transports, it is helpful or necessary to remove the second battery pack from the EMROX body. It must then be reinstalled and reconnected before the robot is switched on again after transport.

1. Only for LiFePO4 battery packs: Activate all batteries as described at Waking up of LiFePO4 Battery Packs.
2. Remove the left cover plate of the upper housing.
3. Slide the battery pack into the guide rails so that the handle and connectors are facing outwards.
4. Plug the green high-current plug into the counterpart on the battery and make sure it is plugged in all the way.
5. Plug the communication cables with the black connectors into the corresponding mating connectors on the battery until they click into place.
6. Refit the side panel.