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We Sell New, Used, Refurbished and Rebuilt Parts For Nearly All Forklifts, Pallet Jacks, Forklift Batteries, Chargers and Industrial Equipment. Forklift Parts Pro Specializes in Hard To Find/Identify Parts. With Over 38 Years In Business And 100's Of Years Of Cumulative Experience In Parts And Service We Have The Expertise To Offer You The Best Options."Hablamos Espanol"
We offer Forklift Batteries in 12V, 24V, 36V, 48V, 60V, 80V, 96V and other custom voltage applications. We offer fork truck batteries, forklift battery accessories, forklift battery chargers, forklift battery services, handling equipment, safety equipment, watering systems, and forklift battery rentals and reconditioned/used equipment. Some industrial forklift Batteries we service are: Atlet Forklift Battery Replacements, Barrett Forklift Battery Replacements, BigJoe Forklift Battery Replacements, BT Forklift Battery Replacements, Prime Mover Forklift Battery Replacements, Caterpillar Forklift Battery Replacements, Clark Forklift Battery Replacements, Daewoo Forklift Battery Replacements, Drexel Forklift Battery Replacements, Gregory Forklift Battery Replacements, Hoist Forklift Battery Replacements, Hyster Forklift Battery Replacements, Junhindrige Forklift Battery Replacements Forklift Battery Replacements, Komatsu Forklift Battery Replacements, Linde Forklift Battery Replacements, Mitsubishi Forklift Battery Replacements, Nissan Forklift Battery Replacements, Raymond Forklift Battery Replacements, Rico Forklift Battery Replacements, TCM Forklift Battery Replacements, Tailift Forklift Battery Replacements, Toyota Forklift Battery Replacements, Unicarrier Forklift Battery Replacements, Yale Forklift Battery Replacements
SOME BATTERY MODELS:
12 Volt Forklift Batteries / 6 Cells 6-85-11 , 6-85-13, 6-100-13, 6-125-13,
24 Volt Forklift Batteries /12 Cells 12-85-5, 12-85-7, 12-85-13, 12-85-15, 12-85-19, 12-85-21, 12-85-23, 12-100-13, 12-125-11,
12-125-13, 12-125-15, 12-125-17,
36 Volt Forklift Batteries /18 Cells 18-85-13, 18-85-15, 18-85-17, 18-85-19. 18-85-21, 18-85-23, 18-85-25, 18-85-27
18-85-29, 18-85-31, 18-85-33, 18-100-17, 18-100-21, 18-125-11, 18-125-13, 18-125-15, 18-125-17,
48 Volt Forklift Batteries /24 Cells 24-85-13, 24-85-15, 24-85-17, 24-85-19, 24-85-21, 24-85-25, 24-85-27, 24-125-13,
80 Volt Forklift Batteries /40 Cells 40-125-11,
Some Industrial Forklift Battery Information
Most new batteries start with 1500 cycles prior to the end of its usable battery life. A battery charged once each working day (300 per year) will last 5 years (1500 cycles). Opportunity charging can reduce the life by over half. “Remember, the battery is the fuel tank of the forklift.Feb
Lead acid forklift batteries have two main functions. They provide a power source and act as a counterweight to a lift truck. A typical lead acid battery is made up of a battery case, battery cells, and battery cables that come together to house a liquid electrolyte mixture of sulfuric acid and water
Here are some tips to help optimize your forklift battery's performance.
Never top off the water in the battery before the charge. The battery needs the extra space to compensate for fluid expansion when it's charging. Check and make sure the water level is high enough to cover the lead plates inside the cells and fill to that level if necessary. But if you top off the water before charging, overflow can potentially happen. When a battery overflows, it loses some of the acid inside, and the life of the battery can be significantly shortened.
Topping off the battery after charging will help keep the battery protected as the water level decreases. This will help prevent damage to the battery until the next time the water is checked.
2. MAKE SURE THE PLATES ARE SUBMERGED
Keep the forklift battery plates below the water-line when charging. This helps to ensure that they don't overheat and dry out. If this happens the battery may become unusable or lose capacity. If the plates are above the water-line, add water to about a quarter inch above the plates and avoid completely topping off the battery.
3. FREQUENCY OF WATERING YOUR FORKLIFT BATTERY
Knowing when you should add water to a forklift battery is also a key piece of knowledge for regular forklift battery maintenance. Forklift batteries typically need watering about once a week when used every day. Batteries that have been in use for an extended period, or are reconditioned, should be checked after every five charges. If properly maintained, new batteries can be checked every ten charges for the first few years of use. To check the water levels, open up the battery and inspect the battery elements. As mentioned in step two, these should be roughly a quarter inch above the element protector. If the level is too low, top off the battery.
4. USE CLEAN DISTILLED WATER
Water that is free from impurities and measuring between a 5 and 7 on the PH scale is preferred. Forklift battery water should always be clean and pure. Using water containing impurities, such as tap water, can lead to battery damage from the chemical and mineral content in the water. Proper electric forklift battery maintenance is essential in keeping your batteries as efficient and long-lasting as possible. Following the proper guidelines will help prevent frequent and costly replacements from becoming necessary, and enable you to get the most out of your electric forklift batteries. In addition to the general guidelines mentioned above, always follow the maintenance procedures outlined in your forklift’s Operations and Maintenance Manual as well as those provided by the battery manufacturer.
Traditional Industrial Forklift Battery Technology
The lead–acid battery was invented in 1859 by French physicist Gaston Planté and is the oldest type ofrechargeable battery. Despite having a very low energy-to-weight ratio and a low energy-to-volume ratio, its ability to supply high surge currents means that the cells have a relatively large power-to-weight ratio. These features, along with their low cost, make them attractive for use in motor vehicles to provide the high current required by automobile starter motors.
As they are inexpensive compared to newer technologies, lead–acid batteries are widely used even when surge current is not important and other designs could provide higher energy densities. In 1999 lead–acid battery sales accounted for 40–45% of the value from batteries sold worldwide excluding China and Russia, and a manufacturing market value of about $15 billion.[8] Large-format lead–acid designs are widely used for storage in backup power
The electrical energy produced by a discharging lead–acid battery can be attributed to the energy released when the strong chemical bonds of water (H2O) molecules are formed from H+ ions of the acid and O2- ions of PbO2.[9]Conversely, during charging the battery acts as a water-splitting device, and in the charged state the chemical energy of the battery is mostly stored in the acid.
The French scientist Nicolas Gautherot observed in 1801 that wires that had been used for electrolysis experiments would themselves provide a small amount of "secondary" current after the main battery had been disconnected.[10] In 1859, Gaston Planté's lead–acid battery was the first battery that could be recharged by passing a reverse current through it. Planté's first model consisted of two lead sheets separated by rubber strips and rolled into a spiral.[11] His batteries were first used to power the lights in train carriages while stopped at a station. In 1881, Camille Alphonse Faure invented an improved version that consisted of a lead grid lattice, into which a lead oxide paste was pressed, forming a plate. This design was easier to mass-produce. An early manufacturer (from 1886) of lead–acid batteries was Henri Tudor.This battery uses a gel electrolyte instead of a liquid allowing the battery to be used in different positions without leaking. Gel electrolyte batteries for any position were first used the 1930s, and in the late 1920s, portable suitcase radio sets allowed the cell vertical or horizontal (but not inverted) due to valve design (see third Edition of Wireless Constructor's Encyclopaedia by Frederick James Camm). In the 1970s, the valve-regulated lead–acid battery (VRLA, or "sealed") was developed, including modern absorbed glass mat types, allowing operation in any position. An electric-vehicle battery (EVB) or traction battery is a battery used to power the propulsion of battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Vehicle batteries are usually a secondary (rechargeable) battery. Traction batteries are used in forklifts, electric golf carts, riding floor scrubbers, electric motorcycles, electric cars, trucks, vans, and other electric vehicles.
Electric-vehicle batteries differ from starting, lighting, and ignition (SLI) batteries because they are designed to give power over sustained periods of time. Deep-cycle batteries are used instead of SLI batteries for these applications. Traction batteries must be designed with a high ampere-hour capacity. Batteries for electric vehicles are characterized by their relatively high power-to-weight ratio, specific energy and energy density; smaller, lighter batteries reduce the weight of the vehicle and improve its performance. Compared to liquid fuels, most current battery technologies have much lower specific energy, and this often impacts the maximal all-electric range of the vehicles. However, metal-air batteries have high specific energy because the cathode is provided by the surrounding oxygen in the air. Rechargeable batteries used in electric vehicles include lead–acid ("flooded", deep-cycle, and VRLA), NiCd, nickel–metal hydride, lithium-ion, Li-ion polymer, and, less commonly, zinc–air and molten-salt batteries. The most common battery type in modern electric cars are lithium-ion and Lithium polymer battery, because of their high energy density compared to their weight. The amount of electricity (i.e. electric charge) stored in batteries is measured in ampere hours or in coulombs, with the total energy often measured in watt hours.
The battery makes up a substantial cost of BEVs, which unlike for fossil-fueled cars, profoundly manifests itself as a price of range. The predicted market for traction batteries is over $37 billion in 2020. In terms of operating costs, the price of electricity to run an EV is a small fraction of the cost of fuel for equivalent internal combustion engines, reflecting higher energy efficiency. The cost of replacing the batteries dominates the operating costs.
What’s New in Electric Forklift Power
A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that converts the potential energy from a fuel into electricity through an electrochemical reaction of hydrogen fuel with oxygen or another oxidizing agent.[1] Fuel cells are different from batteriesin requiring a continuous source of fuel and oxygen (usually from air) to sustain the chemical reaction, whereas in a battery the chemical energy comes from chemicals already present in the battery. Fuel cells can produce electricity continuously for as long as fuel and oxygen are supplied.
The first fuel cells were invented in 1838. The first commercial use of fuel cells came more than a century later in NASAspace programs to generate power for satellites and space capsules. Since then, fuel cells have been used in many other applications. Fuel cells are used for primary and backup power for commercial, industrial and residential buildings and in remote or inaccessible areas. They are also used to power fuel cell vehicles, including forklifts, automobiles, buses, boats, motorcycles and submarines.
There are many types of fuel cells, but they all consist of an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte that allows positively charged hydrogen ions (protons) to move between the two sides of the fuel cell. At the anode a catalyst causes the fuel to undergo oxidation reactions that generate protons (positively charged hydrogen ions) and electrons. The protons flow from the anode to the cathode through the electrolyte after the reaction. At the same time, electrons are drawn from the anode to the cathode through an external circuit, producing direct current electricity. At the cathode, another catalyst causes hydrogen ions, electrons, and oxygen to react, forming water. Fuel cells are classified by the type of electrolyte they use and by the difference in startup time ranging from 1 second for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEM fuel cells, or PEMFC) to 10 minutes for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC). A related technology is flow batteries, in which the fuel can be regenerated by recharging. Individual fuel cells produce relatively small electrical potentials, about 0.7 volts, so cells are "stacked", or placed in series, to create sufficient voltage to meet an application's requirements.[2] In addition to electricity, fuel cells produce water, heat and, depending on the fuel source, very small amounts of nitrogen dioxide and other emissions. The energy efficiency of a fuel cell is generally between 40–60%; however, if waste heat is captured in a cogeneration scheme, efficiencies up to 85% can be obtained.
The fuel cell market is growing, and in 2013 Pike Research estimated that the stationary fuel cell market will reach 50 GW by 202
PEM fuel-cell-powered forklifts provide benefits over petroleum powered forklifts as they produce no local emissions. While LP Gas (propane) forklifts are more popular and often used indoors, they cannot accommodate certain food industry applications. Fuel cell power efficiency (40-50%) is about half that of lithium-ion batteries (80-90%)[ but they have a higher energy density which may allow forklifts to run longer. Fuel-cell-powered forklifts are often used in refrigerated warehouses as their performance is not as affected by temperature as some types of lithium batteries. Most fuel cells used for material handling purposes are powered by PEM fuel cells, although some DMFC forklifts are coming onto the market. In design the FC units are often made as drop-in replacements.
SOME BATTERY MODELS:
12 Volt Forklift Batteries / 6 Cells 6-85-11 , 6-85-13, 6-100-13, 6-125-13,
24 Volt Forklift Batteries /12 Cells 12-85-5, 12-85-7, 12-85-13, 12-85-15, 12-85-19, 12-85-21, 12-85-23, 12-100-13, 12-125-11,
12-125-13, 12-125-15, 12-125-17,
36 Volt Forklift Batteries /18 Cells 18-85-13, 18-85-15, 18-85-17, 18-85-19. 18-85-21, 18-85-23, 18-85-25, 18-85-27
18-85-29, 18-85-31, 18-85-33, 18-100-17, 18-100-21, 18-125-11, 18-125-13, 18-125-15, 18-125-17,
48 Volt Forklift Batteries /24 Cells 24-85-13, 24-85-15, 24-85-17, 24-85-19, 24-85-21, 24-85-25, 24-85-27, 24-125-13,
80 Volt Forklift Batteries /40 Cells 40-125-11,
Some Industrial Forklift Battery Information
Most new batteries start with 1500 cycles prior to the end of its usable battery life. A battery charged once each working day (300 per year) will last 5 years (1500 cycles). Opportunity charging can reduce the life by over half. “Remember, the battery is the fuel tank of the forklift.Feb
Lead acid forklift batteries have two main functions. They provide a power source and act as a counterweight to a lift truck. A typical lead acid battery is made up of a battery case, battery cells, and battery cables that come together to house a liquid electrolyte mixture of sulfuric acid and water
Here are some tips to help optimize your forklift battery's performance.
- Water Forklift Battery After Charging. Never top off the water in the battery before the charge. ...
- 2. Make Sure the Plates Are Submerged. ...
- Frequency Of Watering Your Forklift Battery. ...
- Use Clean Distilled Water.
Never top off the water in the battery before the charge. The battery needs the extra space to compensate for fluid expansion when it's charging. Check and make sure the water level is high enough to cover the lead plates inside the cells and fill to that level if necessary. But if you top off the water before charging, overflow can potentially happen. When a battery overflows, it loses some of the acid inside, and the life of the battery can be significantly shortened.
Topping off the battery after charging will help keep the battery protected as the water level decreases. This will help prevent damage to the battery until the next time the water is checked.
2. MAKE SURE THE PLATES ARE SUBMERGED
Keep the forklift battery plates below the water-line when charging. This helps to ensure that they don't overheat and dry out. If this happens the battery may become unusable or lose capacity. If the plates are above the water-line, add water to about a quarter inch above the plates and avoid completely topping off the battery.
3. FREQUENCY OF WATERING YOUR FORKLIFT BATTERY
Knowing when you should add water to a forklift battery is also a key piece of knowledge for regular forklift battery maintenance. Forklift batteries typically need watering about once a week when used every day. Batteries that have been in use for an extended period, or are reconditioned, should be checked after every five charges. If properly maintained, new batteries can be checked every ten charges for the first few years of use. To check the water levels, open up the battery and inspect the battery elements. As mentioned in step two, these should be roughly a quarter inch above the element protector. If the level is too low, top off the battery.
4. USE CLEAN DISTILLED WATER
Water that is free from impurities and measuring between a 5 and 7 on the PH scale is preferred. Forklift battery water should always be clean and pure. Using water containing impurities, such as tap water, can lead to battery damage from the chemical and mineral content in the water. Proper electric forklift battery maintenance is essential in keeping your batteries as efficient and long-lasting as possible. Following the proper guidelines will help prevent frequent and costly replacements from becoming necessary, and enable you to get the most out of your electric forklift batteries. In addition to the general guidelines mentioned above, always follow the maintenance procedures outlined in your forklift’s Operations and Maintenance Manual as well as those provided by the battery manufacturer.
Traditional Industrial Forklift Battery Technology
The lead–acid battery was invented in 1859 by French physicist Gaston Planté and is the oldest type ofrechargeable battery. Despite having a very low energy-to-weight ratio and a low energy-to-volume ratio, its ability to supply high surge currents means that the cells have a relatively large power-to-weight ratio. These features, along with their low cost, make them attractive for use in motor vehicles to provide the high current required by automobile starter motors.
As they are inexpensive compared to newer technologies, lead–acid batteries are widely used even when surge current is not important and other designs could provide higher energy densities. In 1999 lead–acid battery sales accounted for 40–45% of the value from batteries sold worldwide excluding China and Russia, and a manufacturing market value of about $15 billion.[8] Large-format lead–acid designs are widely used for storage in backup power
The electrical energy produced by a discharging lead–acid battery can be attributed to the energy released when the strong chemical bonds of water (H2O) molecules are formed from H+ ions of the acid and O2- ions of PbO2.[9]Conversely, during charging the battery acts as a water-splitting device, and in the charged state the chemical energy of the battery is mostly stored in the acid.
The French scientist Nicolas Gautherot observed in 1801 that wires that had been used for electrolysis experiments would themselves provide a small amount of "secondary" current after the main battery had been disconnected.[10] In 1859, Gaston Planté's lead–acid battery was the first battery that could be recharged by passing a reverse current through it. Planté's first model consisted of two lead sheets separated by rubber strips and rolled into a spiral.[11] His batteries were first used to power the lights in train carriages while stopped at a station. In 1881, Camille Alphonse Faure invented an improved version that consisted of a lead grid lattice, into which a lead oxide paste was pressed, forming a plate. This design was easier to mass-produce. An early manufacturer (from 1886) of lead–acid batteries was Henri Tudor.This battery uses a gel electrolyte instead of a liquid allowing the battery to be used in different positions without leaking. Gel electrolyte batteries for any position were first used the 1930s, and in the late 1920s, portable suitcase radio sets allowed the cell vertical or horizontal (but not inverted) due to valve design (see third Edition of Wireless Constructor's Encyclopaedia by Frederick James Camm). In the 1970s, the valve-regulated lead–acid battery (VRLA, or "sealed") was developed, including modern absorbed glass mat types, allowing operation in any position. An electric-vehicle battery (EVB) or traction battery is a battery used to power the propulsion of battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Vehicle batteries are usually a secondary (rechargeable) battery. Traction batteries are used in forklifts, electric golf carts, riding floor scrubbers, electric motorcycles, electric cars, trucks, vans, and other electric vehicles.
Electric-vehicle batteries differ from starting, lighting, and ignition (SLI) batteries because they are designed to give power over sustained periods of time. Deep-cycle batteries are used instead of SLI batteries for these applications. Traction batteries must be designed with a high ampere-hour capacity. Batteries for electric vehicles are characterized by their relatively high power-to-weight ratio, specific energy and energy density; smaller, lighter batteries reduce the weight of the vehicle and improve its performance. Compared to liquid fuels, most current battery technologies have much lower specific energy, and this often impacts the maximal all-electric range of the vehicles. However, metal-air batteries have high specific energy because the cathode is provided by the surrounding oxygen in the air. Rechargeable batteries used in electric vehicles include lead–acid ("flooded", deep-cycle, and VRLA), NiCd, nickel–metal hydride, lithium-ion, Li-ion polymer, and, less commonly, zinc–air and molten-salt batteries. The most common battery type in modern electric cars are lithium-ion and Lithium polymer battery, because of their high energy density compared to their weight. The amount of electricity (i.e. electric charge) stored in batteries is measured in ampere hours or in coulombs, with the total energy often measured in watt hours.
The battery makes up a substantial cost of BEVs, which unlike for fossil-fueled cars, profoundly manifests itself as a price of range. The predicted market for traction batteries is over $37 billion in 2020. In terms of operating costs, the price of electricity to run an EV is a small fraction of the cost of fuel for equivalent internal combustion engines, reflecting higher energy efficiency. The cost of replacing the batteries dominates the operating costs.
What’s New in Electric Forklift Power
A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that converts the potential energy from a fuel into electricity through an electrochemical reaction of hydrogen fuel with oxygen or another oxidizing agent.[1] Fuel cells are different from batteriesin requiring a continuous source of fuel and oxygen (usually from air) to sustain the chemical reaction, whereas in a battery the chemical energy comes from chemicals already present in the battery. Fuel cells can produce electricity continuously for as long as fuel and oxygen are supplied.
The first fuel cells were invented in 1838. The first commercial use of fuel cells came more than a century later in NASAspace programs to generate power for satellites and space capsules. Since then, fuel cells have been used in many other applications. Fuel cells are used for primary and backup power for commercial, industrial and residential buildings and in remote or inaccessible areas. They are also used to power fuel cell vehicles, including forklifts, automobiles, buses, boats, motorcycles and submarines.
There are many types of fuel cells, but they all consist of an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte that allows positively charged hydrogen ions (protons) to move between the two sides of the fuel cell. At the anode a catalyst causes the fuel to undergo oxidation reactions that generate protons (positively charged hydrogen ions) and electrons. The protons flow from the anode to the cathode through the electrolyte after the reaction. At the same time, electrons are drawn from the anode to the cathode through an external circuit, producing direct current electricity. At the cathode, another catalyst causes hydrogen ions, electrons, and oxygen to react, forming water. Fuel cells are classified by the type of electrolyte they use and by the difference in startup time ranging from 1 second for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEM fuel cells, or PEMFC) to 10 minutes for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC). A related technology is flow batteries, in which the fuel can be regenerated by recharging. Individual fuel cells produce relatively small electrical potentials, about 0.7 volts, so cells are "stacked", or placed in series, to create sufficient voltage to meet an application's requirements.[2] In addition to electricity, fuel cells produce water, heat and, depending on the fuel source, very small amounts of nitrogen dioxide and other emissions. The energy efficiency of a fuel cell is generally between 40–60%; however, if waste heat is captured in a cogeneration scheme, efficiencies up to 85% can be obtained.
The fuel cell market is growing, and in 2013 Pike Research estimated that the stationary fuel cell market will reach 50 GW by 202
PEM fuel-cell-powered forklifts provide benefits over petroleum powered forklifts as they produce no local emissions. While LP Gas (propane) forklifts are more popular and often used indoors, they cannot accommodate certain food industry applications. Fuel cell power efficiency (40-50%) is about half that of lithium-ion batteries (80-90%)[ but they have a higher energy density which may allow forklifts to run longer. Fuel-cell-powered forklifts are often used in refrigerated warehouses as their performance is not as affected by temperature as some types of lithium batteries. Most fuel cells used for material handling purposes are powered by PEM fuel cells, although some DMFC forklifts are coming onto the market. In design the FC units are often made as drop-in replacements.