Electric Lift Truck Specifications
The lift truck is a popular piece of equipment used to carry and lift merchandise and supplies on jobsites like construction and warehousing. Lift trucks now come in varying classes and are powered with different sources. Today, electric lift trucks have become popular for a number of businesses. They are powered by rechargeable lead-acid batteries which are larger and more powerful than automobile batteries. In this broad category of electric forklift, there are various sub-types distinguished by some common conditions.
Load Capacity
The amount of\total weight a forklift model can support is the load capacity.
Stroke
The vertical lift travel of the lift truck is the stroke. It describes the total difference between the fully-loaded and fully-raised positions of the particular forklift.
Classes
In order to organize the features of the various models, classes of lift trucks have been categorized into eight classes. Classes I, II, and III pertain to electric forklifts. Class I forklifts include electric motor trucks engineered to be ridden by the operator while in operation. Class II electric forklifts are recommended for stocking and pulling products inside a warehouse and are manufactured for efficiency in narrow aisle environments. Class III electric lift trucks are motor-powered hand trucks that are utilized by a person who walks at the back of the unit.
Battery Specifications
Battery specifications provide information regarding what kind of performance you could expect from them. Most lift trucks have a plate that identifies the amount of volts available from the battery. The weight of the battery would normally be specified on the forklift as well, as that information is needed to know the amount of weight the lift truck would have to support. Typically the specification also consists of the forklift weight without the battery.
Input
Input is the total energy input that the lift truck's battery is designed to accept while charging. This is an essential condition. For instance, an electric forklift may be able to accept either 460 or 230 volts at a time.