Forklift Battery Charging Methods: What’s Best for Productivity
Whether you’re replacing your existing forklift charger equipment, there are three main charging options for you to choose from, namely: Conventional Opportunity Fast-charging While it may seem like a small choice, making the right decision now can help you save thousands or maybe even hundreds of thousands of dollars over time. Let’s take a look at each one to see which is right for your business. Conventional Charging As you likely already know, the biggest difference between each of these options is the way in which the batteries are charged. Conventional charging is the simplest and, consequently, has the lowest infrastructure cost. To charge conventionally, all it takes is eight hours of continuous charging followed by a required eight-hour cooldown period. This makes them ideal for single-shift operations. Your teams can run the forklift until the battery is around 20% and then, over the course of an evening, charge it to 100% state of charge (SOC). ...