There are various electrical potentials when installing the Vehicle Dock on a vehicle such as a forklift.
Most electrically driven forklift vehicles have floating chassis connected to neither DC+ or DC-. However, electrical faults can cause the battery + or - to be connected to the chassis via low resistance paths. All connected peripherals must be completely isolated.
The Vehicle Dock accepts DC power sources with a minimum of 12 to 15 VDC nominal. A DC/DC Power Supply is required for voltages above 15 VDC nominal.
Applying a voltage above 15 VDC nominal without the DC/DC Power Supply or reversing polarity may result in permanent damage to the dock and tablet and voids the product warranty.
Attach the Vehicle Dock connecting cable as close to the battery as possible. Connecting the Vehicle Dock to large electrical loads, such as converters for the forklift motor may result in random restarts, malfunctions and/or irreparable damage to the Vehicle Dock and tablet.
To connect devices fed by other power sources to the device, such as printers, power up the peripheral devices at the same time or after the device to avoid start-up problems, malfunctions, or irreparable damage to the Vehicle Dock and tablet.
