The IceBear Battery
Power, Performance and Environmentally Friendly
What's New
Boch Ice Center purchases new a Olympia Battery Powered IceBear
September 1, 2011
Boch Ice Center in Dedham, MA is our newest customer with a Olympia Battery Powered IceBear and Olympia Battery Powered Ice Edger.
Current News
NARCE 2012 RINK EXPO
January 5, 2012
2012 Rink Expo - May 22nd and 23rd
Interact face-to-face with manufacturers that have proven track records and represent key segments of the ice rink industry. The RINK Expo is open on Tuesday from 5:00p - 7:00p and Wednesday from 1:30p - 4:30p during NARCE and admission is included with your course registration!
Recent Events
Carolina Ice Palace, SC receives two New Olympia Millennium's
November 20, 2011
Carolina Ice Palace received it's new 2011 Olympia Millennium's to start the season out right.
The IceBear Battery
The IceBear History
The Olympia ICEBEAR® Battery Ice Resurfacer has been a proven leader since it's inception in the European market in 1984. In late 2004 Olympia purchased the IceBear line of ice resurfacers and performed a complete redesign using the best technologies that both companies had to offer. Since its redesign there have been hundreds of IceBears sold throughout Olympia's world wide dealer network.
Construction
The stainless
steel snow bin and chassis surrounded with a fiberglass body helps to
greatly reduce the
possibility of corrosion, due to battery charging and the harsh working
environment within ice arenas, while still providing a sleek design. The ice making conditioner is also
constructed primarily of stainless steel along with the stainless steel
water tanks and vertical auger housing. The drive train is made up of four
independent brushless AC wheel motors providing quiet, cost efficient and
pollution free operation.
Operating
The ICEBEAR® Electric is simple to use, simple to recharge, simple to maintain and is simply the best battery powered ice resurfacer in the world. From the speed related flood water system to the automatic water shut off filling stations, water usage will be greatly reduced in your facility. The wash water system operates with the touch of one button, if the wash water tank runs low on water the system automatically turns off to protect the systems components from damage. Designed with ease of operation in mind the ICEBEAR® Electric simplified operational controls are conveniently located within reach, allowing the operator to make precise blade adjustments during the cut. With our unique design we are afforded the lowest snow bin dump height on a full size ice resurfacer at only 8'-7" inches in the fully open position. The turning radius is a remarkable 12.8' allowing the IceBear to cut ice within the 30' faceoff circle. The water and snow capacity will allow for back to back cuts on a standard NHL size sheet of ice and will easily handle an Olympic size sheet of ice.
Battery and Charging System
The IceBears battery system is unique in it's own fashion designed and manufactured by EnerSys with deep cycle in mind. The batteries are based on a square tube design allowing for more surface area within the batteries cells. This allows for a deeper cycle than comparable size battery packs. The batteries are conveniently located behind easy opening battery access doors located in the fiberglass body panels on each side of the ice resurfacer. The batteries are easily watered with the stealth battery watering cart at the completion of a charge. The IceBear has an easy to read battery gauge. A reading of 100 on the battery gauge indicates a full charge. Likewise, a reading of 0 on the battery gauge indicates the batteries are at 20% and ready for recharge. Even if your final resurfacing brings you to zero reading you still have plenty of power to complete the final cut before connecting to the charger. The IceBear will perform 24 plus resurfacings without having an opportunity charge being performed. A standard charge takes roughly 7 to 8 hours to complete and is performed overnight while the facility is closed. During the charging process the battery pack is disconnected from the resurfacer to insure that the machine is inoperable during the maintenance process.
IceBear Specifications
Standard Equipment:
- AC Brushless Direct Drive Motors on all 4 Wheels
- Stainless Steel Construction
- Aluminum Alloy Wheels
- Suspension Safety Seat
- Two color paint (Silver and Blue) or (White and Blue)
- Proven Battery Technology
- Wash Water (c/w Auto Shut Off)
- Speed Related Ice Making Water System
- Auto Water Fill System
- Tire Wash
- Board Brush
- Automatic Snow Breaker
- Automatic Towel Lift
- 5" Conditioner Offset to Driver side
- Replaceable Conditioner Runners
- Front and Rear Guide Wheels
- Full Instrumentation
- Lighting Package Head lights & Bin Lights
- Parking Brake
- Front Dump with Snow Bin Wash System
- Vertical Auger Elevator System
- 4 Wheel Hydraulic Disk Brakes
- Adjustable Traction Control
- Integrated Battery Watering System
- Power Steering
Additional Options:
- LVR Laser Blade Control System
- Rear Mounted Hydraulic Edger
- Multiple Battery and Charger options
- Special Colors
Battery and Charger Specifications
- Battery Voltage - 80 volts DC
- Battery Capacity - 660 amp hours
- Supplied in 2-20 cell epoxy coated trays - 40 cells total
- Total Driving & Operating Power - 16 Kilowatts
- Stealth Intergrated battery watering system with watering cart
Building Requirements:
SPECIFICATIONS AND CAPACITIES
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| Resurfacing Blade | 1/2"x5"x84" | 213.3 cm |
| Conditioner Clearance | 9" | 22.9 cm |
| Wheel base | 74" | 187.9 cm |
| Turning Radius | 154" | 390.0 cm |
| Length - Snow Bin down | 152.5" | 387.0 cm |
| Length - Snow Bin up | 172.5" | 438.0cm |
| Width - Snow Bin down - (84" Blade) | 88" | 223.5 cm |
| Width - Snow Bin up - (84" Blade) | 88" | 223.5 cm |
| Height - Snow Bin down - (Top of Body) | 86" | 218.0 cm |
| Height - Snow Bin down - (Top of Vertical Auger) | ||
| Height - Snow Bin up | 104" | 264.0 cm |
| Flood Water Tank Capacity - (Hot) | * 195 / gal | 873.0 l |
| Wash Water Tank Capacity - (Cold) | * 80 /gal | 359.0 l |
| Snow Bin Capacity | 119 cu. ft. | 3.3 cu m |
| Hydraulic Oil Tank Capacity - (Dextron III) | * 2.5/ gal | 10.0 l |
| Net Weight - (empty) | 9,944 lb. | 4,520.0 kg |
| Gross Weight - (full of water) | 12,694 lb. | 5,770.0 kg |
SPECIFICATIONS AND CAPACITIES
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| Width - Snow Bin down - (80" Blade) | 84" | 213.3 cm |
| Width - Snow Bin up - (80" Blade) | 84" | 213.3 cm |
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- Service Voltage Required - 480/550/600 volts AC 3 phase
- Service Amps Required - 30 amps @ 480 volts AC 3 phase
- Hot Water Supply - 1" npt male fitting on driver side of machine
- Cold Water Supply - 1" npt male fitting on passenger side of machine
