11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
HOUSE
12- & 120-VOLT
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of
8
To
clean the battery, wash it with a diluted solution
of
baking soda and water
to neutralize any acid present, then'flush with clean water. Foaming around
tenninals or on top
of
the battery is normal acid neutralization. Avoid getting
the soda solution in the battery.
Be
sure the vent caps are tight. Dry the cables
and tenninals. Do not use grease on the bare metal inside the cable tenninals
to prevent corrosion. Grease is an insulator. Electricity will not flowtbrough
it. Aplastic ignition spray will protect the tenninals after you have cleaned and
reinstalled them.
Check the battery, including water level, often. Keep the carrier and hold
down, hardware clean and free
of
corrosion and chemical accumulation.
BATTERY CHARGING
Both sets
of
batteries will
be
kept charged
by
the chassis charging system
while on the'
road. The
ACIDC
power converter will charge both sets
of
batteries when plugged into 120-volt service
or
if
the generator is running.
If
the batteries are disconnected while the coach is plugged in, they will not be
charged.
On those occasions when the battery needs to be charged from a
different .charging source, please follow these safety guidelines:
Leaving a charger connected to a battery for an extended period
of
time can shorten battery life.
WARNING
Never expose
tlhe
battery
to
IOperl
flame
lOr
eiectric
spark. Chemica! actiorl irl
the
battery
gerleraies'
Ihydmgen
gas
whiclh
is
flammable and explosive. Do
. riot
allow
battery
electrolyte (acid)
to
cOO"ltact
skiO"l,
eyes, fabrics,
lOr
pairlted surfaces.
Do not smoke near batteries being charged or which have been
recently charged.
Please note that batteries are being charged while
you drive, and while you are connected to 120-volt power through
the converter/charger circuit when plugged into 120-volt service or
when the generator is running.
©'1996 Fleetwood Enterprises Inc.
American
Eagle
Wide
Body
ISSUE DATE: 6/96
AU
rights_
reserved
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