3.6.15. Battery check
Use isolating switch to disconnect storage batteries.•
Open the cover.•
Clean storage battery surface. Check condition of terminals •
(1). Clean terminals, paint with grease. Open cell plugs of
storage battery (2) to conrm electrolyte level in all cells
reaches 5 ÷ 15 mm (0.2 ÷ 0.6 in) above electrodes or up to
the bottom edge of dipstick in accumulator cells.
Note:
Use glass tube to check the level.•
Measure the electrolyte density in individual cells with re-•
fractometer or density meter.
Compare density meter-measured values with the Table.•
Density
in g/cm
3
in °Be (Beume)
20 °C
68 °F
Tropics
20 °C
68 °F
Tropics
Well recharged 1,28 1,23 32° 27°
Half recharging 1,2 1,12 24° 16°
Discharged, please
recharge
1,12 1,08 16° 11°