3.6.12. Battery check
Place the roller onto at, rm surface.•
Stop the engine and disconnect the electric system using •
the isolating master switch.
Clean the surface of batteries.•
Check the condition of poles and terminals 1 and clean •
them. Slightly wipe terminals with grease.
Check the level of electrolyte after opening plugs of the bat-•
tery cells 2 - the level of electrolyte in all cells should be 5
- 15 mm (0.2-0.6 in) above the plates, or to the lower edge of
the gauge in the battery cells. Rell the cells whose electro-
lyte level is lower, than 5 mm (0.2 in) above the plates, with
distilled water.
Measure electrolyte density in the individual cells using a •
refractometer
Density
in g/cm
3
in °Be (Beume)
20 °C
68 °F
Tropics
20 °C
68 °F
Tropics
fully charged 1,28 1,23 32° 27°
semi charged 1,2 1,12 24° 16°
exhausted – charge
immediately
1,12 1,08 16° 11°
NOTE
Check the level using a glass tube.•
Should the machine not be used during winter period - for •
couple of weeks, dismantle the batteries and store them
away from frosts. Check batteries and charge level before
and during storage.
or hydrometer.
• Comparemeasuredvalueswiththechart.