Cub Cadet Challenger 500 Service Manual

Electrical
6‐6
Istheamperagehigherthanthe
standardchargingamperagewritten
onthebattery?
Charging a maintenance free battery
Using a Variable Rate Charger (maintenance free batteries)
Set the charging voltage to 16-17 V.
No
Yes
Iftheamperagedoesnotexceedthe
standardchargingamperageafter5
minutes
, replacethebattery.
Setthetimertothechargingtime
determinedbytheopencircuit
voltage.
Monitortheamperagefor3‐5
minutes.Isthestandardcharging
amperageexceeded?
Adjustthevoltagetoobtainthe
standardchargingamperage.
Adjustthechargingvoltageto20‐25V.
Connectachargerandammeterto
thebatteryandstartcharging.
Iftherequiredchargingtimeexceeds
5hours
, recheckthechargi ng
amperageandadjustthevoltageto
obtainthestandardcharging
amperage.
Letthebatterysitfor30minutes ,
thenmeasuretheopencircuit
voltage.
12.8Vormorechargingiscomplete
12.0‐12.7Vrechargingisrequired.
Measuretheopencircuitvoltage.

Cub Cadet Challenger 500 Specifications

General

Brand	Cub Cadet
Model	Challenger 500
Category	Utility Vehicle
Language	English