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8.0 INITIAL and/or FRESHENING CHARGE.................................................................28
9.0 OPERATION .............................................................................................................30
9.1 Float Operation..........................................................................................................30
9.2 Hydrometer Readings - Specific Gravity ...................................................................31
9.3 Full-Charge Specific Gravity......................................................................................31
9.4 Equalizing Charge .....................................................................................................33
9.4.1 Equalizing Charge Method ............................................................................33
9.5 Operating Temperature .............................................................................................34
10.0 BATTERY TAPS.......................................................................................................35
11.0 PILOT CELL .............................................................................................................35
12.0 MAINTENANCE........................................................................................................35
12.1 Battery Cleaning........................................................................................................35
12.1.1 Standard Cleaning.......................................................................................35
12.1.2 Corrosion Cleaning......................................................................................36
12.1.3 Heavy Corrosion Cleaning...........................................................................36
12.1.4 Cleaning Flame Arrestors............................................................................37
12.1.5 Replacing or Isolating a Cell........................................................................37
12.2 Maintenance Records ...............................................................................................37
12.3 Corrective Actions .....................................................................................................39
12.4 Adding Water.............................................................................................................39
12.5 Quality of Water.........................................................................................................40
Storage Battery Report - Battery in Float Service.......................................................................41
12.6 Filling and Charging Moist-Charged Cells.................................................................42
13.0 TEST PROCEDURES...............................................................................................44
13.1 Procedure for Battery Capacity Tests........................................................................44
APPENDIX - HYDROGEN EVOLUTION CALCULATION.........................................................46