414-00-11 Charging System — General Information 414-00-11
GENERAL PROCEDURES (CONTINUED)
6. After releasing the dead battery switch and
with the charger still on, measure the
battery voltage. If it shows 12 volts or
higher, the battery is accepting a charge
and is capable of being recharged.
However, it may require up to two hour of
charging with batteries colder than 5°C
before the charge rate is high enough to
show a charge on an ammeter. It has been
found that all non-damaged batteries can
be charged by this procedure. If a battery
cannot be charged by this procedure, a new
one should be installed.
7. A rapid recharge procedure has been
developed for recharging batteries that
have passed the Load Test and only need a
recharge. This can be due to in-service no-
start battery failures (vehicle will not crank
due to low battery state of charge) or
battery discharged in vehicle due to key-off
loads.
8. With the cables then disconnected, the
battery can be rapidly recharged by using
either of the following methods:
• Carry out a two hour charge using 20A
constant current (manual setting on
charger).
• Carry out a two hour charge using a
constant potential (automatic setting on
charger).
E3742 EN 07/2001 2002 Bantam
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