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Chapter 8 Information service Section 1Troubleshooting
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BATTERY
Complaint Symptom and possible causes Remedy
“Sulfation”acidi
cwhite
powderysubsta
nce or spots
on surfaces of
cell plates.
1.
Battery case iscracked.
2.
Battery has been left in a run-down
condition for a longtime.
Replace the battery.
Replace the battery or recharge.
Battery runs
down quickly.
1.
The charging method is notcorrect.
2.
Cellplateshavelostmuchoftheiractive
materialasaresult of over-charging.
3.
Ashort-circuitconditionexistswithintheb
atteryduetoexcessive
accumulationofsedimentscausedbyth
ehighelectrolytespecific gravity.
4.
Battery is tooold.
Checkthegenerator,regulator/rectifier
andcircuitconnections, and make
necessary adjustments
toobtainspecifiedcharging
operation.
Replacethebattery,andcorrect the
chargingsystem.
Replace the battery.
Replace the battery.
Reversed
battery
polarity.
Thebatteryhasbeenconnectedthewrong
wayroundinthesystem,so
thatitisbeingchargedinthereversedirectio
n.
Replace the battery and be sure to
connect the battery properly.
Battery
“sulfation”
1.
Chargingratetoolowortoohigh.(When
notinuse,batteries
shouldberechargedatleastonceamont
htoavoidsulfation.)
2.
Thebatteryleftunusedfortoolongincold
climate.
Replace the battery.
Replace the battery.
Battery
discharges too
rapidly.
1.
Dirty container top andsides. Clean.