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Before starting the test, visually inspect the battery for:
defects, replace the battery.
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pair or replace as needed.
case top. Clean the case and terminals using a wire brush
and a mixture of water and baking soda.
distilled water to the level indicated by the battery manu-
facturer, and fully charge the battery. Do not overll.
xture. Tighten or replace as needed.
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Connect the charging clamps to the battery in accordance
with all precautions and safety instructions. Do not connect
either clamp to the vehicle’s chassis.
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Plug the charger into a dedicated, grounded nominal 15-
amp or higher AC outlet. Press the power switch to the
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position.
Place the battery in the Charging Compartment of the
Diagnostic Station and feed the test cables through the back
of the cart. Connect the clamps to the battery posts: negative
(–) black clamp to the negative (–) post; positive (+) red clamp
to the positive (+) post.
If the clamps are not making good contact with the battery
posts, the screen displays CHECK CLAMP CONNECTIONS. Make
sure that both jaws of each charging clamp come in good
contact with the battery posts. If you accidentally reverse the
clamp connections, the charger sounds an alarm and display
“Charger Clamps Reversed.”
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Before starting your test you may want to customize the use
of your Battery Diagnostic Station by setting preferences in
the Admin / Utility Menu and creating a User ID. The menu
has settings for the date and time, the contrast and backlight
time, a utility to customize printouts for the optional IR printer,
among others. The setup utilities are described in Chapter 3
on page 19.
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In addition to the HELP soft keys, the Battery Diagnostic
Station provides a Help Menu with a glossary of test-related
denitions that you may want to review prior to testing. The
menu also provides troubleshooting information and phone
numbers for Midtronics Customer Service, in case you encoun-
ter a problem and/or need technical assistance.
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