Peterbilt 348 2017 - Battery Care; Battery Charging

ELECTRICAL
BatteryCare
Regularattentiontothecharging
systemwillhelpprolongtheservice
lifeofthebatteries.Herearesome
commoncausesofbatteryfailure:
Overcharge:thisconditionresults
fromimpropervoltageregulator
adjustment.Itresultsinoverheating
ofthebattery,warpedplates,and
evaporationofelectrolyte.
Undercharge:thevoltageregulator
ismalfunctioning,thedrivebeltis
slipping,oryourvehiclehasundergone
longperiodsofstandingidleorshort
distancedriving.Theseconditions
resultinbatteryplatesbecoming
coveredwithahardcoating.
Vibration:loosebatteryhold-downs
maycausebatteryplatefailure.
ShortCircuits:thesedischargethe
batterybydrainingelectricity.
DirtyorLooseConnections:
improperconnectionsmaystopthe
owofelectricalpowertoandfromthe
battery.
BatteryCharging
Exceptforusingsmalltricklecharges
tomaintainbatterycondition,you
shouldhaveyourvehicle'sbatteries
chargedbyaqualiedservicefacility.
WARNING!
Batteriescaninjureyouseverely.
Theycontainacid,producepoi-
sonousandexplosivegases,and
supplylevelsofelectriccurrenthigh
enoughtocauseburns.Aspark
oramenearabatteryoncharge
maycauseittoexplodewithgreat
force.Neverremoveortamperwith
thebatterycaps.Failuretocomply
mayresultindeath,personalinjury,
equipmentorpropertydamage.
Tohelpreducetheriskofpersonal
injuries,followtheseguidelines
carefullywhenrechargingabattery:
•Beforeattemptinganyservice
intheelectricalinstallation,
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