Piper Cherokee Six - Page 612

Frozen
battery.
PIPER
CHEROKEE
SIX
SERVICE
MANUAL
TABLE
X-III.
ELECTRICAL
SYSTEM
TROUBLESHOOTING
(cont.)
Trouble
Cause
Remedy
Battery
life
is
short.
(cont)
Cracked
cell
jars.
Impurities
in electro-
lyte.
Low
charging
rate.
Hold-Down
bracket
loose.
Replace
battery.
Adjust
voltage
regulator.
Replace
battery
and
tighten.
Compound
on top
of
battery
melts.
Electrolyte
runs
out
of
vent
plugs.
Excessive
corrosion
inside
container.
Charging
rate
too
high.
Too
much
water
added
to battery
and
charg-
ing rate
too
high.
Spillage
from
over-
filling.
Replace.
Reduce
charging
rate
by
adjusting
voltage
regulator.
Drain
and
keep
at
proper
level
and
adjust
volt-
age
regulator.
Use
care
in adding
water.
Vent
lines
leaking
or
clogged.
Charging
rate
too high.
Repair
or
clean.
Adjust
voltage
regulator.
Battery
freezes.
Discharged battery.
Replace.
Water
added
and
bat-
tery not
charged
immediately.
Always
recharge
battery
for
1/2
hour
follow-
ing addition
of water
in freezing
weather.
Replace.
Battery
chould
be slowly
discharged
completelv
Leaking
battery
jar.
Battery
polarity
re-
versed.
Frozen.
Connected
backwards
on
airplane
or
charger.
ELECTRICAL
SYSTEM
Issued:
8/17/72
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