PIPER
COMANCHE
SERVICE
MANrAL
9-99. Removal And Installation
Of
Battery. IPA-24-2bO.
Serial
",os
24-4~47.
24-4300 to 24-4782.
24-4784
to
24-4803 incl.)
The
ballery
i,
located
in
the engine
companment
at
the
lower right side
of
the
firewall. The
ballery
may
be removed by the following
procedure
a Open the right cowl panel.
b
Remo'e
the
ballery
box
cover
from
the
box by removing the
cover
and
box
retainer
rod at the right
'ide
of
the
box Raise the
cover
enough
to
allow
the
box to be
removed
c
Di,connect
the
battery
cables
",OTE
Alwa~,
remove
the
ground
cable first
and
in'tall
last
to
pr"ent
accidental
,hort
circuiting
or
arcing
d Slide the
box
with
ballery
10
the right
and
remove
e The
ballery
may
be installed
in
re'Orse
order
of
removal
9-IOU
Battery Box Corrosion Prevention. The
ballerv
bo.'
should
be
checked for spilled
electrol,
te
or
corrosion
at each 50
hour
inspection
or
at
lea't
every
30
days.
whiche"r
comes
firs!.
Should
this be found
in
the
box.
on
the
terminal,
or
around
the
ballen.
the
ballen
should be removed
and
both
the box and
ballen
cleaned b,' the following
procedure
. . ,
a Open the
drain
clamp
at the bOllom
of
the
batten
box
or
with the
box
removed.
drain
off
am
electrol,
te that rna, have overflowed Into the
box
' ,
b Clean the
box
and
battery
CorroSion
effect'
may
be neutralized by
appl~inga
,olution
of
baking
soda
and
water mixed
to
a
consistenc~
of
thin
cream
The
application
of
this
mixture
should
be applied until
all
bubbling
action
has
cea,ed
CAl'TIO,\
Do
not allow soda
solution
to
enter
baller~
c. Rinse the
ballery
and
box
with clean
water
and
dn
d
As
necessary.
paint
the
ballery
box
with
an
acid resistant
paint
Allow
paint
to
dry
thoroughly
e
If
installed, close the
ballery
box
drain
tube
clamp
f Reinstall
the
ballen
9-101 Checking Eleclrical Switches And Circuit Breakers. Electrical
switche,
and
circuit breakers. located
on
the
lower
portion
of
the
instrument
panel.
control
the navigation
and
instrument
light" landing lights.
electric
turn
and
bank
indicator
and
other
electrical
component'
The
circuit
breakers
automatically
break
the electrical circuit if
an
overload
is
applied
to the sY'tems.
thu,
preventing
ddmage
to
electrical Wifing
To
reset
the
circuit
breakers.
simply push in the bUllons Allo\\ ,ufficient time for
cooling
before reselling circuit
breakers.
The time
for
reselling circuit
breakers
may
\a"
considerably.
depending
on
the
nature
of
the
overload
and the
temperature
ISSt:ED:
8/18/72
3C23
ELECTRIC
AL
S'o'STEM
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