7.6 Battery Charge Troubleshooting
Trouble
Causes
Remedies
1.Batterypostisdefective.1.Checkandcleanthepost.
2.Batterypostisconnectedincorrectly.2.Checktheconnectionpost.
3.Nomainssupply.
3.Checkthewiringtothechargerfrom
mainssupply.
Nochargecurrent
4.Powerfuseisburned-out.4.Changethefuse.
Displaynothingonthechargecurrent
meter
1.Chargecurrentmeterisdefective.
1.Measurethecurrentwiththestandard
amperemeter.
1.Mainssupplypowerislow.1.Checkmainssupply.
2.Plugofthechargertransformerdoes
notmatchwiththemainssupplyvoltage.
2.Checktheplugofchargertransformer.
Chargerateistoolow
3.Batterypostisloose.3.Tightenthebatterypost.
1.Powerofthefusedoesnotmatch.1.Changetheproperfuse.
Fuseofmainssupplyisburned-out
repeatedly
2.Thereisshortcircuit.2.Checkandconnectallwiring.
1.Batterypostisdefective.1.Checkandcleanthepost.
Chargeclipheats
2.Boltoftheclipisloose.2.Cleanandtightenthebolt.
1.Batteryisdeteriorated.1.Changethebattery.
Batteryvoltagedoesnotrise
2.Batteryhasbeendamaged.
2.Checkthebattery,andchangeitif
necessary.
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