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Standard charge of the battery
Special tools
Battery charger - constant current type with an output
of at least 14A.
Charge procedure
Do a standard charge of the battery as follows :
1. Remove the battery from the machine. Refer to
4003-5.
2. Connect the battery charger to the battery. Make
sure the polarity of the connections is correct and
connect the (+) positive cable first.
3. Set the battery charger to ON.
4. Set the appropriate charger current :
CURRENT FOR SINGLE BATTERY...............9A
CURRENT FOR TWIN BATTERY.................14A
5. Charge the battery for the time indicated in the
table below :
6. Set the battery charger to OFF. Disconnect the
cables from the battery. Make sure you disconnect
the (+) positive cable first.
7.Load test the battery.
8.If required, install the battery.
CAUTION :
Parallel charging is not
recommended, therefore on machines fitted
with twin batteries, charge each one
individually.
CAUTION :
Do not use the standard charge
process on a battery producing an open
circuit voltage of 11V or less.
MINIMUM charging period
Open circuit volts Charge period (hours)
Above 12.5 0
12.4 3
12.3 4
12.2 5
12.1 6
12.0 7
11.9 8
11.8 9
11.7 10
11.6 11
11.0 to 11.6 12
Below 11.0 Use slow charge
WARNING :
Check the battery temperature
regularly and if it reaches 60
°
C (140
°
F), stop
the charging process.
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