Toro Field Pro 6040 - Page 196

Inspecting,Maintaining,andTestingtheBattery(continued)
B.Ifyouchargethebattery,applya150Aloadfor15secondstoremove
thesurfacecharge.Useabatteryloadtesterfollowingthemanufacturer's
instructions.
C.Ensurethatthebatteryterminalsarefreeofcorrosion.
D.Ifpossibe,measuretheelectrolytetemperatureofthecentercell.
E.Connectabatteryloadtestertothebatteryterminalsfollowingthe
manufacturer'sinstructions.Connectadigitalmultimetertothebattery
terminals
F.Applyatestloadof1/2thecoldcrankingamperageratingofthebattery;
refertoBatterySpecications(page6–28).
G.Takeatestvoltagereadingwhilestillunderloadafter15seconds,then
immediatelyremovetheload.
H.UseMinimumVoltage(page6–30)todeterminetheminimumvoltagefor
thecentercellelectrolytetemperaturereading.
I.Ifthetestvoltageisbelowtheminimum,replacethebattery.Ifthetest
voltageisatorabovetheminimum,returnthebatterytoservice.
ChargingtheBattery
BatteryChargeLevel
BatteryChargeLevelSpecicGravityOpenCircuitVoltage
100%
1.26512.68
75%
1.22512.45
50%
1.19012.24
25%
1.15512.06
0%
1.12011.89
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