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RemovingtheBattery(continued)
IMPORTANT
Becarefulwhenremovingthebatterycablesandensurethatyoudo
notdamagetheterminalpostsorcableconnectors.
1.Unlatch,raisethehoodandsupportit.Loosenthebatteryretainerthat
securesthesideofthebatterytotheframe.
2.Loosenthenutonthegroundcable(-)rstandremovethegroundcable
fromthebattery.Thismustpreventtheshortcircuitingthebattery,other
components,ortheoperator’shands.
3.Afteryoudisconnectthenegativecablefromthebattery,loosenthenuton
thepositivecable(+)andremovethepositivecablefromthebattery.
4.Ensurethatthebatteryventcapsaretight.
5.Removethebatteryfromthebatterycompartmenttoaserviceareatoallow
betteraccessforservice.
Inspecting,Maintaining,andTestingtheBattery
1.Dothefollowinginspectionsandmaintenance:
A.Checkforcracks.Replacethebatteryifcrackedorleaking.
B.Checkthebatteryterminalpostsforcorrosion.Usethewirebrushto
cleancorrosionfromtheposts.
IMPORTANT
Beforecleaningthebattery,tapeorblocktheventholesofthe
llercapsandensurethatthecapsaretight.
C.Checkforthesignsofwetnessorleakageonthetopofthebatterywhich
mightindicatealooseormissingllercap,overcharging,looseterminal
post,oroverlling.Also,checkthebatterycasefordirtandoil.Clean
thebatterywithasolutionofbakingsodaandwater,thenrinseitwith
cleanwater.
D.Checkthatthecoversealisnotbrokenaway.Replacethebatteryifthe
sealisbrokenorleaking.
E.Checktheelectrolytelevelineachcell.Ifthelevelisbelowthetopsof
theplatesinanycell,llallthecellswithdistilledwaterbetweenthe
minimumandmaximumlllines.Chargeat15to25Afor15minutesto
allowsufcientmixingoftheelectrolyte.
2.Performthehydrometertestofthebattery-electrolyte.
IMPORTANT
Ensurethattheareaaroundthecellsiscleanbeforeopeningthe
batterycaps.
A.Useahydrometertomeasurethespecicgravityofeachcell.Pullthe
electrolyteinandoutofthehydrometerbarrelbeforetakingareading
towarm-upthehydrometer.Atthesametime,takethetemperatureof
thecell.
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