Toro ProLine H800 - Testing the Charging System

TestingtheChargingSystem
Thisisasimpletestthatdeterminesifachargingsystemisfunctioning.Ittells
youifthechargingsystemhasanoutput,butnotitscapacity.
Toolrequired:DigitalmultimetertosetDCvolts.
Testinstructions:Connectthepositive(+)multimeterleadtothepositive
batterypostandnegative(-)multimeterleadtothenegativebatterypost.Keep
thetestleadsconnectedtothebatterypostsandrecordthebatteryvoltage.
Note:Whenstartingtheengine,thebatteryvoltagedropsandthenmust
increaseoncetheengineisrunning.
Note:Dependingupontheconditionofthebatterychargeandbattery
temperature,thebatteryvoltageincreasesatdifferentratesasthebattery
charges.
Starttheengineandrunitathigh-idlespeed.Allowthebatterytochargefora
minimumtimeof3minutes.Recordthebatteryvoltage.
Note:Afterrunningtheengineforaminimumtimeof3minutes,thebattery
voltagemustbeminimum0.50Vhigherthanthatoftheinitialbatteryvoltage.
RefertotheBatteryVoltageT able(page6–4)foranexampleofacharging
systemthatisfunctioning.
BatteryVoltageTable
Atleast0.50Vovertheinitialbatteryvoltage
Initialbatteryvoltage=12.30V
Batteryvoltageafter3minutescharge
=12.85V
Difference
=+0.55V
ElectricalSystem:ElectricalSystemQuickChecks
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ProLineH800
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