BATTERY CHARGER TEST
The easiest way to monitor the condition of your batteries is simply to observe the reading of your battery
charger ammeter at the end of the charge cycle. After a full charge, disconnect and reconnect the charger
DC plug (PowerDrive System 48 vehicle only - Wait 20 to 30 seconds before reinserting the DC charger
plug. Failure to do so will not allow the charger to turn on again). The ammeter needle will jump to 15 amps
or more and then taper into the 5 to 8 amp area within 10 to 20 minutes, indicating good, fully charged bat-
teries.
18-9
Battery Charger Test
Page 18-9
On-Charge Voltage Test
Page 18-10
Hydrometer Test
Page 18-11
Discharge Test
Page 18-13
Car not running to expectation
Reading of 8 Amps or more
Fully Charge Batteries
Reading below 8 Amps
No apparent problems
All readings above 7.4V and within 0.5V.
Readings below 7.4V but within 0.5V. Old
batteries, go to hydrometer test.
Check electrical system and charger
for problems. See Trouble-
Shooting Guide, Page 19-11.
If problem is not found, go to
on-charge voltage test.
Battery reads below 7.0V or differs by
more than 0.5V from other batteries.
Replace battery.
Car may not have been fully charged.
Send it back out to see if problem
reoccurs.
If still having problems, go to
hydrometer testing.
Very low reading or no reading at all.
Battery has a dead cell. Replace battery.
Battery with variation of more than 50
points between cells. Replace battery.
If discharge time is 60 minutes or
more, problem is not with the batteries.
Go to Page 19-11.
Discharge time is low and battery
shows a variance greater than 0.4V at
end of discharge. Replace battery.
Within 0.3 volts of each other, but
low dischargetime. End of battery set's
useful life. Replace set.
FIGURE 18-8
BATTERY TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
WARNING
• TURN KEY SWITCH OFF, PLACE FORWARD AND REVERSE LEVER IN THE NEUTRAL POSI-
TION, AND REMOVE KEY PRIOR TO SERVICING.
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