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Mineral Content, Continued:
Vibration Damage
The battery hold-down should always be tight enough to keep the battery from bouncing. Battery life may be
severely shortened if the battery hold-down is too loose. Excessive vibration shortens the life of the battery. It
may also cause acid to leak out of the vent caps and corrosion to build up on surrounding metal parts. The
acid which is lost reduces the capacity of the battery and cannot be replaced.
The battery hold-down should NOT be so tight as to crack or buckle the battery case. This may cause leaks
which would dry up a cell or cause internal shorts.
Inspect the hold-down bracket for rust, corrosion or damage. If both ends of the bracket cannot be fastened
securely to the main frame, replace it with a new stainless steel battery hold-down, (Club Car Part No.
1013882), stainless steel flat washers (Club Car Part No. 1011964), and stainless steel nylon insert locknuts
(Club Car Part No. 1015068).
HYDROMETER TEST
A hydrometer measures the specific gravity. The higher the specific gravity, the higher the state of charge of
the battery. A fully charged battery should read between 1.250 and 1.280 at 80°F. Never add acid to the bat-
tery to obtain a higher specific gravity (Figure 12-56).
Performing the Hydrometer Test
IMPURITY
ALLOWABLE CONTENT IN PARTS PER
MILLION
NITRATES
10.0
NITRITES
5.0
CHLORIDE
5.0
• Contact your local water department for mineral content analysis.
• WEAR A FULL FACE SHIELD WHEN WORKING AROUND A BATTERY BECAUSE OF THE DAN-
GER OF AN EXPLODING BATTERY.
• BATTERY-EXPLOSIVE GASES. KEEP SPARKS, FLAMES, CIGARETTES AWAY. VENTILATE
WHEN CHARGING OR USING IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE. ALWAYS WEAR EYE PROTECTION
WHEN WORKING ON OR NEAR BATTERY. FOR ADDED PROTECTION, COVER TOP OF THE
BATTERY WHEN SERVICING THE VEHICLE.
• BATTERY-POISON/DANGER. CONTAINS ACID-CAUSES SEVERE BURNS- AVOID CONTACT
WITH SKIN, EYES, OR CLOTHING.
- EXTERNAL: FLUSH WITH WATER. CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
- INTERNAL: DRINK LARGE QUANTITIES OF MILK OR WATER. FOLLOW WITH MILK OF MAG-
NESIA OR VEGETABLE OIL. CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
- EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
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