Club Car CARRYALL 272, Maintenance And Service Manual

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ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS: FE400, KEY-START ENGINE Battery
2006-2010 Turf/Carryall 272/472 and XRT 1200/1200 SE Maintenance and Service Manual Page 12-41
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also cause acid to leak out of the vent caps and corrosion to build up on surrounding metal parts. The acid that
is lost reduces the capacity of the battery and cannot be replaced.
Mineral Content
For the longest battery life, distilled water should be used in the battery. However, if tap water is going to be
used, contact your local water department to be sure mineral contents are below the levels listed in the fol-
lowing table.
See following NOTE.
NOTE: Contact your local water department for mineral content analysis.
Battery Removal
See General Warning, Section 1, Page 1-1 and DANGER on page 12-39.
1. Turn the key switch OFF and remove the key. Place the Forward/Reverse handle in the NEUTRAL posi-
tion. Chock the wheels.
2. Disconnect battery and spark plug wire(s). See Disconnecting The Battery on page 1-3.
3. Turf 272/Carryall 272/XRT 1200:
3.1. Remove the four bolts (8), eight washers (9) and four locknuts (10) from the armrests.
See Figure 4-3, Section 4, Page 4-8.
3.2. Remove the two armrests (11 and 12) from the vehicle.
3.3. Carefully lift and rotate the seat support 90° counterclockwise and allow it to rest on the vehicle
IMPURITY
ALLOWABLE CONTENT
(PARTS PER MILLION)
EFFECTS OF IMPURITY
Suspended matter Trace –
Total solids 100.0 –
Calcium 40.0 Increase of positive shedding
Magnesium 40.0 Reduced life
Iron 3.0
Increased self-discharge at both plates, lower on-
charge voltage
Ammonia 8.0 Slight self-discharge of both plates
Organic and volatile matter 50.0 Corrosion of positive plate
Nitrates 10.0 Increased sulfation at negative
Nitrites 5.0 Corrosion at both plates, loss of capacity, reduced life
Chloride 5.0 Loss of capacity in both plates, greater loss in positive
Color Clear and “White” –
Antimony 5.0
Self-discharge by local action, reduces life, lower on-
charge voltage
Arsenic 0.5 Self-discharge, can form poisonous gas at negative
Copper 5.0 Increased self-discharge, lower oncharge voltage
Nickel None Allowed Intense lowering of on-charge voltage
Platinum None Allowed Violent self-discharge, lower on-charge voltage
Selenium 2.0 Positive shedding
Zinc 4.0 Slight self-discharge at negative