Club Car Precedent 2014, Maintenance And Service Manual

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BATTERIES: ELECTRIC VEHICLE WITH
POWERDRIVE CHARGER Battery Testing – 8 Volt
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EXAMPLE OF A HYDROMETER TEST
CORRECTED SPECIFIC GRAVITY
VEHI-
CLE
NO.
BAT-
TERY
NO.
ELEC-
TROLYTE
TEMPERA-
TURE
CORREC-
TION
FACTOR
CELL 1 CELL 2 CELL 3 CELL 4
REQUIRED
ACTION
12 1 20 °F (-6.6 °C) – 0.024
1.275 –
0.024 =
1.251
1.280 –
0.024 =
1.256
1.280 –
0.024 =
1.256
1.280 –
0.024 =
1.256
Strong Battery
– Fully Charged
35 6 90 °F (32.2 °C) + 0.004
1.155 +
0.004 =
1.159
1.165 +
0.004 =
1.169
1.160 +
0.004 =
1.164
1.165 –
0.004 =
1.169
Discharged
Battery –
Recharge
54 3 50 °F (10 °C) – 0.012
1.260 –
0.012 =
1.248
1.200 –
0.012 =
1.188
1.270 –
0.012 =
1.258
1.270 –
0.012 =
1.258
Bad no. 2 Cell
69 5 80 °F (26.7 °C) 0.000
1.250 – 0 =
1.250
1.255 – 0 =
1.255
1.230 – 0 =
1.230
1.250 – 0 =
1.250
Weak no. 3
Cell – Catch-up
Charge
38 2 100 °F (37.8 °C) + 0.008
1.200 +
0.008 =
1.208
1.180 +
0.008 =
1.188
1.170 +
0.008 =
1.178
1.180 +
0.008 =
1.188
Discharged
Battery –
Recharge and
Recheck
22 4 80 °F (26.7 °C) 0.000
1.240 – 0 =
1.240
1.245 – 0
= 1.245
Float does
not rise
1.250 – 0 =
1.250
no.3 Cell Dead
– Replace
Battery
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