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MAINTENCE AND ADJUSTMENT OF THE UTV
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NOTE
• he charge state of an
batter can be
chec e b easuring its open circuit oltage
(i e the oltage hen the positi e ter inal is
isconnecte )
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o charging is necessar
hen the
open circuit oltage e uals or e cee s
b. Check the charge of the battery, as shown in
the charts and the following example.
Example
c. Open-circuit voltage = 12.0 V
d. Charging time = 6.5 hours
e. Charge of the battery = 20 ~ 30%
2. Charge:
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Battery (refer to the appropriate charging method
illustration) .
WARNING
o not uic charge a batter
NOTE
• e er re o e the
batter sealing caps
• o not use a high rate batter charger since
it forces a high a perage current into the
batter uic l an can cause batter
o erheating an batter plate a age
• f it is i possible to regulate the charging
current on the batter charger be careful not
to o ercharge the batter
• hen charging a batter be sure to re o e
it fro the ehicle ( f charging has to be one
ith the batter ounte on the ehicle
isconnect the negati e batter lea fro the
batter ter inal)
• o re uce the chance of spar s o not plug
in the batter charger until the batter charger
lea s are connecte to the batter
• efore re o ing the batter charger lea clips
fro the batter ter inals be sure to turn off
the batter charger
• a e sure the batter charger lea clips are in
full contact ith the batter ter inal an that
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