www.enersys.com Publication No. US-FL-IOM-002 January 2007
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8.0
INITIAL and/or FRESHENING CHARGE.................................................................28
9.0
OPERATION .............................................................................................................30
9.1
Float Operation..........................................................................................................30
9.2
Hydrometer Readings - Specific Gravity ...................................................................31
9.3
Full-Charge Specific Gravity......................................................................................31
9.4
Equalizing Charge .....................................................................................................33
9.4.1
Equalizing Charge Method ............................................................................ 33
9.5
Operating Temperature .............................................................................................34
10.0
BATTERY TAPS .......................................................................................................35
11.0
PILOT CELL .............................................................................................................35
12.0
MAINTENANCE ........................................................................................................35
12.1
Battery Cleaning ........................................................................................................35
12.1.1
Standard Cleaning....................................................................................... 35
12.1.2
Corrosion Cleaning...................................................................................... 36
12.1.3
Heavy Corrosion Cleaning........................................................................... 36
12.1.4
Cleaning Flame Arrestors............................................................................ 37
12.1.5
Replacing or Isolating a Cell........................................................................ 37
12.2
Maintenance Records ...............................................................................................37
12.3
Corrective Actions .....................................................................................................39
12.4
Adding Water.............................................................................................................39
12.5
Quality of Water.........................................................................................................40
Storage Battery Report - Battery in Float Service .......................................................................41
12.6
Filling and Charging Moist-Charged Cells .................................................................42
13.0
TEST PROCEDURES ...............................................................................................44
13.1
Procedure for Battery Capacity Tests........................................................................44
APPENDIX - HYDROGEN EVOLUTION CALCULATION.........................................................46
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