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BATTERIES
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3.5 Equipment for handling batteries
• Goggles, gloves and protective clothing: Always wear protective clothing, acid-
proof gloves and goggles when handling lead acid batteries and remove all
jewelry. Batteries are corrosive and failure to follow the above mentioned may
result in personal injury or death as lead acid can cause severe burns and destroy
clothing. Jewelry is a risk if it comes in contact with the terminals of the battery.
Metals in contact with battery poles can cause arcs which can result in severe
personal injuries.
• Distilled or treated Water (i.e. de-ionized, reverse osmosis, etc.)
• Rubber hand held wrench
• Volt meter (for testing voltage)
• Retightening the battery posts are very important to insure that malfunctions
are kept at a minimum. Always use a torque wrench to tighten the battery posts,
the correct amount of torque is 12 Nm or 2.7 ft/lbs.
Handling of batteries should not occur if the user has no prior experience of handling
batteries. Please refer to Trojan® Battery’s website for more information regarding
battery handling: www.TrojanBattery.com
Watering a battery before charge (or with a low charge level) can lead to boil-over
resulting in potential bodily injury and potential damage to the watering system,
battery and vehicle.
Ensure that the work area is dry when servicing the vehicle, watering system, bat-
tery or battery charger.
WARNING
!
Always keep baking soda and great amounts of water nearby. This will help neutralize
any possible acid spills from battery openings and prevent corrosive damage on bat-
teries and the vehicle. Avoid all skin contact with acid.
3.6 Battery maintenance and care
Maintaining batteries properly includes always charging batteris after use, ensur-
ing the correct level of fluid in the batteries as well as general removal of corrosion,
dust, dirt and/or similar, apply anti corrosion liquid if needed.
CAUTION
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