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CARE AND MAINTENANCE
OF THE SEALED BATTERY
General informations:
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A) General information
In a sealed “dual” battery, the electrolyte for each ele-
ment is carefully measured out during manufacture
and sealed at source, in order to ensure maximum
performance during the battery’s entire life.
With a battery of this type, it is not necessary to add
water or acid, and the cover must never be opened or
removed.
B) Recommendations for correct use
To keep the battery performing at optimum levels and
to increase its life, various precautions should be
taken:
– always keep the battery fully charged;
– always recharge a flat battery within 1 month, oth-
erwise the elements could be damaged and no
longer able to take the charge (sulphated);
– always recharge the battery before and after peri-
ods of prolonged inactivity or storage.
WARNING!
Recharge only with a constant voltage battery char-
ger Using other types of battery chargers could da-
mage the battery.
MODEL YEAR 2016
N…102 Hy
N…102
WORKSHOP MANUAL
WORKSHOP MANUAL
C) Rules for recharging the battery
Recharging is a particularly important operation for
the life of the battery and must be carried out accord-
ing to these instructions:
– do not recharge the battery when its case is broken
or damaged;
– carefully read the instructions for using the battery
charger and the battery;
– use the appropriate battery charger;
– recharge at a room temperature of between 10°
and 30°C;
– check that the battery does not heat to beyond
50°C while recharging. If it should do so, stop
recharging immediately and dispose of the battery
since it will be unusable.
With the battery disconnected (and at rest for at least
12 hours) and the tester in voltmeter function, meas-
ure the voltage between the terminals. The amount
given (open circuit voltage) gives an indication of the
operations to be carried out, as per the following
table:
Check the battery voltage at least 12-24 hours after
recharging.
Battery voltage
with open circuit
Battery state
Operation to be
carried out
> 12,6 Volts
Fully charged
None
< 12,4 Volts
Low charge
Recharge
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