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7.10 CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE
SEALED BATTERY
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!
Only recharge with a constant voltage battery charger.
Use of other types of battery charger could damage
the battery. The following model is available for the
purpose:
– 4 amp
(1)
, code no. 82180060/0
which fully recharges the battery.
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 a suitable battery charger;
– recharge at a room temperature of b10
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.
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