
Remedy
Symptom and possible causes
Complaint
1. Not enough electrolyte.
2.Battery case is cracked.
3.Battery has been left in a run-down condition for
a long time.
4.Contaminated electrolyte (Foreign matter has
enters the battery and become mixed with the
electrolyte.)
Pour distilled water, if the battery
has not been damaged and
"sulfation" has not advanced
too far, and recharge.
Replace the battery.
Replace the battery.
If "sulfation" has not advanced
too far, try to restore the battery
by replacing the electrolyte,
recharging it fully with the
battery detached from the
motorcycle and then adjust
the electrolyte S.G.
1. The charging method is not correct.
2. Cell plates have lost much of their active material
as result of over-charging.
3. A short-circuit condition exists within the battery
due to excessive accumulation of sediments
caused by the high electrolyte S.G.
4. Electrolyte S.G. is too low.
5. Contaminated electrolyte.
6. Battery is too old.
Check the generator,
regulator/rectifier and circuit
connections, and make
necessary adjustments to
obtain specified charging
operation.
Replace the battery, and
correct the charging system.
Replace the battery.
Recharge the battery fully
and adjust electrolyte S.G.
Replace the electrolyte,
recharge the battery and
adjust the S.G.
Replace the battery.
The battery has been connected the wrong way
round in the system, so that it is being charged in
the reverse direction.
Replace the battery and be
sure to connect the battery
properly.
1. Changing is rate too low or too high.
(When not in use, battery should be recharged
at least once a month to avoid sulfation.)
2. Battery electrolyte is excessive or insufficient, or its
specific gravity is too high or too low.
3. The battery left unused for too long in cold season.
Replace the battery.
Keep the electrolyte up to the
prescribed level, or adjust the
S.G. by consulting the battery
’s directions.
Replace the battery, if badly
sulfated.
manufacturer
1. Dirty container tap and sides.
2. Impurities in the electrolyte or electrolyte S.G. is
too high.
Clean.
Change the electrolyte by
consulting the battery
’s directions.
manufacturer
“Sulfation”, acidic
white powdery
substance or spots on
surface of cell plates.
Battery runs
down quickly.
Reversed battery
polarity.
Battery “sulfation”.
Battery discharges
too rapidly.
BATTERY
SERVICING INFORMATION
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