MAINTENANCE
WHENREQUIRED
Ifthecorrectadjustmentcannotbe
obtained,contactyourIHIdealer.
BATTERYMAiNTENANCE
BatteriesgiveoffflammabIefumesthat
canexplode.
Donotsmokewhenobservingthebattery
eleCtrOlyteleVe1S.
Electrolyteisanacidandcancause
personalinjuryifitcontactsskinoreyes.
Ifthebatteryeiectrolytecomesincontact
witheyes,washitawaywithwaterand
caIIforemergencymedicaIcure.
Alwayswearprotectiveglasseswhen
workingwithbatteries.
3.]nspection
ForcIoseinspectionofceIls,usea
flashIightandnotanakedIightasgases
evolvedfromabatterymay,incertain
circumstances,behighlyexplosive.To
avoidriskofsparksgivingriseto
exp[osion,donotrestflashIightorother
metalobjectontopofbattery.
4.ToppingUp
MaintainleveIofeIectrolyteinceilsat
correctheightbyaddingdistiIledwater
whenrequired.lfanyelectrolyteis
spiIled,repIaceitwithfreshsu]furicacid
ofsamespecificgravityasthatof
remainingince".Levelofelectroiyte
mustneverfallbelowtopsofplates.
1、C]eanliness
AnyacidthatmayhavebeenspilIed
shouldbemoppedandbatterythen
shouldbecleanedwitharagandwater
andaIlowedtodry.Terminalsmustnot
beallowedtocorrode;thiscanbe
preventedbykeepingthemcoatedwltha
goodqualitygrease.
2.BatteryRecharge
BatteryshouIdnotbealbwedtostandin
afu
ydischargedcondition,butshould
berechargedassoonaspossible.If
batteryisoutofuseforabngtime,it
mustnotbeaIIowedtorundown
completely.Thebatteryshouldbegiven
asmalIrecharge,sufficienttobringit
backtofullychargedstateaboutevery
oneortwomonths.Tricklechargingis
notrecommendandduringchargingas
before,caremustbetakenthat
temperatureofelectrolytedoesnotrise
above40。Cfortemperateclimatesand
52。Cforbatteryusingbwergravityacids
specifiedfortropicaIuse・
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