Piper ARROW III, Service Manual

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TABLE XI-V. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING (cont)
Battery freezes. Discharged battery. Replace.
Water added and battery Always recharge battery for
not charged immediately. 1/2 hour following addition
of water in freezing weather.
Leaking battery jar. Frozen. Replace.
Battery polarity reversed. Connected backwards on Battery should be slowly
airplane or charger. discharged completely and
then charged correctly and
tested.
Battery consumes excessive Charging rate too high Correct charging rate.
water. (if in all cells).
Cracked jar (one cell Replace battery.
only).
All warning lights fail Blown fuse. Replace the 5 amp fuse
to operate. behind instrument panel.
No current from bus. Check all wire segments,
connections, and the
receptacle at the left side
of the annunciator panel.
All the warning lights Test switch grounded Check terminals and
fail to extinguish after out. replace switch if
engine is running. necessary.
Trouble Cause Remedy
Revised: 2/13/89
CHEROKEE ARROW III SERVICE MANUAL
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BATTERY (cont)
ANNUNCIATOR PANEL