CHECKING AND CHARGING THE BATTERY
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Make sure the battery charger lead clips
are in full contact with the battery termi-
nal and that they are not shorted. A cor-
roded battery charger lead clip may gen-
erate heat in the contact area and a weak
clip spring may cause sparks.
If the battery becomes hot to the touch
at any time during the charging process,
disconnect the battery charger and let
the battery cool before reconnecting it.
Hot batteries can explode!
As shown in the following illustration,
the open-circuit voltage of an MF battery
stabilizes about 30 minutes after charg-
ing has been completed. Therefore, wait
30 minutes after charging is completed
before measuring the open-circuit volt-
age.
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