Chevrolet BEAUVILLE SPORTVAN G10 SERIES, Руководство по обслуживанию

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E NG IN E E LE C TR IC A L 6Y-4
Fig. 6 b —Charging Lead Adapters
exceed 125°F . I f spewing o f electrolyte occurs, o r if elec tro ­
lyte te m p eratu re exceeds 125° F ., the charging rate in am peres
m ust be reduced or te m porarily halted to avoid damage to the
b attery .
T he b a tte ry is fully charged w hen over a tw o-hour period at
a low charging rate in am peres all cells are gassing freely (n o t
spewing liquid elec tro ly te), an d no change in specific gravity
occurs. The full charge specific gravity is 1.260-1.280,
co rrec ted for electro ly te tem p eratu re w ith the electro ly te level
a t th e split ring, unless electro ly te loss has occurred due to age
o r overfilling in w hich case th e specific gravity reading will be
low er. F o r th e m ost satisfactory charging, the low er charging
rates in am peres are recom m ended.
I f afte r prolonged charging a specific gravity o f a t least
1.230 on all cells ca n n o t be reached, th e b a tte ry is n o t in an
o p t i m u m c o n d i t i o n a n d will n o t provide o p tim um
p erform ance; how ever, it may co n tin u e to provide additional
Fig. 7 b —Testing Specific G ravity (T ypical)
service if it has p erform ed satisfactorily in the past.
An “ em ergency b o o st charge,” consisting o f a high charging
rate for a short p eriod o f tim e, m ay be applied as a tem porary
ex pedient in order to crank an engine. H ow ever, this
procedure usually supplies insufficient b a tte ry reserve to crank
a second and th ird tim e. T herefore, the “ em ergency b o o st
charge” m ust be follow ed by a subsequent charging period o f
sufficient duratio n to restore th e b a tte ry to a satisfactory state
o f charge. R efer to the charging guide in this section.
When o u t o f th e vehicle, the sealed side term inal b a tte ry
will require adapters for the term inals to provide a place for
a ttac h m e n t o f th e charging leads. A dapters are available
th ro u g h local p arts service.
When th e sealed term inal b a tte ry is in th e vehicle, the studs
provided in th e wiring harness are suitable for atta c h m e n t o f
th e charger’s leads.
C A U T IO N : Exercise care when attaching charger
leads to side term inal studs to avoid contact w ith
vehicle metal components which would result in
damage to the battery.
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