What you must pay attention to!
8
External charging:
Charge with an unsuitable charger, e.g. one that switches
off after reaching a charging voltage of 14.1 – 14.4 V,
leads to severe sulphating of the battery plates and thus to
battery “starvation”.
The correct charging technique:
Characteristic curve IU or IU0U1, i.e. “I” phase at a mini-
mum of
1
/
10
th of the battery capacity as the charging cur-
rent (e.g. 8 A for a G 80).
After reaching the charging voltage of 14.1 – 14.4 V,
switchover to the “U” phase (main charging phase)
oat14.1 – 14.4 V takes place. The total charging time
must be at least 12 hours, even if the battery was only
slightly discharged. After that the charger can be switched
off (= IU characteristic curve) or switched over to float
charge (IU
0
U
1
).
The voltages mentioned above apply for a 12 V on-board
electric system. The data is doubled for a 24 V on-board
electric system.
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