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plenty of clear water; if it lands in your eyes, get medical help
immediately.
CHARGING
Before recharging a battery, see if any of the following problems exist:
z Loose alternator belt
z Pinched or grounded alternator/voltage regulator wiring harness
z Loose wiring connection at the alternator and/or voltage regulator
z Loose or corroded connections at the battery and/or the engine ground
z Excessive battery drain due to any accessories or lighting left on.
If any of these exist, remedy the problem, then check to see if the battery still
needs to be charged. Cold batteries will not readily accept a charge. Therefore,
batteries should be allowed to warm up to approximately 41°F (5°C) before
charging. This may require allowing the battery to warm up at room temperature
for four to eight hours, depending on the initial temperature and the size of the
battery. A battery which has been completely discharged may be slow to accept a
charge initially, and in some cases may not accept a charge at the normal charger
setting. When batteries are in this condition, charging can be started by using a
dead battery switch, on chargers equipped with one.
Completely discharged batteries, which have been discharged for a prolonged
period of time (over one month) or which have an open circuit voltage of less
than two volts, may not indicate accepting a charge even when the dead battery
switch is used. The initial charge rate accepted by batteries in this condition is so
low, that the ammeter on some charges will not show any indication of charge for
up to 10 minutes. To determine whether a battery is accepting a charge, follow
the charger manufacturer's instructions for the use of the dead battery switch. If
the dead battery switch is the spring-loaded type, it should be held in the ON
position for up to three minutes.
After releasing the dead battery switch and with the charger still on, measure the
battery voltage. If it shows 12 volts or higher, the battery is accepting a charge
and is capable of being recharged. But, it may require up to two hours of charging
on batteries colder than 41°F (5°C) before the charge rate is high enough to
register on the charger ammeter. If a battery cannot be charged by this
procedure, it should be replaced.
Once the battery has begun to accept a charge, it can be charge to serviceable
state or full charge by one of two methods:
z Use the AUTOMATIC setting on chargers so equipped. This setting maintains the
charging rate within safe limits by adjusting the voltage and the current to prevent
excessive gassing and the spewing of electrolyte. About two to four hours is
needed to charge a completely discharged battery to a serviceable state. If a full
state of charge is desired, the charge can be completed by a low current rate of 3-5
amps for several hours.
z The second method is to use the MANUAL or constant current setting on the
charger. Initially set the charging rate for 30-40 amps and maintain this setting for
about 30 minutes or as long as there is not excessive gassing and electrolyte
spewing. If gassing results, the charge rate must be reduced to a level where
gassing will stop. This is especially true for maintenance-free batteries, in which
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