SS300 Service Information (3-2017)
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TROUBLESHOOTING
BATTERIES FAILED TO CHARGE/ REDUCED RUN TIME (ONBOARD CHARGER)
STEP
ACTION
VALUE(S)
YES
NO
1
•
Key On
•
Is there a flashing BDI fault or LCD Pro-Panel
(option) fault code present?
See “Faults” in
the
TROUBLE-
SHOOTING
section of this
manual
Go to Step #2
2
•
Key Off
•
Check AC power supply
•
Is the rated AC supply voltage present?
Go to Step #3
Check AC
Supply Circuit
Protection
3
•
See
BATTERY CHARGER SETTINGS
in the
SERVICE
section of this manual and confirm
proper charger settings
•
Is the onboard charger set properly?
Go to Step #4
Reprogram
battery char-
ger
4
•
Key Off
•
Inspect battery and charger cables for damage,
corrosion, contamination or terminal problems
•
Do any of the above conditions exist?
Repair or Re-
place Battery
and/or Charger
Cables
Go to Step #5
5
•
Skip this step for sealed or AGM batteries
•
Key Off
•
Disconnect batteries
•
Check water level of all battery cells
•
Are the lead plates submerged?
Go to Step #6
Add Distilled
Water Until
Lead Plates
are Covered.
6
•
Key Off
•
Load test all batteries (AGM or Lead-Acid)
•
-or-
•
Test specific gravity of each cell using a hy
-
drometer or refractometer (Lead-Acid)
•
Do the batteries pass a load test or are all bat-
tery cells within 0.050 (50 points) specific grav
-
ity of each other?
Replace Battery
Charger
Replace Bat-
tery or Batter-
ies
Terms:
AC = Alternating Current
AGM = Absorbed Glass Mat
Specific Gravity = Relative density of a substance compared to water (1.000 specific gravity)