PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1976
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 287
OCTOBER 1976
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The care you giYe a lead-acid battery and the way you charge it can either kILL
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One pract¶ce that choPs months off any battery s l¶fe 1s to chaRge 1t d¶rectly
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The best way to preserve ba»tery Life is to charge them with battery charging
'distribution panel ¼S¼
6130-00±940²7866.
½ower for the panel is suPPLied by MiL Std¾
3±KW, 28±VDC
generator set
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TM
5-6130±301±12
(Oct
69)
telLs you how to use the PaneL±
TM
9±61µ0±200±12
(Sep
73)
gives you the scoop on battery
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For safetyÁs sake¾ you mUst ground
both the PaÂeL and the generator set±
Good Ventilation is imPortant ±±±
Both at the generator location anD
where you set Up your batteries± The
One way to charge batteries safeLy is
to set uP the generator inside a
doorway (door open) and put the
batteries next to or near the oUtside
walLµ
Batteries giVe off hydroge gas durIÂg Ã
charging, and a sÄark or flame coUld
set it off± So, itÅs a good Idea to reÆote
the batteries as far from the generator
as Possible±
³t shoUld go withoUt sayiÂg that yoU
neiher smoke nor permit a open
flame Âear the batteries dUring chargÇ
iÂg±
Also¾ Use safety goggles, a rUbber
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aPron and gloVes
± for yoUr own
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