PS Magazine - JULY 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 332
JULY 1980
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parts. When you Turn The master switch
OFF
You creaTe volTage surges which can
damage The charGing
sYsTem± If The
I.
masteR sw²Tch ³s ²n tHe NeGaTive baTterY
'
h
lead (soMe older veH²cles), Turni´G off Tµe
±f/
sw³tcH disconnecTs the batteries from
1
ground¶ Voltage surges can frY all soLid
sTaTe electronics equiPment includinG
radios·
I
',
•
BAT TERIES
BACKWARD-
batteries instalLed ±ackward can also
cause
reversed
poLarity.
Make
sure
±atter²es a re checked with a voltme³er
±efo´µ install²ng. G¶tting the pos²t²ve (+)
and negat²ve (·) posts of the ±atteries ²n
the proper pos²t²on wiLL do no good if the
poLarity has ¸een reversed during the
charg²n¹ of the ±atteryº »o check this out,
•
S¼AVE CAB¼½S-
Use onlY the slave always find the poLar²ty of a ±attery with a
ca±Les author¾zed for your vehicLe. Never
volt¿eter
±efore
instaLLing
it
in
the
:"±
'²³´µ¶·¸¹º=»r¼
À
vehicle Á
make or use spl²tÂend ca±les ±ecause
³heY can eas²lY Ãe rÄversed. ÅeÆersed
ca±les cause reÆersed polaritYÇ Èurrent
flow²ng the wrong waY can mess up thÄ
regulatorÉ
rect²f²er or aLternatorÊ and
cause the ±at³ery to explodeË Ìn add²³²onÍ
the operator can gÄt a ±ad elec³r²cal
shock when he ³r²es to connec³ reversed
ca±les ÃY hand.
•
ÎATT½RÏ CAB¼ÐS
-
Ñoose or corÒ
roded Ãa³tÄry ca±le connec³²ons can cu³
the ±aÓer²es oÔ³ of ³He charg²ng c²rcu²tÕ Öf
your ca±Les are loose or corrodedÊ YoÔ
hA¸e
to ײther
ClEan¹ TiºhTEN
or repLace
'em»
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