PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 339
FEBRUARY 1981
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To clean corrosion from the
ba±teRy holddown, ba±tery box and
other nearby Metal parts on your
equIpmen±, you use:
a.
s±eam
b.
a wIRe brush
f
After cLeaning thE Battery
holddown, battery box and other
nearby me±al parts on your eqUip-
ment, you p²otect
±hem fRom
coRrosion with:
a.
epoxy
b±
bI±umInous coatIng
F
B
Air damages the plates inside
your batterY when you let the elec-
tRolyte level drop below the tops of the
plates. ±ou wind up with poor batte²³
power and short batte´ lifeµ To
protect the plates from air damage,
you've got to keep the_ electrolyte
(battery acid) over the tops of the
plates.
³f you faIl ±o keep ´attery
cable and clamp connections
tight, you'll have trouble wi±h:
a.
engInµ starting
b²
battery freezing
c:
battery going dead
±@
³f the clamp Is not tIght on
the pos±, the first thing you do is:
a.
tighten ±he clamp with the
right size wrenches
b±
coat the clamp and post
wIth gRease
C±
take ±he clamP off, Inspect
the c¶amp and post foR
corrosion and, If needed·
clean the insidµ of
clamp and ±he ou±sIde
of the
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B
OnL water is put into your
batt¶ery at the OrganizationaI
MaintenaNce level. Disti·ed water is
59³
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