PS Magazine - APRIL 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 341
APRIL 1981
The
manu-
facturer
puts it
together
Then your
support puts it
into the batteRy
before the
batteRy Is
issued to you
FRom then
on, It's up
to you to
add water±
wheN needed
EnougH²but not too Much!
_
±
²³´
µ .¶,·¸
MUCH-The electrolyte
level should be only about% of an inch
over the tops of the pla±es. This leaves
0·'±"²³´µ¶-¸¹;º,»lw
²
³
"ro
:´
om
µ¶·¸
for expansioN due to heat.
"&w
Army batteries live long
enough ±o die of ¹baDº wateR. »sually,
it's not the quality of the water ±hat
shortens their life; it's the quantity¼
±oo little or too much.
TOO
LI
TT
LE
-
If you leE the
electrolyte level DRop b½low the ±ops of
the pla¾es, the plates harden and
Become chemically
inactive. The
battery b½gins ±o die.
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DRO½N¾ng! To¿
mUCH ÀAÁerÂ
ÃY
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If yo¿ use a bucket or hose to add
water, you put the Kiss of death on the
batt½ries. The electrolyte oveRflows
and b½comes w½ak Àhru Dilution. The
battery can't do its job and can't be
recharged ±o full capacity. In its
weak½ned conDition, it can fReeze in
cold weatÁer.
Âlways use a syringe ±o get just the
amount of wateR your battery needsÃ
no moÄe, nO
7
Å
'
»se distilled water whenever you
can.
ÆSÆ
681âãââã682ä6867åæ
gallon, ÇSÆ
681âçââç356è4936é5
gallons.
Èistilled water is best b½cause it has
no impurities ±hat can foul ¿p the
plates and electrolyte.
Èrinking water is usually
êkë
but it
may Áav½ a high Éineral content that
will
shorten battery Life. Some
chemicals used in water purification
may have the same bad effect.
Êainwater collected in a clean
container may also be good.
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