PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 358
SEPTEMBER 1982
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Keep your commo
equipment up To snuff
by never getting caughT
with your dRy-cell
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batTeries doWn.
'Course, your
bAtteries staRt dis±
cHArginG from the
stArt. YoU can keep
tHeM juiced up For
a ²ll liFe, tho, WiTH
a Few P³ tricks´
Keep 'em Cool
Cool temperatures sloW doWn baTtery discHarge. If you can, store your
Batteries in a refrigerator until you use Them. µhe cooler The betTer, but keep
¶em beloW
35°F.
IF you¶re Worried about moisture damaGe from reFrigeraTion, b·g
_
or Wrap
yoUr batTeries in plastic.
Defrost the fridge When baTTery sTock is loW¸ ¹rºp batTeries in cloth or
heavy paper to keep them cool While The refrigeraTor is defrosTing.
Need a refrigeraTor for cooling? Cµ»
50-909
OK¶s iT in ChapTer
21.
¼Atteries
usually store best in the cold, but they Work best at rooM
teMperatUre. µHaW out batteries thaT have been in cold storage Before you
put theM in yoUr equipment. ¼ring them up To about
70°F.
SeT the batteries
out for
10
To
24
hours or use body heat to help thaW ¶eM.
½ever use hot plates, engine exhausT, radiaTors or such To warm up bat¾
teries. µhe heaT Will zap ¶em, and Hot gases from the batteries could hurt you¿
IF you don¶T have a refrigeraTor foR yoUr batteries, store them in a Well¾
vented area. Àas from discHarging baTteries shouldnÁt be locked up in a
cloÂed area.
Heat's a KiL±er
It¶s not cool TÃ keep your baTTeries
in sheds WiTh meTal roofs oÄ ouT in
direcT sunlighT¿ ÅeaT kills Them!
Never store bad baTTeÄies¿ µhe corÆ
rosive acTion of The chemicals makes
healTh and sTorage problems¿ ¼esides,
you¶ll nev r use Them.
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Some bad batteries are easy to
spot. They've got bulges, Dents± leAks
oR corroded teRmInals² ³ny of those
problems makes the battery unusable´
³uTilaTe bad dry cells Çefore you
dispose of Them¿ µhat keeps someone
from Trying To use dead baTteries¿
µurn in unusable baTTeries thaT have
¼» nuMbers beTWeen
1000
and
1999,
tho. µhose are mercury baTTeriesÈand
The mercÉry is recoverableÊ
Leaking batTery elecTrolyte Won¶t
alWays knock out baTTeries. You may
Be able To dUsT ThaT White poWdery
stuff off your baTteries With a nylon
brush or a paper ToWel or cloTh¿ »
tooTh brush Works fine. Lay off Wire
brushes, Tho¿
Check
often
for leaking baTTery
elecTrolyTe¿
It
it¶s
noT
cleaned
off
pronTo,
iT¶ll
corrode
the
Terminals
and drain baTTEry sTrengTh¿
Test Them
²A YOUR S³´ck µF Dy-¶E·¸ B¹º»¼I½¾
b¿ÀN ÁÂýd fÄÅ Æ
WHILEr
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