PS Magazine - APRIL 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 377
APRIL 1984
Al Water's Not Al Water!
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gotta give an eqmpMent operator
a Pat on the back fr notIcIng when a
battery Is Low on water-and fr report±
Ing It on the
20³
And the MechanIc's
sharp, too, fr fLLowIng up and addIng
the water needed.
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BatterIes dIe wIthout water!
But water can kILL baTterIes²IF the
water's not aLL water. OnLy dIstILLed
water Is pure water. ALL other water's
got IMpurItIes In It-MIneraLs, MetaLs,
cheMIcaLs, etc. ³hIs stU´ can ruIn a
batteRy!
How LoNg It takes fr thaT water to
rUIn a battery depeNds on µow Mucµ¶
and what KInd oF²stu´ Is In It.
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APR 8
Water that's ·¸ F¹r drInkInG ºay be
·» F¹r your batterIes¼or ½aybe It's
not. WeLL water that's sa¾ fr drInk±
Ing May ¿e Loaded wIth MIneraLs. Àhe
sÁMpLest way to check Is t Let soMe oF
the water evaporate In a cLean, shaLLow
conÃaIner-a saucer or the pLastIc cover
ÄoM a coÅee can. ÆF there's a scuM or
Ç
powder or scaLe LeFt, don't use Ãhat kInd
oF wateÈ.
·ther pÉnchÊhItters are raInwaterË
IF It's ÌILtered thrÍ a cLean cLoth-and
condensatIon ÌroM an aIrÎcondItIoner.
Whatever kInd oF water you use,
never store It In a MetaL contaIner. »eep
IÏ In a covered gLaSs or pLastIc jug.
Better yet, keep a cLose eye on your
stock oF dIstILLed water-and order
More beF¹re you rUn out. ³hen you
won't need to use those rIsky subÐ
stItUtes.
Battery BOxes Need Love, Too!
Ñtretch the LI¾ oF your vehIcLe's batÐ
tery box wIth sIMpLe, Easy ÒÓ. Watch
F¹r a cracked battery LeakIng acId Into
the box. AcId eats MetaL! ÒLugged draIn
hoLes Let standIng water cause rUst and
aPr ³
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corrosIon, too. ³eLL your Mech, pronto!
You Mechs take over and repLace
LeakIng baÔterIes .ÕÖ aFter you cLean the
battery box. ×se a wIre brUsh on dIrt
and corrosIon In the bØx and on batÃerÙ
hoLdÚdowns. Àhen soak 'eM In a gaLLon
oF water MIxed wIth a haLFÛpound oF
bakIng soda. ÜInse anD drÙ. Coat wIth
epoxy,
ÝÑÝ
8¸1¸¹¸¸¹959º661»
or
coMpound, ÝÑÝ
8¸3¸¼¸¸¼½9¸¼5141¾
×se the saºe soda wash on other
nearÞy corroded ºeÃaL. ÜInse .
.Õ dry
.ÕÕ paIntß
àet the whoLe story on thIs .
.. and
other Õ.Õ battery ÒÓ In ÀÓ
9¿614¸¹
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Òages
3¿7
and
3¼8¾
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