PS Magazine - APRIL 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 389
APRIL 1985
You're in the drIver's seat!
GO OR NO-GO .
.. it's mostly up to you. Nobody else has a better handle
on tHe condition of your batteries. You make 'em or break 'em. You' re The one
who's stuck when bum batterIes can't geT your engine starteD.
Y'GOT
A
Lo±SE Bt²eRy CAbl,MaN!
DIdn³´ µ¶cH·¸K ¹ºUr »¼½¾¿ÀiÁs ÂÃFÄÅÆ
ÇÈu ÉÊËÌÍÎÏ ÐÑÒ?
±EA± BA²²ER³´S are a sure beT
if you suck all of the power out of 'em
and don't put it backµ
²his can happen in cold weather .
..
when your engine's harD to start ¶.
. and
you use up
ÓÔ
of the batTery power to
get
Õ
.±
. and you make a sho·t
WhÖ× ØÙÚ
•²³
ÛÜ ÝÞßàáâ
gãâ wäå 1 æçfè éêá
mëìíî PïÈð ñ òóô
õö÷øù- úûüý.
Trip .
.. and
you
shuT
your
engine
down .
.. and your batteries Don't have
a chance to get charg¸ back up.
Freez¹g is anoTher ºr»T to weak bat¼
teries. ½hey
can
¾eeze
soLid¿and
break!
À
A ÁlÂy-charged battery can take cold
down to
þ90°
F.
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ÿpĀ 85
So how can Ãou tell when your batÄ
teries are charged back up?
Just eyeball your batÅgen indicaTor or
ammeter .
.. beÆre you shut down ¶.
.
with your engine ·UnÇing at high idle.
Èf the gage shows a high rate
É
of charge,
The charging
system is stiÊL putting
power back into your batteries. Keep
your engine aT high idle until charging
drops baCË.
½hen your batteries wIÊL be rarin' to
go again when you need 'em.
ÌÍÈNE± BAδÌÏS are a sure bet
if you Let the charging sysTem work on
'em too hard and too Long. OverchargÄ
ing makes heat. ²hose pLates inside the
baTterÐ buckle¶ ½he battery's ·UinedÑ
iT can't be chargÒ up agaIn. OverchargÄ
ing
boiLs
oÓ the water parT of The
eLectrolyte¿The batTery aLways needs
water.
Keep your engine Rnning
until the needle moves from
the hIgh charge ±te (²ight
side of gage) to this normaL
charging ±te
So how can you TeLL when your batÄ
teries are being overcharged?
Your bat-gen indicator or ammeter
Tells you.
Èf the gage shows a high raTe of
charge when your engiÇe's been ÔnniÇg
Ær
ā0
Mnutes, there's a good chance
your baTTeries are ÕÖg c×kÒ To death!
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