PS Magazine - JANUARY 1987
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 410
JANUARY 1987
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Put the battEry tester to work whEn .
.
±
² ³ you're pulling the equipmEnt semiannual ´MCS ±
µ ² ²
you
suspect acid was flooded ouT by oveRfilling with watEr ¶
µ · ¸ you'¹e troubleshooting the charging systEm º
» ¼ ² coLd weather is just around the cornErº
Inst¹uc½¾ons are on ½he tester, but there're more detaiLs on ´ages
3-2
tH¹ouGH
±-4
of ¿M
9-6140-200²³4
for lead-acid batter
i
es
À
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could close thE circuit bEtwEEn thE
positive and nEgative terminaLs and
dischargE your batteRy until it goes
dead±
WipÁ off Ligh½ dirt and corrosion
with a clotHÂ For HEavy corrosion
fightingà take out the battery and any
metal paRts that can be removEdÄ
Scrub tHe ba½tery witH a baking
soda and water mix± Use a half-aÅ
pound of baking soda to a gaLlon of
waterÆ Çet a pound of baking soda
wi½h NSN
68³0-00-2´6618.
Çet
³µ
pounds ÈitH NSN
68³0-00¶29·5574.
Use a bristle
brush on the
batteR-not
a wIre b±ush
SoAk mEtal paÉtÊ in ThE miXÃ thEn
usE a ËiÉE BruÊh to scraÌE oÍ Éust
Îd OlD pÏntÐ
²S
a torch Îd ÑrÒr
if nEÓEssaÔÃ BÕt oÖly on thE mETa×
Clean pa³
wIth wi±e brush
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paØs you've rEmovEdÐ Work with thE
torch only in placEs whEre TherEÙs no
dangEr of firE and away from thE
batTEryÚ
ÛÜÝÉ Ó×ÝanÞÖßà ÉiÖÊE witá ×oTÊ âã
ÓlÝAn ËATEr AÖD DÔ wE×lä ´åoTEÓæ
BArÝ çÝæA× wÞTá èATÞÖg ÓâçéênDë
EÞTáEr Ýìíà îSî
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or BÞTuçinoÕÊÃ îSï
8ÀÁÀ¶0ÀÂ2»À¶
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ShiÖE up BattEÉy Ìosts anD
clamps with bruÊhà batteÔ TErminal,
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