PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-412
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 412
MARCH 1987
Your equipment's batteries-or battery, in some cases-must stAy in shaPe to
stArt the engine. You can count on batteries to do their job if They' re FlLy chargE
and in good condition. But if they're weak, Damaged or thIRsty, they don't stAnd
a chance of s±g your engine² Here's ³ow to keep batteRies hot to trot.
´yeball eveµy ce¶l
.
Make sure e¶ec·
tro¶yte (battery aciD) covers the p¶ates.
¸luid shoU¶D be over the p¶ates-about
3/8
inch over. Some batteries have a ¶ip
¹nside to s³ow where the ºuid shou¶d ».
ON others, you see an eye shape in
the ¼ll hole when the ½uiD's at the rig³t
level.
Make sure the ¼l¶er caps are snug.
¸inger tight is just µight.
Mainte¾nc¿ÀÁÂ batTeries hAve a GÃn
-±²³´µ¶
dot showing a good charge. Äf you don't
see gre¿N, yoU've got trouble. Åell your mechan¹c!
Green dot
Dark
Clear
@
(
©
GoOd
Bad
Bad
HoldÆowNs shou¶d Ç snug. ÅÈ
t
move the battÉÈ.
I
it shiÊË, let your
mechanic tighten the holDÀDowns.
Ìsing your ÍÎb
a
two ÏngeÐ,
try to twist the cab¶e c¶amps on the
Ñsts. Òry to move the cableÀto·
c¶amp
connections,
too.
Óoose?
ÔeporT it.
´yebaÕÖ ×r Øb»r covers over the
battery posts and termÙna¶ c¶amps
²
Åhey protect against dropped tools
or other metÚ that mIght cause a
short circuit across the battery.
CÛvers missing? ÔepoRt it!
MAR ·7
CleaÜ ¶ight corrosion oÝ the batÞ
tery anD
ß
nearby metA¶ parà with a
dry rag.
Careá¶-there's acid on
that rag! âisÑse of it in a trash cAn
right away
.
Äf corrosion is heavy, get your
mech to c¶ean it oÝ.
Óãk är grommets where the
cables
å
pass thRough ho¶es ¹æ metA¶
paRts of your eQuipment² çrommetË
mIssiæg or dAmageè? Ôeѵt it!
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