PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-437
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 437
APRIL 1989
"
atteries, lIke peopLe, die without
water. But water that's OK fr you to
drin± may not be OK F²r batteries.
Most taP water has mInerals iN it that
wi³³ ruin a battery. Distilled water is
pure, and it´s what you use fr bat-
teries. You can get a gaµlon with ¶S¶
or the 5·gaLlonjug
wIth ¶S¸
68±0-00²356-4936.
Don¹t ³et a batterº go thIR»ty I¼ ½¾1
get
caUght
wIthout
d¿stIlled
waterÀ
ÁaIÂÃwateÄÅ Æelted snow and even Tap
wateÇ wiLÈ woÄk i¼ yoU sTraIn ¿t through
a Éw la½eÊs oF cLean cloth. SubsTitËtIoN
³´
is ris±y, bUt the straineÌ wateR is good
eÍough to get yoU hoÆe.
Catch and store the water in a clean
plastIc Jug or a covered glass container.
Adding Water
Îhe two ways to adÌ water are wIth a
syringe, ÏS¶
µ
¶
40
·0
0¸6
4
3-449
2
,
and
batteÐy ÑlÒer, ¶SÏ
µ±40·00-635-3824¹
APR ´º
KeeÓ a sÔpÓly oF dIstI³led wateÄ in batÕ
teÄy ÖilleÄ. ×hey´re both In the ¶oØ
»
CoÙÚon shop setØ
NSN 6140·00·635±3824
wIlL GET you ThE
b²³ER fIlLE´
CoveÄ the p³ates insIde the batteÐy
by on³y aboUt
¼
Inch oF water on the
bottom oF the FÛll ho³esØ ÜF yoU Öil³ a
batteÐy to the
oF the chec±/Fill
APr ´º
½º
ho³es,
the electrolyte wIll
boil oUt
throUgh the vent caÓs when the battery
chaÄgesØ
¶ever use a water hose to add water.
Üt´s easy to overFI³³ a batteÄy with a
water hoseØ ×hat FlÔshes out the elec-
tÄo³yteÝ
A
battery
cannot
be
Þl³y
charged IF e³ectÄolyte is weakØ
And any spIlled electrolyte will give
yoU headachesØ Üt drIes as a gray/white
powdeÄ that eats uÓ Æeta³ batteÄy boxes
and destroys connectIons.
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