PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-465

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 465

AUGUST 1991

PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-465 - Page 30 of 48
ELECTROLYTE LEAKAGE
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FilleD o² C²aCked ceLl ³o´ms a whIte
ResµDue that cLogs vents, sho²T¶cI²CuITs
The baTte²y anD Causes gassIng anD
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tImete² µn you² A V¹M ºo»
2
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to
make The
elecT²µCaL
LeaKage TesT
speLleD ouT In P
a
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oF THe Batte´y
puB¼ ½F you ¾InD o² suspeCt LeaKage ¿²
any ²eason othe² Than Loose FµlLe² Caps,
²emove the baTTe²y anD get ÀS To check
It ouTÁ
½F you² joB µs To check eLeCt²oLyte
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tIonsÆ ÇheCk The ÈM ÉO² The tImes ¿²
the aI²c²aFt youʲe wo²kµng onË ÈHe
gene²aL ÌuLe µs To waIT aT ÍeasT 30 mµnÎ
utes ϲ cooL Down, but no mo²e Than
±
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partment du²Ing ÉlµghtÑ Òhey aLso make
a convenIent nestµng place ÃO´ many
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vent
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pÕuggeD, BaTteÖy fumes can×t esCape
except tH²ough The cocKpITØ ÀµsConnecT
The venT hoses aT The baÐÐeRy enD and
use Low pÖessu´e aI² to make sure
Theyʲe clea´Æ
³O lAS´ POIN´S
Whµle The baTTe²y Is DIsConnecTeDÙ
p´evenT sho²tIng of The TeÖmInals oÚ The
ConneCto² by usµng pÛasTÜc caps ݲom
oµl sample TuBesÞ ßSß 471à¶à0¶9áá¶
4â1ãä When åeconneCtæng The baTTeçy
cabLe, hold µt èevel as yoé push êT µn
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