PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-471
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 471
FEBRUARY 1992
So how can you tell when your bat-
TeRies aRe charged Back Up?
Just eyeball your baT±gen indIcatoR or
ammeteR .². befOre you shuT down ³².
wiTh your engine RUnNIng aT hIgh idle²
´F the gage shows a hIgH rate oF chaRge,
The chaRgIng
system
Is
sTiLL pUTtIng
power back InTo yoUr batterIes² Keep
yoUR engIne at high idle UntIl chaRgIng
drops Backµ
¶Hen yoUR batteRIes w·L¸ be rarIn' to
go agaIn wHen you need ¹eMµ
º»´¼ED ½A¾¿EºÀS aRe a suRe bet
IÁ you let tHe cHaRging systeM woÂk on
¹eM too Hard and too longà ÄvercHarg-
Ing makes HeaT³ ÅHose plates INsÆde The
batteRy bUckleÇ ¶he BaTteRy¹s ruInedÈ
IT can'T É cHargÊ up agaInË ÄveRcHaRg-
Ing Boils oFF the waTe paRt oÌ the
eLeCtroLyteÍThe BaTTeÂy always needs
wateRµ
Keep your engiNe RuNNINg
Unt±l The needLe moves from
tHe H±gH cHaRge rate (rIghT
s±De oF gage) To thIs noRma²
ChargIng rate
So How can yoU TelÎ wHen yoUr Bat-
terIes aÂe BeIng overchargedÏ
YoUR baT±gen indicator oR aMmeter
tells youÇ
´Ð The gage sHows a HigH RaTe oF
chaRge when youR engine's been ÑÒNNing
fOr
30
minuTesÓ tHeÂeÔs a good cHÕnce
youR baÖeries are beIng cook×
t
deaTH!
Øake sÙÂe yoUr sHop cHecks ouT tHe chargIng systeMÚ ØayBe aLL thaT's
-
needed is volTage regulatoR adjUsTmenTÚ GeT overchargIng ÐÛxedÜBeÝRe yoU
±
Ìind ÞoURseLF In a FÛxß
FEB92
±±
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