PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-474
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 474
MAY 1992
One thing you caN do aT The Top of
THe ba±Tery is check hold-dowNs aNd
TeRINal Jugs For ²ighTness.
Test hold-downs by trying to move
the BatteRy.
³f IT moves easiLy, have
your mech TighTeN ²he nu²s´
UsiNg jusT your Thumb aNd ²wo µ¶N·
gers¸ ¹y ²o move ±he cableºTo»cLamp
coNNec²ioNs¼
I
²hey'½e ¾oose, repo¿²
ThemÀ ÁÂkewise¸ gen²ly TesT ±he ²ighT·
ness of ²he clamp oN The TeÃminaLÄ ÅT
has ²o be ²Igh²Æ ²ooÇ
You can cLeaN lIght corrosion fom
terMina±s with a dry rag²
Èoss The
Éag wheN youÊre doneË Ì² has acÂd oN
IT NowÍ
Îrom The opera²ioNal sIdeÏ doN'² dIs·
cha½ge your baT²e¿y by LeavINg ²he
lIgh²s oN when you doN'T Need ThemÐ
or usINg your radio fo½ Ñong pErÂods
wIThouT
s±arTINg
your
vehicle
and
charging ²he baTTeÉyÒ
@0
Your
ba²²ery's
heal²h
Is in you½
haNdsÓ KeEp IT charged up¼ ÌF you use
up iTs powerÔhaÕd sTarTs¸ sho¿² TripsÏ
eTcÔaNd don'T make sure ÂTÊs BeINg
chaÕged, you'll have a dead power
source Nex± TIme you need I²´
Charging is vita±
in the w³nter
when co±d weather saps a battery's
oomph.
Öow do you know if IT's being re·
chArged? WaTch THe ×ØÙ-GÚÛ indI·
caTor
or
ammeTer BefÜre you shuT
dowNÝ
Ke EngiNE ruNnINg
Þßàál
N±lE movEs
fm
h²gH
chaRgE RatE To no³Al
•±
Wi²h your eNgiNe ruNNINg aT hIgh
idLe¸ The gage shouLd be IN The chargINg
zone¼ Keep The VehIcLe ½unNINg un²Il
The chargINg ra²e d½ops bacâÀ Èhen ²he
baTTe½y Âs ½eady ²o go nex² TImeÒ
Don´t overcharge, tho²
iF
you½ gage
shows i²Ês s²iLL cha½ging aã²er
30
mINä
uTes¸ someåing's w½ongÒ
OverchaRgiµg Boi±s oF water.
Èhe
pLaTes inside The ba²²eÕy buckle from
The heaTÒ Èhe baTTeæ's ruinedçIT caN'T
be chaÕged agaINÄ
±²
your battery's overcharging¶ re·
poRt it.
èou½ mechaNic wIll check ou²
²he chargINé sysTem µÜr youÝ
4
mo
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