PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-541

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 541

DECEMBER 1997
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-541 - Page 10 of 43
Lead-Acid Bateries .
..
Connectors i Covers Are DIferent
If you have vehicles thaT have baTTery ±erm²nal "covers³ and co
;
ecTors ±haT
don'T LOk normal, you´d bEsT TreaT tHem d²FerENTly ±han normalµ ±oo.
¶hese covers and connEcTors ex²sT foR one b²g reason: ·o keep ±erm²na¸s
coaTed ¹n grease so corºos²on won»T f¼rm½
¾ne des²gn ¿s a meTal cap w¹ÀH a grEaSe fiT±²NgÁ a cable conneC±o and ±wo
knurled kNobs To hold The aÃsembÄy on The baTTery PosTÅ
·he problem w²Th th²s connecTor ²s ±haT Some me-
chan²cs gouge The poS± To hold ²T ²n placeÆ Çnough
goug²ng and The baTTery cannoT be ±uÈed ²n when ²TÉs
dead
wthot a statement Of damagE.
Ênug those knobs juSÀ enough To hold The connecTor
²n plac
e
d no moreË Don'T geT Ìough w²Th The
gÍeaÎE gunÏ e²ÀÐerÆ
Ano±Her unusual Term²nal cover is a plas±²c ÑCupÒ
±haÓ Ô²Ts over each
cable aNd Under The ±erm²Nal
connecTorsË
Õ± dÖsn»± need To be ×Äled w²±h greaÎe To do The JobØ
ÙuÎT grease The coNnecTor and The pos±Ú ·he cup keePs
The grease Ûn place so ²± doESNÜT geT smearEd aÄl over
oÝ melT away Þn THe hEaTß
àf you áâÄ The cup w²Th greaSeã you'll have a mesSy
täme Tågh±en²ng The NuTsË Andæ TheÂE'S NoT much room
Þn The Cup To bEgän w²thç
èf your veh¹cle has The énêëmalì Connec±orsí JuÃT îo ±he reguÄaÌ ïM fêë ÓhemË
ðee your ·Mñ
PS 541
10
DEC 97
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