PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-547

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 547

JUNE 1998
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-547 - Page 8 of 51
FMTV .
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BATERY tEStER IS tOUCHY
T
he battery tEstER on youR FMTV makeS ba±±ERy flUid LEveL tes±ing a Snap-whEn
±hE ±Es± IS per²oRmed coRrec±³y. ´he teStER Shows Red when µt ±ouchE¶ the ²·Uid
Le¸eL In each ceLL. You must KnoW how ±o Use i±, howe¹erº
´hE tES±ER µS toUchy-It'·· gi¸e you a red Lµght whEn i± ±ouchES moS± any±hing»
¼o½ ¾nowµNg When ±o BeLIe¸e ±he ¿ed ·Ight is the ÀeyÁ
Âour
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´M says ±o ±est ±he teS±er By toUchµng I± ±o the BattEry poSt ²µrs±Ã IJ
thE red Light comES on, yoUÅre good to procEedÆ ÄÇ thE ·Ight doeSnÈt come onÉ
then ca·L in youR mechanµc.
HEREÅs whErE yoU need to be a pRoÊ
´he Light may come on jUst as you staRt to p˱ ±he ±estER Ìnto a bat±eRy ÍiLL
ho·eÆ ÄÎ that happensÏ µtÐs prOBaBLy a ²aLse reading BEcauSe yoU toUched ±he
rµm o² the Ñ·· ho·eÒ
ÂoÓ haÔE to p·acE the ±eS±er µn the
mIddLe oÕ the ceLL opÖnµNg wµ±hout
±oUChing ±hE Rim. Then S×ow·y LowER
i± µnto ±he ce·L» ÄØ ±he ·µgh± comes on
before
the tester iS ²ÙLLy sEa±ed on the
cELL RimÚ therEÛS pRoBab³y ±oo much
ÍLuid In ±hE batteRyÁ Üet yoÙr mEchanIc
Ànow A¼ÝPÞ
ÄÕ ±he Light comeS on Rµgh± as ±he
±eSteR IS ßU··y Seated on ±he rim o² the
cELL ho·Eà that ce·L µS
OK²
Go oN ±o ±eSt aáL ceLLS on aLL Bat±eRiesâ
ÄÕ ±hE REd ³ãght doesNät come on whEn ±hE tES±eR Is SeatEd, ±e·³ yoUR mechanµcå
Heз· pRobab·y ha¹e ±o add eLectro³y±e or dµStiLLed watErå
´he ±eS± µS meaningLESS UnLeSs you foLLow thesE pRoæedURes.
PS 547
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JUN 9³
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