TM-5-3805-254-14-P-2

TRUCK, DUMP, 20 TON, 6X4, ON-OFF HIGHWAY 71,000 GVW, IHC MODEL F-5070 (CCE)

TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATOR’S, ORGANIZATIONAL, DIRECT SUPPORT, GENERAL SUPPORT AND DEPT MAINTENANCE MANUAL (INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS INFORMATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS)

JUNE 1980

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ELECTRICAL

MOTOR TRUCK SERVICE MANUAL

MAINTENANCE IN THE VEHICLE

Battery Service and Care

Batteries perform at their best when serviced

regularly.

During vehicle operation (charging) water is

lost from the electrolyte by evaporation and moisture

leaves the battery with the gas which is produced.

The

battery is also subjected to vibration, road shock,

moisture and dust, depending on where and how the

vehicle is used.

Several periodic service items which

require only minor attention mean