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

Installation of Battery

Only a fully charged battery can deliver the published

and guaranteed performance which is the basis of the

sale.

The best assurance against trouble and costly

service is to make certain that batteries sold to

customers are fully charged when installed.

Each battery must be coded indicating the month

and year it was installed.

The battery should rest level in the cradle and be

fastened securely in place by suitable hold-downs, using

care to tighten evenly from each end a little at a time so

as not to distort or break the container.

Do not draw the

hold-downs too tight.

Installation of Cables

Cables must be of sufficient length to reach terminal

posts without causing undue strain on cover or terminals.

Note that tapered positive terminal of the battery is 1/16

inch larger at the top than the negative terminal and the

opening of the positive cable clamp is correspondingly

larger to fit it.

Always clean the battery terminal parts

and the inside of the clamps bright with sandpaper or

special terminal cleaner, Fig.

16.

Cleaning the clamp

terminals and tapered posts each time they are

reconnected is very important in voltage-regulated

systems.