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18A-24 START AND CHARGING - BATTERY

BASIC INSPECTION

1. Appearance inspection
(a). Observe whether the battery appearance is in good condition. Check if fixed
terminal and wires are connected firmly.
(b). Observe whether the battery shell and the center partition cracks, and use a
wooded stick to beat shell and center partitions respectively. Breaking sound is not
heard. Especially the central baffle and shell side of shell wall at the junction of four,
prone to crack, should be carefully examined.
(c). Through mirrors, blue shows good battery state, red and white indicate lack of
electricity and no electricity. The following capacity, specific gravity and voltage
inspection should be done.

2. Capacity tes
(a). The excel tester is also known as the
discharging tongs. It consists of a DC
voltmeter and one load resistance.
(b). The tips of the two tongs shall be
pressed on the anode and the cathode
tightly and sustain for five seconds in
the measurement. Observe the terminal
voltage in the state of the big load
discharging and the discharging content
and the starting ability can be judged
correctly.
(c). For the excel tester of different brands,
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the readings of the current and the voltage
shall be read according to the regulations
of the factory manual. Generally, the single
voltage of the battery in good state should
be above 1.5 and keep steady within five
seconds. If the voltage drops rapidly within
five seconds or the voltage of one single
cell is 0.1V lower than that of others, it
indicates there are troubles in the battery
and it should be repaired.

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