Batteries–ElectricVehicles
BATTERIES–ELECTRICVEHICLES
SeeGeneralWarningsonpage11.
DANGER
•Battery–Explosivegases!Donotsmoke.Keepsparksandamesawayfromthevehicleandservice
area.Ventilatewhenchargingoroperatingvehicleinanenclosedarea.Wearafullfaceshieldand
rubbergloveswhenworkingonornearbatteries.
•Chargebatteriesinawell-ventilatedareaonly.Batteriesemithydrogenwhilebeingcharged.Hydrogen
isanexplosivegasandmustneverexceedalevelof2%oftheair.
•Battery–Poison!Containsacid!Causessevereburns.Avoidcontactwithskin,eyes,orclothing.
Antidotes:
–External:Flushwithwater.Callaphysicianimmediately.
–Internal:Drinklargequantitiesofmilkorwaterfollowedwithmilkofmagnesiaorvegetable
oil.Callaphysicianimmediately.
–Eyes:Flushwithwaterfor15minutes.Callaphysicianimmediately.
WARNING
•Wearsafetyglassesorapprovedeyeprotectionwhenservicingthevehicleorbatterycharger.Weara
fullfaceshieldandrubbergloveswhenworkingonornearbatteries.
•Useinsulatedtoolswhenworkingnearbatteriesorelectricalconnections.Useextremecautionto
avoidshortingofcomponentsorwiring.
CAUTION
•Onallvehicles,turnoffallaccessoriesbeforechargingbatteries.
NOTE:Recycleordisposeofdiscardedbatteriesinaccordancewithlocal,state,andfederalregulations.
ClubCarelectricvehiclesusedeep-cyclebatteries.Automotivebatteriesshouldneverbeusedinelectricvehicles.
Newbatterieswillnotdelivertheirfullcapabilitiesuntiltheyhavebeendischargedandrecharged20to50times.To
obtainthemaximumservicelifefromnewbatteries,restrictelectricvehicleswithnewbatteriesto36holesofuse
betweenchargesinthersttwomonthsofoperation.Batteriesshouldbefullychargedbeforerstuseofnewvehicle,
beforerstuseofavehicleafterstorage,andbeforereleasingvehicleforuseeachday.
WATERQUALITY
Tokeepbatteriesingoodworkingcondition,thepurityofwaterusedisveryimportant.Distilledwaterisquitepure
andisthemostcommontypeofwaterusedinbatteries.Otheracceptabletypesaredeionizedwaterandwaterfrom
reverseosmosis.Ordinarytapwatershouldnotbeusedbecauseitcontainsanexcessiveamountofimpuritiesthat
willdegradebatteryperformance.
Distilledwaterisproducedbydistillation,aprocessinwhichwaterisboiled,thesteamiscollectedandthencondensed
backintowater.Thisprocesscreatesanishedproductfreeofminerals,havingleftalltheimpuritiesintheoriginal
watersample.ClubCar,alongwithourbatterymanufacturers,highlyrecommendsthatdistilledwaterbeusedin
electricvehiclebatteries.
Deionizedwateristhepurestformofwater,butitisalsothemostexpensive.Deionizationremovesallionizable
particles(organicandinorganic)fromwaterthroughionexchange.Positivelyandnegativelychargedionsareremoved
fromthewaterandreplacedwithH+andOH-ions.Whenthesetwoionsarecombined,theyformH2O,orpuried
water.
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