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Battery
GASOLINEVEHICLE-ELECTRICAL
COMPONENTS
CAUTION
•Ifbatterywireterminalsaredamagedorcorroded,replaceorcleanthemasnecessary.Failuretodo
somaycausethemtooverheatduringoperationandcouldresultinaîš¿re,propertydamage,or
personalinjury.
2.Thebatteryshouldbekeptcleananddrytopreventself-discharge.Anydirt,grimeoracidspillageshouldbe
removed.Washthebatterywithabristlebrushusingwaterandbicarbonateofsoda(1cup(237mL)baking
sodaper1gallon(3.8L)ofwater).Rinsewithwater.Donotallowsolutiontoenterbatterythroughtheventcap
holes.SeeSelf-Dischargeonpage19-32.
3.Checkbatteryperiodicallytoseethatitisinafullstateofcharge.SeeChargingtheBatteryonpage19-33.
4.Keepbatteryhold-downclamptight.SeeVibrationDamageonpage19-32.
SELF-DISCHARGE
Dirtandbatteryacidcanprovideapathforasmallcurrentdrawthatslowlydischargesthebattery.Toprevent
self-discharge,thebatteryshouldalwaysbekeptclean.
Hotweatheralsohasaneffectonabattery’sself-dischargerate.Thehigherthetemperature,thequickerabatterywill
discharge.Inhotterclimates,therefore,thebatteryshouldbecheckedmoreoften.Whenstoringthebattery,keepin
acoolplace.SeeBatteryStorageonpage19-34.
VIBRATIONDAMAGE
Thebatteryhold-downclampshouldalwaysbetightenoughtokeepthebatteryfrombouncing.Batterylifemaybe
severelyshortenediftheclampistooloose.Excessivevibrationshortensthelifeofthebattery.Itmayalsocauseacid
toleakoutoftheventcapsandcorrosiontobuilduponsurroundingmetalparts.Theacidthatislostreducesthe
capacityofthebatteryandcannotbereplaced.
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