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Ne\'u
check
th
e charge by arcing
(connecting
pliers
or
olher metal
objects) across the terminals; the
resulting spark can ignite the hydrogen
gas.
CAUTION
Always remove the battery from
lhe
bike's frame before connecting the
bauery
charger. Ne\'l!r recharge a
battery
i"
the bike's frame; the
corrosi\'e mist that
is
emitted during
the
charging process will corrode
all
surrOllntJi
ll
g surfaces.
I. Connect the positive
(+)
c
ha
rge r lead
to
the
positive
(+)
battery terminal a
nd
th
e
ne
gative
(-)
charger lead to the negative
(-)
bancry terminal.
2. Remove all vent caps from the batter
y.
set the
charger to 12
volls and switch the charger ON. If
the output
of
the charger is
va
ri
ab
le
.
it
is best
to
select a l
ow
setting-l
112
to 2 amps.
CAUT
I
ON
The
electrolyte
level
must
be
maimained
at
the
upper lel'el during
the
charging cycle; check
and
refill
as
necessary.
3.
After the battery h
as
been charged
fo
r about 8
hours. turn the charger
OFF. disconnect the leads
and check the specific gravity of each ce
ll
. It
should be within
th
e limits specified in Table 3.
If
it is. and remains sta
bl
e for I hour. the battery
is
cons
id
ered charged.
4. Clean
th
e battery terminals. electrical cable
connectors and s
urr
ounding case and reinstall the
battery
in
the frame. reversing the removal steps.
Coat the banery terminals with Vaseline
or
s
ili
cone
spr
ay
to retard corrosion and decomposition
of
t
he
terminals.
CAUTION
Roule the
breather
tIIbe so that is does
nOI
drain
On/O
any
part
of
the frame.
The
tube must be free
of
bends
or
Mists
as
lIny restrictian
may
pressllri~e
the
battery
and
damage
it.
CHAPTER
THREE
New
Battery Installation
When repla
ci
ng the old battery with a new one.
be sure
to
charge it completely (specific gr
av
it
y
1.260-
1.2
80) before installing
it
in the bike. Fail-
ure
to
do so or u
si
ng the battery with a low
electrolyte level
wi
ll
permanently damage
th
e
new
battery.
PERIODIC
LUBRICATION
Oi
l
Oil
is
graded according
to
its viscos
it
y.
which
is an indication of how thick
it
is. The Society
of
Automotive Engineers (SAE) system distinguishes
oil viscosity
by
numbers. Thick o
il
s have higher
viscos
it
y numbers than thin oils. For example. an
SAE 5 o
il
is
a
th
in
oil while an SAE 90 oil
is
relatively thick.
Grease
A
good-qulliity grease (preferllbly waterproof)
should be used (Figure
17
). Water does
nO
I wash
grease off p
ar
ts
as
easi
ly
as
it
washes oil off. In
addition. grease
maintains its lubricating qUlllities
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