Check, service and gymnastics of the storage battery

1. conscientious attitude to performance of procedures of routine maintenance of the battery is the only guarantee of a quick and trouble-free engine starting. Before starting service battery, be sure to have on hand all the necessary materials and tools to ensure safe operations.
2. There are also a number of additional precautions must be observed when carrying out maintenance of the battery. Before starting any work, a mandatory stop the engine and turn off all electrical consumers. Disconnect the battery negative lead.
3. Keep in mind that battery banks hydrogen is released, which is not only flammable, and explosive gas. In no case did not go near the place of work with open fire or a lit cigarette, try to use only neiskroobrazuyuschim tool. Charge the battery in a well-ventilated area.
4. The electrolyte is a solution of sulfuric acid, related not only to the category of toxic chemicals, but are also highly aggressive chemicals. Do not allow contact with your eyes on the exposed areas of the body and clothing. Service the battery, wear safety glasses and gloves, do not let the children away from the work area.

5. Examine external condition of the battery. If the positive terminal of the battery to put on her terminal is equipped with a rubber protector, make sure that the latter is not damaged mechanically. The protector should completely cover the metal components of the terminal connections. Check the condition and fastening of terminal connections, check the casing and battery cover for cracks and other damage to the mechanical order. Make sure of the reliability of a tightening of clamping nuts. Assess the wire insulation battery over their entire length.

6. On some models installed battery sealed type, equipped with a charge level indicator. Compare the color of the indicator spot in the viewing window with a status indicator, deposited on a special label affixed to the battery case. Regularly check the condition of the battery, if necessary, timely charging and check serviceability of the system charge (see. Below, as well as the Head of Electric Motor).

1. In the event of a battery on the surface traces of corrosion in the form of a white powdery deposit, especially near the locations of the terminals, you must remove the battery from the car to the outside of a thorough cleaning. Loosen the bolts with a wrench terminal clamps (first negative!) And carefully disconnect the battery cables. Give fixture gib, lift the latest and remove the battery from the engine compartment.

2. Carefully smooth out contact surfaces of the terminal clips of wires and poles battery terminals with special brushes using a solution of baking soda. In the same solution, rinse the surface and smooth out the battery cover. Make sure that the solution did not get inside the cans. Clean with a protective mask / goggles and rubber gloves to avoid contact with acid particles in the eye and in the hand. Try also choose appropriate clothing, you do not mind then is discarded. After cleaning, rinse the treated surfaces with fresh water.

3. Check the condition of the battery tray mounting studs and clamping plate. Wash the pan with a solution of baking soda, corroded areas primed zinc-based.
4. Before installing the battery make sure the pallet does not leave any tools and materials. Do not overtighten fasteners excessive gib.
5. To protect terminal connections against corrosion, set the pole on the battery terminals specially treated felt washers. Connect the wires, cover the terminal nodes acid-free Vaseline. Remember that the negative wire is always connected to the last!
6. Track reliability of a tightening of fixture gib.

During charging the battery bank is released supremely flammable and explosive hydrogen gas! Do not smoke, do not go near the place of charging with an open fire. Approaching the place of installation of the battery, wear safety glasses. Before connecting the battery to the charger, or disconnect it, make sure that the device is disconnected from the power supply. Composers of the present Management recommend to charge the batteries out of the car, as eye-catching in the course of the procedure the gas is chemically aggressive to paintwork. Keep in mind that the implementation of the fast charge without disconnecting the battery cables can cause damage to the electrical components of the car.

1. The best way to restore the level of battery charge, run down to the point where it becomes unable to provide the starting of the engine is slow charging. This charging method is also the most favorable to the car battery used in the mode of short trips. Keeping the battery level is particularly important in winter, when conditions are the most unfavorable from the viewpoint of the load on the battery, as well as during complicated start the engine and increased the intensity of the operation of electricity consumers.
2. It is best to use the device for continuous trickle charging (1 - 2 A), sometimes referred to as droplets charger). Such chargers provide the most favorable mode battery charging with minimal impact on the latter. For faster recharging the battery, you can use a power source more current, remember, however, that the maximum allowable power of the charging current must not exceed 1/10 of the value of the battery capacity (ampere-hour of its characteristics). If forced charging, according to some users, allows you to restore the charge for one to two hours, the load on the battery gets so high that it often takes irreversible it fails - try to avoid this method of charging, resorting to it only in extreme emergencies.
3. The average duration of the battery charge should be specified in the instructions supplied in the kit to the charger. Typically, it ranges from 12 to 16 hours.
4. Remove the filler caps of cans batteries (if any), and plug the hole with a clean cloth to prevent splashing of the electrolyte. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery and the correct polarity, connect the wire crimping the charger to the battery terminals (positive - to the positive, negative - to negative). Connect the charger to the network. If the device is equipped with a selector switch, make sure that the latter is set to 12 V.
5. When using a power supply with charging current over two amps regularly check the battery, making sure that there was no overheating. During slow charging after the initial two-hour control of the battery can be easily recharged leave unattended overnight.
6. If the banks rechargeable battery equipped with filler neck with removable lids, try during the first few hours of charging an hourly basis to check specific gravity. Many manufacturers specifically for this purpose produce enough cheap device called a hydrometer, which can be purchased at almost any shop of automobile accessories. When using a hydrometer, follow the instructions supplied with the manufacturers. Charge the battery as long as in the last two time measurements will not stop change in the density of the electrolyte provided free of his "boiling" (blistering) in banks. Remember that a healthy battery the difference between the specific gravity of the electrolyte in all banks should be very small.
7. Some batteries are placed in a sealed enclosure and equipped with a built-in hydrometer, allowing to visually identify the battery level color color spot in the viewing window of the housing. Usually bright color color spot indicates a high level of charge of the battery; darkening stain indicates that the battery needs to be recharged.
8. batteries with a sealed enclosure without built hydrometer (charging indicator) Check battery level can be accomplished by connecting a voltmeter to the battery terminals. The output voltage of a fully charged battery should be not less than 12.6 after the removal of the surface charge.