Battery Description - Suzuki GS850G Service Manual

brushes
lifted off the commutator surface.
If the coil is found to be open-circuited or
grounded. replace the armature. Continued
use
of a defective armature will cause the
starter motor t o suddenly fail.
Relay fnr
starter
motor
This relay acts
as
a solenoid switch a n d , as
such, it i s necessary for the coil, contact
plunger and contact points to be
in
good
condition. I t should be
horne
in mind
that the
contact points !lave
to
transmit a large
current
2 0
t h e starter motor.
Check t h e coil Sot "open", "ground" and
ohmic resistance.
The coil i s in good con-
dition if the resistance i s 3.0-4.0 ohms.
To
confirm thar rhc contacl points are
closiny
fully
to
transmit the hcavy load o f
cicrrcnt.
first make sure
the
battery ha5 an clectrolitc
specific
gravity
of
at teas^ 1.26 then, operate
i t
in
the
usual
manner (by
depressing the
button on rhe ri_eht handle) to connect thc
battery to the motor and measure
the voItngc
between
the posizive
(+)
terminal
of the
motor
and p o u n d ; and also between
I!IP
positivc (+)
terminal of t h e battery and
ground.
I f
the two readings ate equal,
i t
means that
the relay contact
points are
satisfacrosy.
I f the difference
between
the two is large
or i f
no
voltage shows up ~n the motor side, the
contact points are faulty and the relay must
be replaced.
BATTERY
DESCRIPTION
Y UASA and FURUKAWA I2N14-3A
vacuum-sealed dry cell batteries are furnished
with every GS850G.
This battery, when properly activated
and
initialIy charged,
has a capacity
of 14 ampere-
hours on a 10-hour sating basis. No skill is
required
in activating
this
battery and
charging
it
for the
first time to place i t in
initial
service;
all necessary information is
contained in the instructions given under (he
heading of INITIAL C H A R G I N G
METHOD. The battery's serviceable life
depends mainly both
on
initial charge and on
the attention it subsequently receives. Each
GS850G user should be reminded of the
importance
of
giving proper
care to their
batteries.
Fig. 12-27
12-I0