Husqvarna SM 610 2006 Workshop Manual page 181

E L E C T R IC S Y S T E M
C H A R G IN G S Y S T E M C H E C K S
B attery cu rre n t le ak ag e
T o ga in a ccess to th e b atte ry, re m ove the sadd le (se e p a g e E .4 ).
R em o ve the B L A C K n e gative ca ble from the b atte ry.
M ea sure the cu rren t b etw een the N E G A T IV E te rm in a l o f th e b a tte ry a nd th e
N E G A T IV E ca ble
u sing a te ste r. If the re adin g e xcee d 1 m A , there is a cu rre n t le a ka g e .
If th e ve h icle re m ain s u nused for lo ng periods (fo r m o re th a n o n e m on th
an d a half ),it is re com m en ded to rem ove b atte ry fro m e le ctrica l syste m an d
sto re it in a d ry place .
R e g u la te d vo lta g e
T o ga in a ccess to th e b a tte ry, re m o ve the sa ddle (se e p a g e E .4 ).
W he n th e en gin e is w arm a nd w o rking at slig htly m o re th a n 3 0 0 0 rp m , m e asu re
th e ten sio n be tw e en th e tw o ba tte ry te rm ina ls positive a n d n e g a tive w ith a te ster
(in o rde r to m a ke this check the batte ry m ust b e ch a rg e d ). If th e va lu e is n ot be -
tw e e n 12 .5 V -14 .5V , che ck th e gene rator and tensio n - re ctifyin g re g u lato r a s de -
scribe d A T P A G E m .1 8.
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