Honda Civic 1998 Service Manual page 1175

Battery
Test (cont'd)
Charge on High Sening {40 amps}
Charge until EYE shows charge is OK; plus an
additional 30 minutes to assure full charge.
NOTE: lf the battery charge is very low, it may
be necessary to bypass the charger's polarity
protection circuitry.
lf the EYE does not show charge is OK within
three hours, the battery is no-good; replace it.
W r i t e d o w n h o w l o n g t h e b a t t e r y w a s
charged.
Test Load Capacity (#2)
Apply 300 amp load for 15 seconds to remove surface charoe.
Allow l5 seconds recovery period.
Apply test load (se€ Test Load Chart,.
Record voltage at the end of 15 seconds.
Stays above 9.6 volts; batterv is OK.
Drops be]ow 9,6 volts; battery is no-good,
5582{L - MF ot
558241 (St - MF
fr,
TEST LOAD CHART
Use the test load or 1/2 the cold cranking amps (CCA) printed on the
label on the top of the battery, lf neither is indicated, use the
information below:
BATTE RY
CODE
COLD CRANKING
AMPS (CCA)
LOAD
tamps,
4 0 5 ( * 4 1 0 )
200
*: 5sB24L (S) - MF
23-78