Chevrolet 10 Series 1970 Service Manual page 393

Battery ..................................................................................................
Charging System - S tan dard................................................................
Charging S y s te m -In te g r a l................................................................ 6Y-19
General D escrip tio n ..............................................................................
Periodic S e r v ic e .....................................................................................
Com m on Causes o f F a ilu r e ..............................................................
E lectrolyte Level ..............................................................................
Water U s a g e .......................................................................................
C le a n in g .............................................................................................
C a b les..................................................................................................
Carrier and H old-Down ...................................................................
Safety P re c a u tio n s ............................................................................
Charging Procedures ............................................................................
The B attery (fig . lb ) is made up of a number o f sepa-
rate elem ents, each located in an individual c e ll in a
hard rubber case. Each elem ent consists of an assem bly
ONE PIECE
CELL COVER ELECTROLYTE LEVEL
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VENT PLUG
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ENGINE ELECTRICAL
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Special T o o l s ................................................................................................
BATTERY
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6Y-3
6Y-3
6Y-3
6Y-3
6Y-3
6Y-3
6Y-4
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
o f
s im ila r active m ateria ls and kept apart by separators,
The elem ents a re im m ersed in an ele c tro ly te composed
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F ig . l b —B atte ry
Ignition S y s t e m ....................................................................................
Starting S y s te m ....................................................................................
Slow Charging ..................................................................................
Fast C h a rg in g ....................................................................................
Em ergency Boost C h argin g..............................................................
Test Pro ced u res....................................................................................
Visual In s p e c tio n ..............................................................................
In s tru m e n t.........................................................................................
Full Charge H ydrom eter T e s t ..........................................................
Specific G ravity R ead in gs................................................................
Cell Comparison Test ..................................................................
Installing B a tte r y ..................................................................................
p ositive plates and negative plates containing d is ­
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