Yamaha 5YF2-AE1 Service Manual page 90

CHECKING AND CHARGING THE BATTERY
• Do not use a high-rate battery charger.
They force a high-amperage current into
the battery quickly and can cause battery
overheating and battery plate damage.
• If it is impossible to regulate the charging
current on the battery charger, be careful
not to overcharge the battery.
• When charging a battery, be sure to
remove it from the machine. (If charging
has to be done with the battery mounted
on the machine, disconnect the negative
lead from the battery terminal.)
• To reduce the chance of sparks, do not
plug in the battery charger until the bat-
tery charger leads are connected to the
battery.
• Before removing the battery charger lead
clips from the battery terminals, be sure
to turn off the battery charger.
• Make sure the battery charger lead clips
are in full contact with the battery termi-
nal and that they are not shorted. A cor-
roded battery charger lead clip may
generate heat in the contact area and a
weak clip spring may cause sparks.
• If the battery becomes hot to the touch at
any time during the charging process,
disconnect the battery charger and let the
battery cool before reconnecting it. Hot
batteries can explode!
NOTE:
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Replace the battery whenever:
• battery voltage does not rise to specification
or bubbles fail to rise during charging,
• sulfation of one or more battery cells occurs
(as indicated by the battery plates turning
white or material accumulating in the bottom
of the battery cell),
• specific gravity readings after a long, slow
charge indicate that one battery cell's charge
is lower than the rest,
• warpage or buckling of the battery plates or
insulators is evident.
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