Battery Removal/Installation; Battery Charging; Charging System Leaking Test - Honda 86-87 TA200 FATCAT Service Manual

BATTERY/CHARGING SYSTEM
BATTERY
REMOVAL/INSPECTION
Remove the seat and side covers.
Remove the battery holder boils.
Disconnect the negative cable and then the positive cable and
remove the battery.
Measure the battery voltage using the digital voltmeter.
VOLTAGE: Fully charged: 13. 1 V
Under charged: Below 12.8 V
CHARGING
Connect the charger positive
(+)
cable to the battery positive
1+1 terminal, and charger negative 1-) cable to the battery neg-
ative
1-)
terminal.
• After '86:
Standard Maximum
Charging current
0.9 A, '0.6 A
4A
Charging time 5 hours • 3 hours
1 hour
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Keep flames and sparks away from
Q
charging ball")',
Turn pOK'''' ON/OFF at the charger. I/ ot 01 the battery (e,,,,i-
nals.
CAUTION
Quick-charging should only be done in an emergency; slow-
charging is pre/erred.
For ballery charging, do nOI exceed Ihe charging current and
lime specified on Ihe ballery cover. Using excessive currenl or
eXlending the charging lime may damage Ihe bal/cry.
INSTALLATION
Install the battery In the reverse order 01 removal.
After installing the battery, coat the terminals with clean
grease.
CHARGING SYSTEM
LEAKING TEST
If undercharged , disconnect the negative (-) cable from the
battery and connect the voltmeter to the battery terminal and
battery ground cable.
There should be no voltage with the ignition switch turned
OFF.
If there is voltage, check the wire harnesses, couplers and
connec tos for short circuit and the main swit ch for function.
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BOLTS
(2) NEGATIVE CABLE
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