Pontiac FIREBIRD 1972 Service Manual page 1272

12-2 1972 PONTIAC SERVICE MANUAL
STEP 1 VISUAL INSPECTION
CHECK F O R O B V I O U S D A M A G E S U C H A S A C R A C K E D
OR B R O K E N CASE T H A T SHOWS LOSS OF E L E C T R O L Y T E
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N O O B V I O U S D A M A G E
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CHECK E L E C T R O L Y T E L E V E L
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LESS T H A N 5 0 POINTS V A R I A T I O N
5 0 POINTS O H M O R E V A R I A T I O N B E T W E E N H I G H E S T A N D LOWEST C E L L
BETWEEN H I G P E S T A N D LOWEST C E L L
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REPLACE E N E R G l Z E R i B A T T E R Y
SPECIFIC G R A V I T Y 1.100 @ Boo
SPECIFIC G R A V I T Y LESS T H A N
O R M O R E C E L L S
B E L O W TOP O F P L A T E S I N ONE OR M O R E C E L L S
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PROCEED T O STEP 3
E L E C T R O L Y T E L E V E L A B O V E TOP O F P L A T E S
I N A L L CELLS-PROCEED T O STEP 2
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M E T E R R E A D I N G "GOOD"
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C L E A N A N D R E T U R N
E N E R G I Z E R I B A T T E R Y
C H A R G E E N E R G I Z E R I B A T T E R Y , I F NECESSARY. U N T I L A L L
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C E L L S A R E I T L E A S T , . z o o s p E c l F l c G R A V I T Y
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I F U N A B L E T O O B T h I N SPECIFY G R A V I T Y O F
1 2 0 0 @ 8 0 I N A L L C E L L S
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SPECIFIC G R A V I T Y O F 1 2 0 0 OR MORE
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80'
I N A L L C E L L S
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REPLACE E N E R G I Z E R I B A T T E R Y
R E M O V E V E N T CAPS
C O N N E C T 3 0 0 AMP L O A D F O R 15 SEC
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O N C H A R T
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REPLACE
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VOLTAGE AND TEMPERATURE CHART
Voltage must not drop below m l n i m u r n lhrled at
given
temperature when battery 8s
r u b l e c l ~ l to I h e
proper load for
1 5 second,
a n d
8 s 1 2 W rpecnllc gravltv D 80' or
more
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M I N I M U M VOLTAGES
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Fig. 12-1 Battery Diagnosis
Voltage
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8 0 70' 60'
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I ' D i $
To
2 0 1 1 ~ 0'
1 2 V o l t
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3 9 . 6
9 4 9
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9.1 9 . 5 8 . 5 8 . 9 8 7