Husqvarna SM 610 2006 Workshop Manual page 193

E L E C T R IC S Y S T E M
B A T T E R Y
T he se aled b a tte ry (1) d o es not re q uire an y m ainte n a n ce w o rk. If th e ve hicle re -
m ain s un use d fo r lo n g p erio ds, it is recom m end ed to re m o ve b a tte ry fro m e le ctri-
cal system an d s tore it in a dry p la ce.
A fte r a n in te nsive u se of the ba ttery, it s advisable a sta n d a rd lo w c h a rg e (1 .4A fo r
5÷10 h ou rs).
R a pid rech arg in g is ad vised on ly in situa tions of extre m e n e ce ssity sin ce the life
of le ad e le m e nts is red u ce d (6A fo r 1 hour).
B a ttery rec h a rg e
T o ga in a ccess to th e b a tte ry (1):
- rem o ve th e sa d dle (see page E .4);
- relea se elastic (2 );
- first rem ove th e B L A C K n egative ca ble , th en th e R E D p o sitive ca b le (w he n
rea sse m b ling , first con n ect the R E D po sitive cab le, th e n th e B L A C K n eg ative
cab le );
- rem o ve th e ba tte ry (1 ) fro m its housing.
C h eck, using a vo ltm e te r, that battery volta ge is no t le ss th a n 1 2 ,5 V . If no t, the b attery n ee ds to be c h arg ed . U sin g a ba tte ry ch ar-
te r w ith a co nsta n t volta ge , first conn ect the R E D po sitive ca b le to th e b attery s p ositive te rm ina l the n th e B L A C K ne g ative cable to
th e ba tte ry s n e g a tive term inal. A pp ly to the con stan t vo lta g e o f 1 4 ,4 V a cu rren t of x A m pe re as re s u lts in the be lo w d iag ram
(d ep en d in g o n th e am o unt of cha rg ing re quired ). T he vo lta g e re a ch e s a co nsta nt value o nly afte r a fe w h o urs, the refo re it is su g-
gested N O T to m ea su re it im m ed iately a fter ha ving ch a rg e d o r d isch a rge d th e b attery. A lw a ys ch eck th e cha rge le vel b efo re rein -
sta lling it o n th e ve h icle. T h e batte ry sh ould be ke pt cle a n a n d th e te rm in als coa te d w ith g rea se .
IN D IC A T IV E V A L U E S R E L A T IV E T O T H E C H A R G IN G T IM E D E P E N D IN G O N B A T T E R Y S T A T U S
V O LT A G E * (V ) % C H A R G E
> 1 2 .7 1 00
~ 12 .5 7 5
~ 12 .2 5 0
~ 12 .0 2 5
~ 11 .8 0
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C H A R G E T IM E (T H E A M P E R E R A T E D C U R R E N T T O A P P L Y IS : 0,1x
B A T T E R Y R A T E D C A P A C IT Y )
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4h
7h
11 h
14 h