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Maintenance
Sealed Lead-Acid batteries are most sensitive to charging procedure,
and to over-discharge. To get the longest service life from your battery,
please do the following:
IF the AP Series battery you have purchased is of conventional type,
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then the battery must occasionally be "watered". During hot weather,
every 60 days the water level in the battery should be inspected. If the
water level shows to have fallen below the "FULL" line, remove the cell
plug and refill the cell with distilled water. NOTE: IF the AP Series
battery you have purchased is either a "dry charged- sealed" or
an "AGM", it is very important that the cell plugs are never
removed, nor any water ever added
warranty.
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Some sport vehicles don't have a charging circuit to charge the battery.
If this is describing your vehicle, then you must have an outside charger
to charge your battery. Size the outside charger by dividing the Amp
Hour capacity of your battery by 3. The result is the maximum current
you may apply to the battery from the charger you intend to use. For
example, if your battery is 9Ah capacity, ÷ 3 = 3 Amps. The largest
charger that can be used is 3A. Charge the battery after every use.
Sport vehicles that do have internal circuitry for charging the battery
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should have the function of that circuit tested once per year. This circuit
is actually a vehicle system composed of the alternator, starter, vehicle
electronics, and the battery. Any one of these components that fails
to function properly can damage all the other components. The first
thing to show damage is always the battery.
When storing your vehicle, please be aware that some sport vehicles
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have computer-controlled electronics on board that need electrical
support. If the vehicle is stored without a means to maintain the charged
state of the battery, the electrical drain could discharge the battery.
If stored in high temperatures, the discharge occurs even faster.This
could ruin the battery if left unattended. The alternative to a maintenance
charger is to disconnect the battery for storage.
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to a cell. Doing so will void the
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