Piper SARATOGA PA-32-301 Maintenance Manual page 172

Trouble
Discharged battery.
Battery life is short.
Cracked cell jars.
Compound on top of
terv melts.
Electrolyte runs out
of vent plugs.
PIPER AIRCRAFT
PA-32-301/301T
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
CHART 2402. TROUBLESHOOTING (BATTERY)
Cause
Battery worn out. Replace battery
Charging rate not
Reset.
set right.
Standing too long.
Remove and recharge
tery if
three
Equipment left on acci-
Remove
dentally.
Impurities in electrolyte.
Replace
Short circuit (ground) in Check
wiring.
Broken cell partitions.
Replace
Overcharge due to level of
Maint
electrolyte being below
top of plates.
Sulfation due to disuse. Replace
Impurities in electrolyte.
Replace
Low charging rate. Adjust
Hold-down bracket loose.
Replace
Frozen battery.
Replac
bat- Charging rate too high.
Reduc
justing
replace
lator.
Too much water added to Drain
battery and charging rate level a
too high.
lator.
Remedy
ce battery.
ve and recharge bat-
left in unused airplane
weeks or more.
ve and recharge.
ce.
wiring.
ce.
ain electrolyte.
ce.
ce battery.
voltage regulator.
ce battery and tighten.
ce.
ce charging rate by ad-
g voltage regulator or
e transistorized regu-
and keep at proper
nd adjust voltage regu-
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Issued: January 2, 1980
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