Vibration Damage; Mineral Content - Club Car Turf 252 2007 Maintenance And Service Manual

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Battery
Hot weather also has an effect on a battery's self-discharge rate. The higher the temperature, the quicker a battery will
discharge. In hotter climates, therefore, the battery should be checked more often. When storing the battery, keep in
a cool place. See Battery Storage on page 14-36.

VIBRATION DAMAGE

The battery hold-down clamp should always be tight enough to keep the battery from bouncing. Battery life may be
severely shortened if the clamp is too loose. Excessive vibration shortens the life of the battery. It may also cause acid
to leak out of the vent caps and corrosion to build up on surrounding metal parts. The acid that is lost reduces the
capacity of the battery and cannot be replaced.

MINERAL CONTENT

For the longest battery life, distilled water should be used in the battery. However, if tap water is going to be used,
contact your local water department to be sure mineral contents are below the levels listed in the following table. See
following NOTE.
NOTE: Contact your local water department for mineral content analysis.
IMPURITY
Suspended matter
Total solids
Calcium
Magnesium
Iron
Ammonia
Organic matter
Nitrates
Nitrites
Chloride
Color
Antimony
Arsenic
Copper
Nickel
Platinum
Selenium
Zinc
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ALLOWABLE CONTENT
(PARTS PER MILLION)
Trace
100.0
40.0
40.0
3.0
8.0
50.0
10.0
5.0
5.0
Clear and "White"
5.0
0.5
5.0
None Allowed
None Allowed
2.0
4.0
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS: PEDAL-
START GAS VEHICLE
EFFECTS OF IMPURITY
—
—
Increase of positive shedding
Reduced life
Increased self-discharge at both plates,
lower on-charge voltage
Slight self-discharge of both plates
Corrosion of positive plate
Increased sulfation at negative
Corrosion at both plates, loss of capacity, reduced life
Loss of capacity in both plates, greater loss in positive
—
Self-discharge by local action, reduces life,
lower on-charge voltage
Self-discharge, can form poisonous gas at negative
Increased self-discharge, lower oncharge voltage
Intense lowering of on-charge voltage
Violent self-discharge, lower on-charge voltage
Positive shedding
Slight self-discharge at negative