Suzuki LT-4WD 1990 Service Manual page 192

B ATT E RY
SPECIFICATIONS
Type d esignat ion
Capacity
Sta nd a rd el ectrol yte
S . G .
I n fitt i ng the battery t o the veh i c l e, connect the
breathe r h ose to the battery vent.
INITIAL C HARGING
F i l l i ng e lectro l yte
Remove the short sea l ed tu be befo re fi l l i ng e l ectro­
l yte. ( O n ly for Y U ASA battery ) F i l l the battery
with e l ectrol yte (d i l ute su l fu ric acid so l ut i o n with
acid concentrat i o n of 35.0% by weight, havi n g a
specific g ravity of 1 . 28 at 20° C ( 68° F ) ) u p to i n d i­
cated M AX. L E V E L. E lectro l yte sho u l d be a lways
coo l ed below 30° C (86° F ) before fi l l i n g i nto
battery. Leave battery sta n d i ng for h a l f an h o u r
after fi l l i ng. Add addition a l e l ectrol yte if n ecessary.
Charge battery with cu rrent as d escri bed in the
ta b l es shown below.
Max i m u m
cha rg i ng cu rrent
Charg i ng time
The c h a rg ing t i me for a new batte ry is determi ned
by the n u mber of months that have e l a psed si nce
the date of manufactu re.
Confi r m ation for date of m a n ufact u re
Date of manu factu re is i n d i cated by a th ree-part
CD ,
n u mbe r as shown i n the photog raph, each
ind icat i n g month, date and yea r.
N ea r the end of cha rg i ng period, adj ust the specific
g ravity of el ectro l yte to va l ue specified .
charg i n g , adj ust the e l ectro l yte l eve l to the MAX.
L E V E L with D I ST I L L E D WAT E R .
SERVICING
V isu a l l y i nspect the su rface of the batte ry conta i n­
er. I f a ny signs of crac k i ng o r e l ectro l yte l eakage
from the sides of the battery have occu rred,
rep l ace the battery with a new one.
If the battery term i na l s a re fou nd to be coated
or
with rust an acid ic wh ite powdery su bsta nce,
then th is ca n be c l ea ned away with sa n d paper.
F B 1 4A-A2
1 2V, 50.4 kC ( 1 4 A h ) /
1 0 H R
1 . 28 at 20° C
(60° F )
1 .4A
Afte r
E L E C T R I C A L S Y ST E M
B attery
®
Sealed tube
6
Months after With i n
m a n ufactu r i ng
20
N ecessa ry
charg i n g hou rs
6- 1 4
B attery breather hose
C l a m p
9 12 12
With i n With i n Over
3 0
40 60