Honda Civic Service Manual page 1564

Battery
Test (cont'd)
Charge on High Sefting (40 amps)
Charge until EYE shows charge is OK; plus an
additional 30 minutes to assure full charge.
NOTE: lf the battery charge is very tow, it may
be necessary to bypass the charger,s polarity
protection circuitry.
lf the EYE does not show charge is OK within
three hours, the battery is no-good; replace it.
W r i t e d o w n h o w l o n g t h e b a t t e r y w a s
charged.
Test Load Capacity (#2)
Apply 300 amp load for 15 seconds to remove surface charoe.
Allow 15 seconds recovery period.
Apply test load {see Test Load Chan).
Record voltage at the end of 15 seconos.
Stays above 9.6 volts; battery is OK.
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Drops below 9.6 volts; baftery is no-good.
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TEST LOAD CHART
Use the test load or 1/2 the cold cranking amps {CCA) printed on the
label on the top of the banery. lf neither is indicated. use the
information below:
BArrERy
coLb@
coDE
I
AMps (ccAl
|
{amps)
4 0 5 ( * 4 1 0 )
200
* : 5 5 8 2 4 1 ( S ) - M F
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