Electrical Equipment - MOTO GUZZI 850-T5 Owner's Manual

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
The electncal equipment conSISts 01;
• Banery
• Starter molor wtlh electromagnetic ratchet
control.
• Generator/alternator, fitted on the tronl 8fld of
the crankshaft.
• Double contact breaker with automatic ad-
vance.
• Ignition coils
• Rectllier
• Regulator.
• Terminal bIod< WIth luses (6 fuses 16 A)
• Flashing fight relay
• Star18f retay.
• Headlight
• Taillight.
• Turn signal indicators.
• Ignition switch.
• Ughl switch.
• Turn light
sw~ch,
hom bonon, and flashing
light
• Engine starling and stop button.
• EIectnc
hom.
Battery
The battery Is a 12 V type with 24 An capacity
and
IS
charged directly by the generator
Access
to
Ihe
battery
is obtained by:
• removing saddle
• unhooking Ihe rubber bands and
disconnect-
Ing
aU electrical cables.
Instructions on how to put a new dry battery
In service.
Dry
type
batteries stay charged lor qUile a long
time, provided they afe stored in a cool place
(20-3O"C ..
6O·00' F) and with their plugs well
lightened down.
When putting them In seMCe, activate them as
follows:
1 Introduce pure sulpttuoc acid in the cells wilh
a specific gravIty of 1.27 kgl l at temperature of
25"C (n°F)
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the level tops the plate separators
by 5
mm or up to the level mark.
2
Let the battery at rest lor aboul
1
hour and
renew the level with the same type of
acid.
At this stage the battel)' is ready 10 be used For
lOnger
life,
It
Is well 10 check
the
acid intensity In
each cell. In case of readings lowE!( Ihan 1.26 kg!
I, 1\
is
necessary
10
give Ihe banery a refreshIng
charge to
an tntensity
equal
to
1I51h of Its capac-
Ity. 5 hours charge Is normalty sufficient Temper.
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