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Battery
Test (cont'dl
Charge on High Setting (4O amps)
Charge until EYE shows charge is OK; plus an
additional 30 minutes to assure tull charge.
NOTE: lf the battery charge is very low, 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.
Write down how long the battery was
c h a r g e d .
Test Load Capacity (# 2)
Apply 3O0 amp load for '15 seconds to remove surtace charge.
Allow '15 seconds recoverv oeriod.
Apply test load (see Test Load Chart).
Record voltage at the end ol 15 seconds.
Voltage stays above 9.6 volts: The battery is OK. I
Voltage drops below 9.6 volts: The battery
rs no good.
For example:
BATT
55B24L.MF
T
I
ERY CODE
T E S T L O A D C H A R T
Use the test load ot 112 the cold cranking amps (CCA) print-
ed on the label on the top oI the battery. lf neither is indicat-
e d , u s e t h e i n f o r m a t i o n b e l o w :
2 3-6 8
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