Magnum Energy RD1824 Operator's Manual page 40

5 . P R E V E N T I V E M A I N T E N A N C E
1 . R e c o m m e n d e d I n v e r t e r a n d B a t t e r y C a r e
T he R D S eries inverter/ cha rger is des igned to prov ide you with y ea rs of trouble-
free s erv ice. E ven though there a re no us er- s erv icea ble pa rts , it is recom m ended
tha t ev ery 6 m onths you perform the following m a intena nce s teps to ens ure optim um
perform a nce a nd ex tend the life of y our ba tteries .
W A R N I N G : P r i o r t o p e r f o r m i n g t h e s e c h e c k s , s w i t c h b o t h t h e A C a n d D C
c i r c u i t s O F F .
V is ua lly ins pect the ba tteries for cra ck s , lea k s , or s welling - repla ce if neces s a ry
Us e ba k ing s oda to clea n a nd rem ove a ny electroly te s pills or buildups
C heck a nd tighten a ll ba ttery hold down cla m ps
C lea n a nd tighten ( 1 0 to 1 2 foot pounds ) a ll ba ttery term ina ls a nd connecting
ca bles
C heck a nd fill ba ttery wa ter lev els ( Liquid Lea d Acid ba tteries only )
C heck indiv idua l ba ttery v olta ges ( repla ce thos e tha t va ry m ore tha n 0 . 3 V D C of
ea ch other)
C heck a ll ca ble runs for s igns of cha fing - repla ce if neces s a ry
C heck the inv erter 's cooling v ents - clea n a s neces s a ry
C heck a nd tighten ( 1 6 foot pounds ) the inverter 's interna l AC term ina l block
connections
2 . O f f - S e a s o n S t o r a g e
W hen pla cing the coa ch into s ea s ona l s tora ge, it is recom m ended tha t y ou per-
form the following to ens ure the s y s tem is properly s hutdown ( or properly configured
for s ea s ona l s tora ge) . T his is es pecia lly im porta nt for m a inta ining the ba tteries .
N o n - p r o t e c t e d S t o r a g e
Perform the recom m ended m a intena nce s teps a bov e
Fully cha rge the ba tteries
C onnect s hore power a nd verify the brea k er to the inverter is s witched ON
Verify the inverter is s witched ON
S witch OFF a ll unneces s a ry AC a nd D C loa ds
P r o t e c t e d S t o r a g e
Perform the recom m ended m a intena nce s teps a bov e
Fully cha rge the ba tteries
S witch OFF a ll AC a nd D C loa ds
Verify the inverter is s witched OFF
R em ove s hore power a nd dis a ble the genera tor ( if ins ta lled)
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