Charging

To minimize possible damage to the battery and allow the battery to be fully charged, the slow charging meth- od is presented here. This charging method can be ac- complished with a constant current battery charger which is available in most shops.

CAUTION

Follow the manufacturer's instructions when using a battery charging.

1.Determine the battery charge level from either its open circuit voltage or specific gravity.

Battery Charge

Open Circuit

Specific

Level

Voltage

Gravity

 

 

 

100%

12.68

1.265

 

 

 

75%

12.45

1.225

 

 

 

50%

12.24

1.190

 

 

 

25%

12.06

1.155

 

 

 

0%

11.89

1.120

 

 

 

2.Determine the charging time and rate using the manufacturer's battery charger instructions or the following table.

Reserve

 

Battery Charge Level

 

Capacity

(Percent of Fully Charged)

(Minutes)

 

 

 

 

 

 

75%

 

50%

25%

 

0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80 or less

3.8 hrs

 

7.5 hrs

11.3 hrs

 

15 hrs

 

@

 

@

@

 

@

 

3 amps

 

3 amps

3 amps

 

3 amps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

81 to 125

5.3 hrs

 

10.5 hrs

15.8 hrs

 

21 hrs

 

@

 

@

@

 

@

 

4 amps

 

4 amps

4 amps

 

4 amps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

126 to

5.5 hrs

 

11 hrs

16.5 hrs

 

22 hrs

170

@

 

@

@

 

@

 

5 amps

 

5 amps

5 amps

 

5 amps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

171 to

5.8 hrs

 

11.5 hrs

17.3 hrs

 

23 hrs

250

@

 

@

@

 

@

 

6 amps

 

6 amps

6 amps

 

6 amps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

above

6 hrs

 

12 hrs

18 hrs

 

24 hrs

250

@

 

@

@

 

@

 

10 amps

 

10 amps

10 amps

 

10 amps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAUTION

Do not charge a frozen battery because it can explode and cause injury. Let the bat- tery warm to 60F (15.5 C) before con- necting to a charger.

Charge the battery in a well±ventilated place to dissipate gases produced from charging. These gases are explosive; keep open flame and electrical spark away from the battery. Do not smoke. Nausea may result if the gases are in- haled. Unplug the charger from the elec- trical outlet before connecting or discon- necting the charger leads from the battery posts.

3.Following the manufacturer's instructions, con- nect the charger cables to the battery. Make sure a good connection is made.

4.Charge the battery following the manufacturer's instructions.

5.Occasionally check the temperature of the battery electrolyte. If the temperature exceeds 125F (51.6C) or the electrolyte is violently gassing or spewing, the charging rate must be lowered or temporarily stopped.

6.Three hours prior to the end of the charging, mea- sure the specific gravity of a battery cell once per hour. The battery is fully charged when the cells are gassing freely at a low charging rate and there is less than a 0.003 change in specific gravity for three consecutive readings.

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