CHARGING THE BATTERY FOR
THE FIRST TIME
- Before putting a new battery into
service, carry out the following ope-
rations:
- Cut or remove the seal from the
breather tube.
- Remove all the cell caps and fill the
cells with electrolyte.
Specific gravity of the electrolyte:
1.28 at 20ºC.
- Leave the battery to rest for one
hour before charging.
- If the level of the electrolyte has
fallen, top up with fresh electrolyte.
- Connect the positive (+) terminal of
the charger to the positive (+) termi-
nal of the battery, and the negative
(-) terminal of the charger to the
negative (-) terminal of the battery.
- Charging current: 0.4 A.
- Charging time: from 10 to 15 hours.
NORMAL IN-SERVICE BATTERY
CHARGING
- Remove the battery from the machi-
ne.
- Clean the battery with plenty of
water, ensuring that the water does
not penetrate into the cells of the
battery.
- Check the level of the electrolyte
and top up with distilled water if
necessary.
- Connect the positive (+) terminal of
the charger to the positive (+) termi-
nal of the battery, and the negative
(-) terminal of the charger to the
negative (-) terminal of the battery.
- Charging current: 0.4 A.
- Determine the charging time with
reference to the attached table.
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CHECKING THE CHARGING OUTPUT
- Remove the saddle in order to gain access to the
battery.
- In order to carry out this check, it is necessary to use
a fully-charged battery.
- Connect a voltmeter between the positive and nega-
tive terminals of the battery.
- Start the engine and gradually increase the revolu-
tions and read the regulated voltage.
Regulated voltage: 13.5 ± 0.5 V.
