|
BATTERY TIPS AND MAINTENANCE YUMICRON® AND SOME OTHER PERFORMANCE BATTERIES HAVE HIGH CRANKING PERFORMANCE WHEN NEW. THIS IS BECAUSE THERE ARE EXTRA PLATES IN THE BATTERY CASE. THE DOWNSIDE OF THIS IS THAT THE PLATES ARE CLOSER TOGETHER (MAINTAINING THE SAME OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF THE BATTERY CASE). IF ONE OF THE PLATES DEVELOPS A FRAGMENT THAT TOUCHES THE OTHER PLATE, YOU GET A SHORT AND THE ENTIRE BATTERY EVENTUALLY DETERIORATES AND FAILS. THE STANDARD BATTERY HAS THE MINIMAL NUMBER OF INTERNAL PLATES AND NEGATES THE ABOVE CONDITION. WHILE THE BATTERY HAS SOMEWHAT LESS CRANKING POWER, IT LASTS LONGER.
----------------- THE FIRST THING TO LOOK FOR IN THE BATTERY SYSTEM FAILURE IS THE CLEANLINESS OF THE TERMINALS. THE PRESENCE OF CORROSION AND WHILE-LIKE SUBSTANCE IS THE FIRST TO BE CLEANED. UNDER THIS CORROSION IS A BLACK, CARBON-LIKE SUBSTANCE THAT APPEARS TO BE COATED ON THE CONNECTIONS. THIS HAS TO BE CUT OR SCRAPED AWAY FOR A POSITIVE CONNECTION. THE SECOND FACTOR IS THE GROUND AND POSITIVE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND SOLENOID. THE GROUND CONNECTION HAS TO BE BARE METAL TO BARE METAL. REMOVE THE TERMINAL WIRE FROM THE GROUND SOURCE (FRAME) AND REMOVE RUST AND OR CORROSION. PLACE AN AMOUNT OF GREASE AT THE CONTACT POINTS BEFORE RE-ATTACHMENT. -------------------------- BATTERY SULFICATION (WHITISH-COLOR ON THE PLATES) IS THE RESULT OF A CHEMICAL REACTION CAUSED BY THE ABNORMAL DISCHARGING AND RE-CHARGING OF THE BATTERY. THIS IS OFTEN THE RESULT OF THE DIODES IN THE RECTIFIER BEING OPEN (BURNED OUT) AND THE BATTERY DISCHARGES TO GROUND. IF THE BATTERY OFTEN NEEDS WATER REPLACEMENT (DISTILLED ONLY), THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR IS GENERALLY THE CULPRIT. TOO MUCH JUICE IS BEING SENT TO THE BATTERY AND IT "BOILS" THE WATER OUT (NOT THE ACID). REPLACE WITH DISTILLED WATER ONLY--NOT MORE ACID. REPLACE THE REGULATOR AND BATTERY AS NEEDED. SUSPECT A NEW BATTERY BECAUSE THE HEAT FROM OVER-CHARGING MAY HAVE WARPED ONE OR MORE OF THE PLATES---CAUSING A SHORT . BATTERY SULFICATION IS GENERALLY IRREVERSIBLE.
|
|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GO TO LAWS PERTAINING TO FRAUDS AND SWINDLES YOU MAY USE THE STANDARD (PRE-ORDER PAGE) PAGE (FOR THOSE PAGES WITHOUT OR YOU MAY USE THE SHOPPING CART (SC) (ONLY ON PAGES THAT HAVE A SHOPPING CART) BY CLICKING ON "ADD TO ORDER" |