Service Manual

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6.8 Electrical system
Care and maintenance work
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of the battery (see T 6-7-1). The acid tempe-
rature when measuring should be 20 °C if
possible.
z
Check the acid level before recharging.
z
Screw in caps.
Removing the battery
z
Always disconnect the minus pole first when
removing the battery. Otherwise there is a
danger of short-circuiting.
z
Remove the fastenings and take out the bat-
tery.
Charging the battery
z
Unscrew caps.
z
Charge the battery with a conventional bat-
tery charger. Observe the manufacturer’s in-
structions.
z
Screw in caps.
Installing the battery
z
Insert new or charged battery and attach the
fastenings.
z
Clean the terminals and battery poles with
fine grained sandpaper.
Acid density [kg/ l]
Charging
state
Action
Normal Tropics
1,28 1,23 good
1,20 1,12 half charge
1,12 1,08 empty
charge im-
mediately
T 6-7-1 acid density
z
Connect the plus pole first and then the mi-
nus pole. Otherwise there is a danger of
short-circuiting. Make sure the terminals
have a good contact. Tighten the clamping
screws by hand.
z
Grease the assembled terminals with an
acid-free, acid-resistant grease.