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Battery. Operation Service Diagnosis. Battery. Source of Energy Reserve while running Stabilizer. P - C117. Battery. Converts chemical energy into electrical energy. Cells. # of cells Cell voltage How cells are connected. P - C120. Chemistry. During charging and discharging .
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Battery Operation Service Diagnosis
Battery • Source of Energy • Reserve while running • Stabilizer P - C117
Battery • Converts chemical energy into electrical energy
Cells • # of cells • Cell voltage • How cells are connected P - C120
Chemistry • During charging and discharging
Charged • + = Pb O2 (Pure lead peroxide) • - = Pb (Sponge lead) • Solution = H2 SO4 • Solution of Sulfuric acid & water
Discharging • + = PbSO4 • - = PbSO4 • Plates turn to Lead Sulfate • Solution = H2O
Battery Gassing During discharge During charge
Precautions • Remove grd. term. first • Connect grd. last • Jumper/charger on block • Corrosive
Precautions • when jumping a battery • when using a charger • when disconnecting a cable • when using any flame source
Construction P -C119
Positive plate • Negative plate • Separator • Grid
Conventional Battery P - C 118
Larger plates Resistance to overcharging Longer shelf life Higher cold cranking rate Maintenance Free - pluses P - C125
Grid growth - hot Can’t take being deep cycled Low reserve capacity Drain quick with a parasitic load Shorter life Maintenance Free - faults
Low maintenance P - C124
Hybrid Batteries • Calcium in the neg. plates • Antimony in the pos. plates • Allows deep cycling • Marine • Golf carts etc.. P -C125
Recombination P - C127 • Has gel instead of liquid • Result - no gassing • higher cell voltage .1 • cold starting
Terminals • Post • leakage • Side Terminal • “L” terminal • specialty and import P - C127
Temperature • 0’ = 40% • Charge • Plate area • Impurities • Gassing
Electrolyte level Overcharging Undercharging Corrosion Cycling Temperature Vibration Causes of failure
Hydrometer • with float • with balls
Open Circuit Voltage Test • Sealed batteries • Remove surface charge • 12.6 = fully charged • 12.4 = 3/4 charged P - L128
A battery Must be 3/4 charged before doing a battery capacity test
Before load testingyou must know what the battery is, or should be rated at The right battery for the vehicle
Ratings P -C128 • Ampere-hour rating • Cold cranking rating • Reserve capacity rating • Watt hour rating
Formula for load testing Three times the ampere-hour rating P - L130 Capacity Test
Formula for load testing Cold cranking amps divided by 2
Three minute charge test Tests for a sulfated battery • 40 amps for three minutes • Should be below 15.5 volts
Battery Drain test or System drain test • Ammeter in series at the battery post with everything off • GM .1 P - L137-L139 lab
Battery leakage test • Volt - at neg post • Volt + across battery • under 10 volts P - L126 lab.
Fast / Slow charging P - L122 lab
Battery cleaning P - L134 lab