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Section 06 ELECTRICAL b-S ectio 04 (B ATT ERY)
Stat of chargcaus th ele ctrolyt is ne arly pure ater in com pletely discharg ed batt ery, it cannot acce pt current as ell as electrolyteThis is th re ason the battery ill not acce pt curre nt he th charging cycle first eginsAs th battery re ains on th charg er, the current fro th charger cause the ele ctrolytic acid content to rise hich ake the electrolyt be tt er conductor and th n, the batt ery ill accept high er charging rate Type of charg erattery charg ers vary in the am ount of voltag and curre nt that th can supplyThereforethe tim re quire for th battery to egin acce pting asurable current ill also vary
If the charging current is asurable efore the end or at th nd of about 10 hours, th battery is good and charging should be co mplet ed in the normal anner as spe cifie in ctiv tio of tte ry It is reco ende that any battery recharg ed by this proce dure be load te sted prior to re turning it to service