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CF65/75/85 series
Charging batteries
BATTERIES
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2. CHARGING BATTERIES
2.1 GENERAL
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A battery may only be charged using DC
current. Connect the positive pole of the
battery to the positive terminal (+) of the
charger, and the negative pole of the battery
to the negative terminal (--) of the charger.
The cell sealing plugs may remain on the
battery during charging (with the exception
of fast charging).
The cell voltage will rise during charging.
This increase in voltage depends on the
charging current applied and the
temperature. During normal charging, the
cell voltage will rise from about 2 volts/cell
to about 2.65 volts/cell. If a charging voltage
of about 2.35 to 2.4 volts/cell (about 14.2
volts in a 12V battery) is exceeded, this will
initiate active gas development.
As a consequence of the rise in voltage
during charging, the charging current will
gradually fall, as a rule.
Overcharging will reduce the service life of
a battery.
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If the charging of the battery is continued
after it has been fully charged (even with a
low current), this will lead to corrosion
(corrosive attack) of the grids of the positive
battery plates. This type of wear leads to
premature redundancy of the battery.
Depending on the capacity of the charger,
the normal charging time is between 8 and
15 hours.
If during charging, the temperature of the
battery acid exceeds 55
_C, charging should
be stopped. High temperatures reduce the
service life of the battery.
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