Connecting a battery charger
On vehicles with a battery in the luggage compartment: connect the positive cable to the positive battery terminal, the negative cable to the negative cable.
On vehicles with a battery under the rear seat: connect the positive wire to the «+» in the engine compartment, negative - with bare metal of the engine block.
While charging, the battery can remain in the vehicle.
It is not necessary to remove the battery wires with a weak charger.
The battery plugs can remain installed. The gas generated during the charging process will be able to escape through the vents in the cork.
The charging current should be approximately 10% of the battery capacity to begin with (e.g. 5 A with 50 Ah battery) and automatically decrease during charging.
The battery is fully charged if the acid density does not rise within two hours.
When the battery is charged, distilled water partially decomposes. Gas bubbles are formed from hydrogen and oxygen - highly explosive detonating gas.
Therefore, it is necessary to ensure good ventilation of the room; especially if high current charging occurs.
When charging the battery, do not smoke near or use open flames.
The explosive gas can also be ignited by a spark when installing or disconnecting the charger or battery wires.
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