Yuasa Battery Basics Technical Manual – PDF DOWNLOAD

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Yuasa Battery Basics Technical Manual – PDF DOWNLOAD

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Yuasa Battery Basics Technical Manual – PDF DOWNLOAD

Language : English
Pages : 41
Downloadable : Yes
File Type : PDF

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Yuasa Battery Basics Technical Manual – PDF DOWNLOAD

Yuasa Technical Manual Cover 1
Table of Contents 2
PREFACE 3
A Practical Understanding of Lead Acid Batteries 3
SECTION 1 Battery Basics and Safety 4
About this book 4
About YUASA 4
The Lead Acid Battery 5
Standard Features 5
The YUASA battery line 7
YUASA’s Conventional Battery 7
YuMicron 7
YuMicron CX 8
Sealed VRLA 8
Battery Safety 9
SECTION 2 Selecting and Installing a New Battery10
Selecting the Proper Battery10
About Sensors11
Cut-away View of Sensor11
Battery Activation for Conventional and YuMicron Types12
Activating Standard Batteries12
SECTION 3 Inspecting, Testing and Charging13
The Discharge – Charge Cycle13
Reasons for Self-discharge14
Ampere-Hour and Cold Cranking Amps16
Inspecting a Battery16
Battery Testing Devices17
Battery Testing18
Chargers and Charging19
Charging a New Standard Battery20
Quick Charges21
SECTION 4 Maintenance and Storage22
Monthly Maintenance for Conventional and YuMicron Types22
Storage22
Sulfation and Freezing22
SECTION 5 Sealed VRLA Batteries24
New Generation Battery Technology24
Sealed VRLA Battery Construction24
Features24
How a Sealed VRLA Battery Differs from Conventional Types25
Activation and Installation26
To Activate a Sealed VRLA Battery26
Measuring Voltage28
Discharge Characteristics29
Self-discharge30
Choosing a Charger30
Charging a Newly Activated Sealed VRLA Battery31
Routine Charging32
Charging Instructions for Sealed VRLA Batteries with Voltage of 115 or Less33
Routine Maintenance for Sealed VRLA Batteries33
GLOSSARY34

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Yuasa Battery Basics Technical Manual – PDF DOWNLOAD

BATTERY BASICS & SAFETY:

• About this book If you’re looking for more than everyday information about batteries, read on. Maybe you’re a retailer, the expert whose battery knowledge and recommendations guide customers every day. Or a service technician or dealer – the person vehicle owners turn to with questions. Or maybe you’re an enthusiast set on “knowing everything” about your bike and how to keep it running.
• Whatever your reason for wanting to boost your battery IQ, YUASA is pleased to provide this copy of the ultimate battery book. It’s filled with in-depth information: how batteries work, maintenance and installation tips and how to get maximum power and life from your battery.
• We’ll talk about chargers and testers. Of course, we’ll also fill you in on the complete line of YUASA batteries, chargers and accessories. About YUASA The first thing you need to know about batteries is YUASA. You might say that when it comes to powersports vehicle batteries, we wrote the book! We’re the largest manufacturer and distributor of small engine starting batteries in North America.
• If you purchased a motorcycle, snowmobile, personal watercraft, ATV, riding mower or garden tractor manufactured in the U.S., chances are the battery that starts it was made by Yuasa. In fact, our batteries are original equipment in just about every major make of powersports vehicles.
• If you’ve bought a replacement battery for your powersports vehicle, most likely it was made by Yuasa. Altogether, we manufacture approximately three million batteries a year for small engine starting applications at our Reading, Pennsylvania plant.

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