. OPERATION TROUBLES AND ACTIONS Battery Charges 3 - 133 When ch arging the batte ry, if the battery is not handled correctly, there is a hazard that the battery may explode. Always follow the instructio ns of "DISCHAR GED BATTERY (PAG E 3-131)" and the instructio n manual accom panying the charger, Set th e voltage of the c harger to match the vol tage of the battery to be c harged. If the co rrect voltage is not sel ected, the charger may o verheat and cau se an explosion. (+) charger clip of th e charger to the Conne ct the positive the positiv e (+) terminal of the battery, then conne ct the negative (-) charg er clip of the ch arger to the negative the clips securely. the batter y.
Be sure to fix Set th e charging curre nt to 1/10 of the value of the rated battery capacity; when carrying o ut rapid charging , set it to le ss than the rated battery capacity. If the c harger current is too high, the electrolyt e will leak or dry up , and t his may cause the ba ttery to catch fire and explod If the engine There is a danger that this will ignite the batt ery electrolyte a nd cause the battery to explo Do not use or charge t he battery if the battery electrolyte leve l is below the LOWER LEVEL line. This may cause an exp losion. Check th e battery electrolyte le vel periodically an d add distilled water to brin g the electrolyte l evel to the UPPER LEVEL