SERVICING THE BATTERIES.

TM 9-2320-209-20-3-1

(2) Checkout procedure.

WARNING

Do not get electrolyte on personnel or equipment.

Personnel may be badly burned, and equipment may

be damaged.

Wear rubber gloves and eye shields while working

with electrolyte to avoid serious injury from battery

acid.

NOTE

Do this test before adding water to the battery. Do

frames 1 and 2 for each battery cell.

FRAME 1

Unscrew and take off battery filler cap (1).

Take black dipstick (2) from dipstick retainer (3).

Put tip of dipstick (2) into battery cell (4).

Take out dipstick (2) from battery cell (4).

Using dipstick (2), place a few drops of electrolyte on measuring surface (5)

through opening in plastic cover (6).

NOTE

Tilt battery tester so that electrolyte flows down the

measuring surface.

GO TO FRAME 2