Crown Battery 18-125S-15

Warning: This procedure requires trained personnel!

Enter the current battery charge in amperes

If the charger is rated higher than the connector on the battery, battery modifications will be needed.

Is the battery operating between 20% and 80% of its state of charge?

If not, perform an equalize charge on the weekend.

Enter the battery charge after opportunity fast charge

If the battery charge is not up to 80% in two hours or less, adjust the charger settings.

CAUTION: ONLY EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL SHOULD ATTEMPT BATTERY REPAIRS!

BEFORE PERFORMING ANY REPAIRS, REMOVE THE BATTERY FROM THE LIFT TRUCK. ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES AND A FACE SHIELD WHEN WORKING ON OR NEAR BATTERIES

Is the battery repair person experienced?

Name of the nearest authorized Crown Battery repair facility

Warning: This test requires trained personnel with PPE!

Specific gravities at manufacturers specifications?

If not, adjust the specific gravities accordingly.

Battery cooled down to 75°F to 85°F?

If not, allow the battery to cool down.

Battery discharged within 24 hours of completion of charging and acid adjustment?

Any dead cells taken out of circuit?

Warning: Battery replacement should be done by trained personnel only!

Old battery removed successfully?

New battery installed successfully?

Enter the number of operations/charge cycles of the new battery

Enter the type of the new battery

Sign off on the battery replacement

- Lead Acid Motive Power Batteries can become unbalanced or sulfated if they are not recharged or equalize charged on a regular basis

Likewise over-discharging or unbalanced discharge can cause low uneven cell voltages. The treatment for restoring the battery to its full potential involves charging and discharging the battery in a very tightly controlled manor

This is a last resort remedy in order to salvage a battery that's been allowed to get into this condition. This may or may not be successful, as sulfate is extremely hard to remove from the cell plates and if let in this condition, may not be reversible

A. Charge the battery as normal to a fully charged condition.

B. Record all individual cell voltages and specific gravities. These readings will be used later to measure how successtul the treatment was.

C. Starting with a cool (less than 80°F) fully charged battery, charge the battery at 2.5 amps per 100 amps of battery capacity. A 24-85FC-21 has a capacity of 850 A.H. Therefore the charge rate would be 21 amps. Charge the battery for at least 24 hours. Stop the charge, if the battery temperature goes to 120°F or higher.

A. Let the battery cool back down to about 80°F