Cause | Method of elimination |
Battery discharge during vehicle operation | |
Alternator drive belt slippage | Adjust the belt tension |
Excessive contamination of the battery surface | Clean the surface of the battery |
Damage to insulation in electrical equipment system (discharge current more than 11 mA with consumers disconnected) | Find the location of the current leak and repair the damage |
Connection of new consumers by the car owner in excess of permissible limits | Turn off new electricity consumers |
Generator faulty | Check the generator |
Electrolyte contamination with foreign impurities | Discharge the battery, drain the electrolyte, rinse, fill with fresh electrolyte and charge the battery again |
Short circuit between plates | Replace the battery |
The electrolyte level is below the upper edge of the plates | Restore normal electrolyte levels |
Electrolyte on the surface of the battery | |
Elevated electrolyte level causing splashing | Set the electrolyte level to normal |
Electrolyte leaking through cracks in the housing | Replace the battery |
Boiling of electrolyte due to very high generator voltage | Replace the voltage regulator |
Boiling of electrolyte and overheating of the battery due to sulfation of the plates | Replace the battery |
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