General servicing Instructions.

TM 9-6140-200-14

Not Fully Mission

Operator/Crew

Item to be

Capable if:

Procedure

Check/service

Interval

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Vehicle/Equipment

Semi-

Batteries

Annually

e. Terminals or

e. Check for damaged

posts damaged.

terminal posts.

f. One or more

f. Install batteries (refer to

battery missing

vehicle TM)

or unserviceable.

g. cables missing,

g. Check battery cables,

frayed, broken or

splits, breaks and tightness.

loose.

h. Coat battery terminals lightly

with grease or silicone.

3-3 General servicing Instructions.

a. If distilled water is added, let battery stand for about one hour before checking

the specific gravity for each cell.

b. Make sure filler caps are clean and present, do not paint or apply any material

to them (Batteries with vent caps only) (Do not remove filler caps/plugs from

GEL batteries).

c. Place rubber grommets on to keep cables from being cut on edge of holes

where the cables goes through the frame of vehicles.

d. Use the hand held tester to check condition of battery or check electrolyte with

the optical tester.

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