Only commission a dry-charged battery when it is needed for a customer.If the seal is damaged, the batteries should be wetted up immediately and the product then treated as WET CHARGED batteries.The maximum storage time of dry-charged batteries before they are commissioned by filling with acid is 24 months.If you keep the batteries cool and dry, and do not remove the seal, dry-charged batteries do not need any other attention.

Sales of dry charged batteries within our range is very limited, usually for specialist markets. DRY Charged Batteries: Maintenance of Stock

See comments on Digital Conductance testers below.

Any CCA/state of health reading from the test on a new battery CANNOT be a reliable guide as to specification of the battery.

They are designed purely for the testing and evaluation of faulty or used batteries.

Digital battery testers are not designed to check theВ fully developed cold cranking performance of aВ new battery.

NOT designed for the testing of new batteries.

(Note a maximum of two recharges are allowed prior to sale, and product should not be sold a maximum of 9 months after the expiry of first recommended recharge date).Дў.1 A voltage check should be carried out as a matter of course, both to identify older stock and highlight batteries requiring recharge.Дў.2 Use a digital voltmeter/multimeter with a minimum of 2 figure resolution (e.g 12.76V).Дў.3 Scrap any batteries below 11.0V as these batteries will have developed sulphation that cannot be completed reversed by charging and so will not give the expected performance and life to the customer.Дў.4 Note Digital Conductance testers (such as Midtronics and/or Bosch BAT121) are:. If a battery has been recharged, the recharge date on the back label should be updated by 6 months after second recharge date by physically notching the label. All safety precautions should be undertaken prior to recharging batteries. Batteries require recharging when the voltage has dropped below 12.4V due to extended warehouse storage. The voltage should be (worse case higher than 12.25V) ideally higher than 12.4V at the time of installation.Дў. Batteries should be installed ideally within 15 months after manufacture. Upright handles are more likely to be damaged.Д« -Maintenance of Stock Handling and Recharging of Batteries WET Charged BatteriesДЎ.

Make sure handles are left in the flat (down) position.

(Small stones or sharp points on a concrete floor can damage the base of the battery and cause leakage).

Store batteries on racks or on pallets, not on the floor.

If it is broken, air will enter and cause the battery to lose charge). (The seal preserves the charge in the battery.

Do not remove any seals from dry-charged batteries until you are ready to commission the battery by filling it with acid.

(Any higher and there is a risk of them falling over and injuring people).

Store shrink-wrapped batteries up to 3 high.

To avoid damaging terminals that stand proud of the lid). (To avoid scratching, and tearing labels.

Do not stack batteries on top of other batteries.

Store batteries in an upright position.

(Heat causes batteries to lose charge more quickly, and excessive heat can damage batteries).

Protect batteries from excessive heat.

Store batteries in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area.

Recharge date is only an indication of recharge period as self discharge is subject to storage conditions. Please use the recharge date to ensure that the oldest batteries leave your stock first. This makes it easy to identify the oldest and newest batteries in stock. On the back of the battery there is a label showing the expected period before the battery will require recharging. Batteries slowly lose their charge, and good stock-rotation stops batteries going flat in storage and makes sure that the customer buys a good battery. Date Coding of batteries for stock rotation purposes

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