Battery installation

  1. Battery room  should be well ventilated, clean and dry.
  2. Both type batteries generate gas during charging. So, No smoking, Naked flames in the vicinity of batteries.
  3. Steel work and decks adjacent to lead acid batteries should be covered with acid resisting paint and alkali resisting paint used near Ni-Cd cells.
  4. Acid cells must never be placed near alkaline cells. Never use Lead-Acid battery maintenance gear to Alkaline battery installation or vice-versa.(e.g Hydrometer, topping up bottle,etc.,)

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