Battery Maintenance and Servicing Training

Course Content: 3 Days
1. Battery Basics and Safety
* Battery types, Deep Cycle and Starting
* Wet Cell, Gel-Cell and Absorbed Glass Mat (AGM)
* CCA, CA, AH and RC; what's that all about?
* Battery Life and Performance
* Battery electrolyte
* Battery Does and Donts
2. Common causes of battery failure
3. Battery Maintenance and Management Plan
* Routine Maintenance
* Corrective Maintenance
* Preventive Maintenance
* Coating the battery post(s) and cable terminal(s) with a protective spray
4. Battery Diagnostic and Replacement Methods
* Testing of vehicle starting and charging system components
* Using test equipment to check cranking amp capacity of the battery (CCA/CA)
* Testing the electrical draw of the starter
* Testing the electrical output of the alternator
* Connecting an external electrical power source to the system when necessary, to
prevent loss of electric memory in digital radios, clocks, door locks, alarms and other
systems
* Removing the old battery and replacing with a new one