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Forklift Battery MaintenanceSeveral key factors impact the battery life and performance of forklift batteries. These include fluctuations in temperature, charging practices, specific gravity, and proper maintenance. Proper battery charging and material handling are very important while using forklift batteries. Proper maintenance will help fight against corrosion and increase the lifespan of your battery.Following a regular maintenance routine can help to avoid forklift battery damage. Chec …

Watering your batteries after a charge makes sure that your battery always has the necessary amount it needs to keep running without causing internal damage to your battery. If your battery’s plates are exposed before you begin to charge you will need to add distilled water to your battery. You will need to bring that water level to 1/8” above the plates or 1/4” below the bottom of the fill tube/battery well. Make sure to check your battery after charging as well because you may lose water …

Keeping those caps from the top of Low Maintenance batteries is not only smart but highly recommended by all manufacturers. A very important part of your batteries longevity depends on its ability to recover water when possible. Taking the caps off or loosening them for any reason will allow an excess amount of water to escape from the battery. It can also cause excess amounts of gas vapors to build up corrosion on the posts of your batteries. Spillage is also a major issue when caps a …

Corrosion, the silent battery killer. Keeping your terminals and batteries clean can do wonders for the longevity of your battery. This bit of advice is applicable to any battery that is considered a flooded/acid filled battery; yes that includes maintenance free batteries. A lead acid battery will naturally gas out from the chemical reaction that occurs when a load is placed on a battery. Variables such as heat and age can also cause a battery to excessively expel gas. This gas is at …

This is probably one of the most serious and damaging accidents that can happen to any battery owner. Loose cables that are not properly installed can and most likely will damage your batteries. Allowing for loose connections is just asking for a spark/arc to occur which can melt your posts. Those connections need to be tightened down and checked regularly for loosening bolts. Shock and vibration can cause your bolts to loosen alone but even technicians and others that install ba …