1.
For safety reasons and to protect the expensive
boat alternator that keeps your battery charged when operating the motor, be
sure to disconnect the negative battery terminal before hooking up your battery
charger to charge the battery.
2.
Better yet, just make a habit of disconnecting
BOTH the positive and negative battery connections to the boat when charging.
3.
Make
sure the positive connections are clearly marked red, with either red colored
plastic or red electrical tape to prevent hooking things up wrong when
reassembling connections.
4.
If you see any sign of white or green powdery
substances on or around the battery terminals, loosen these connections. Most
batteries have wing nuts that make the connections, so use a set of slip-joint
pliers to loosen or tighten them.
5.
Once the battery is completely disconnected
(safety glasses are always recommended when working around battery acid), spray
or pour on a Battery Acid Cleaner and Neutralizer to completely clean the
battery positive and negative posts. Clean with a brush if corrosion is severe.
A simple color change of the solution from red to yellow lets you know the
battery acid has been neutralized.
6.
Rinse
the residual debris with water which has now been chemically changed to a
harmless salt water solution.
7.
Clean
and brush each cable going to the battery with a Battery Acid Cleaner and
Neutralizer. Again, a “simple color change from red to yellow” lets you know
the battery acid has been neutralized.
8.
Rinse the residual debris (now a harmless salt
water solution) with water as you did with the battery posts.
9.
Allow the battery to completely dry before
reconnecting it.
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