Battery Charging: Notes

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Before charging a discharged battery inspect and repair the following conditions, if necessary:
- Loose accessory drive belt.
- Pinched or grounded wiring harness to the generator or voltage regulator.
- Loose wiring harness connections at the generator or voltage regulator.
- Loose or corroded connections at battery, headlamp panel junction wire or engine ground.
- Carry out generator charging checks.
- Excessive battery quiescent drain due to:
  1. engine compartment, load space, glove compartment and courtesy lamps remaining on (switch damaged or out of adjustment, glove compartment left open).