SMF Automotive Battery Storage & Charging Tips

Automotive Battery Storage Tips

1. The battery should be stored at warehouse with good ventilation, dry, cool and clean environment, and keep the battery from fire, flame, heat etc.
2. Check the appearance of the battery if it is in good condition, no deformation, leakage, cracks and smudge, and the terminals are clear and well marked.
3. Battery stack layers should be max. 5 layers and min. 10 cm distance from the wall. Ensure no connection between Neg. and Pos. terminals.
4. Storage temperature should be at -15℃~+40℃. Please note that higher temperature will accelerate the discharge of the battery. The storage time will decrease to half if the storage temperature increasing by 10℃
5. Storage time as per the storage temperature

Remarks: This storage is only applied to sealed MF battery and dry charge battery is not applied.

Automotive Battery Charging Tips

1. Please read carefully the instruction manual for charging before charge a battery.
2. Constant voltage charging is recommended for automotive battery, the charging voltage should be 16V, not more than 16.2V and the charging current should be less than 0.25*C20. The battery is fully charged when the charging current drops to 0.5A and hold for 1-2 hours.
3. DO NOT charge batteries in series from different factory, different type and different batch.
4. Never charge frozen battery or under temperature more than 45
5. Connect charger positive to battery positive terminal and negative to negative terminal.
6. Please check if the batteries are well connected before charging.
7. Stop the charging if the battery temperature above 60℃
8. Keep the charging battery away from heat or fire, and the charging place should be well ventilated.
9. DO NOT charge damaged battery in any visible way.