The 1968 Corvair engine electrical system except for Manual The design changes and service procedures the items noted in this supplement is essentially the same listed in this section supersedes information published in as the system described in the 1965 Corvair Chassis Shop the 1965 manual INDEX Page Page General Description 6Y l Battery Charging 6Y 4 Dry Charged Batteries GY 2 Slow Charging GY 4 Activating Dry Charged Batteries 6Y 2 Fast Charging GY 4 Wet Charged Batteries 6Y 2 Emergency Boost Charging 6Y 5 Periodic Service 6Y 3 Battery Test Procedures 6Y 5 Common Causes of Failure 6Y 3 Visual Inspection 6Y 5 Level Indicator 6Y 3 Instrument Test 6Y 5 Electrolyte Level 6Y 3 Full Charge Hydrometer Test 6Y 5 Water Usage 6Y 3 Specific Gravity Readings GY 5 Cleaning 6Y 4 Specific Gravity Cell Comparison Test GY 6 Cables 6Y 4 Installing Batteries 6Y 6 Carrier and Holddown GY 4 Replacement 6Y G Battery Safety Precautions GY 4 The Battery fig lb is made up of a number of sepa rate elements each located in an individual cell in a hard rubber case Each element consists of an assembly of ONE PIECE positive plates and negative plates containing dissimilar CELL CgVER ELECTRQLYTE LEVEL active materials and kept apart by separators The ele NDIC ATOR ments are immersed in an electrolyte composed of dilute IL I L sulfuric acid Plate straps located on the top of each VENT PLUG I element connect all the positive plates and all the nega M r II tive plates inte groups The elements are connected in ry E M series electrically by connectors that pass directly e I f i e e IILI rirr S through the case partitions between cells The battery top Leii I I i I rtiorrrlrlll eeyey 3 eee i is a one piece cover of hard rubber construction The t tf f M I Ii cell connectors by passing through the cell partitions I I t W gsgrij I ggymggt the elements along the shortest D1 Ct1C31 Path C C e W U fig 2b er e a t 1 t V efiga iii With the length ei the electrical circuit inside the Bat tery reduced to a minimum the internal voltage drop is r Q Z z i 1 i K decreased resulting ln improved performance p2l1 t1CL1 Qc4 y g 2 5g Z g g gg g g I j U r 5 T G j 3 3i C T Z I9 Z i r e larly during engine cranking at low temperatures 7 o we WY s i 5 I 7 f f f i g The hard smooth one piece cover greatly reduces the tg jI 9 r gE gQ f a j l 7 7i L 5 l G tendency for corrosion to form on the top of the Battery Ejr i 4 j r g r g 2 I e t 3 Ii I The cover is bonded to the ca x f Qi y yg 5T t I C se with sealing compound l t t r I t t t r r G that forms an air tight seal between the cover and case I Protection for the Battery charging circuit 10 gage I IOII DOWN SLQT wire is provided by a pigtail lead which is a fusible link it off the battery positive cable 14 gage wire This lead is an integral part of the Battery cable assembly and servicing requires replacingthe complete cable assembly Fig lb B ttery comm shot MANuAi summtm