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Technician A says that adding pure sulfuric acid to a discharged lead-acid battery is a recommended means of reducing the time required to charge it.Technician B says that it is acceptable to add tap water to top-up the electrolyte in a lead-acid battery.Who is correct?


A) Technician A only
B) Technician B only
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A nor B

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following battery types can best sustain repeated deep-cycling?


A) standard lead-acid
B) low-maintenance lead acid
C) maintenance-free lead acid
D) gelled electrolyte

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following statements about a standard lead-acid battery is true when compared with a maintenance-free battery?


A) better ability to handle deep-cycling
B) lower reserve capacity
C) faster discharge rate
D) all of the above

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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When there are multiple 12-volt batteries in a bank,how must they be connected in a truck with a chassis voltage of 12-volts?


A) in series
B) in parallel
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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What temperature is the cold cranking amp capability of a lead-acid based on?


A) 80 degrees Fahrenheit
B) 60 degrees Fahrenheit
C) 32 degrees Fahrenheit
D) 0 degrees Fahrenheit

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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What is the chemically active matter on the cathode plates of wet cell lead-acid batteries?


A) antimony
B) lead peroxide
C) sponge lead
D) calcium

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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If you know that a battery has become sulfated after a long period of inactivity and you want to save it,which of the following methods would be most likely to succeed?


A) replace the electrolyte with fresh
B) high charge for 24 hours
C) trickle charge for 2 days
D) connect in parallel with a known good battery then fast charge

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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What electrolyte specific gravity measured at 80 degrees Fahrenheit should indicate that a lead-acid battery is fully charged?


A) 1.225
B) 1.250
C) 1.265
D) 1.290

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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What type of battery is used where and isolated battery is required?


A) standard lead-acid
B) maintenance-free lead-acid
C) low-maintenance lead-acid
D) gelled electrolyte

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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When replacing a battery,which is the recommended sequence to use in disconnecting and re-connecting the cables?


A) Disconnect the ground cable first and re-connect it last
B) Disconnect the ground cable last and re-connect it first
C) Disconnect the positive cable first and re-connect it last
D) Disconnect the positive cable last and re-connect it last

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Technician A says that battery cells that require frequent topping up is an indication of over-charging.Technician B says that voltage regulators should not be set above 14.1 volts on many current trucks.Who is correct?


A) Technician A only
B) Technician B only
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A nor B

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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What is SAE metric battery cable of 100 mm equivalent to?


A) 1/0 or 0
B) 2/0 or 00
C) 3/0 or 000
D) 4/0 or 0000

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Who invented the first battery?


A) William Gilbert
B) Alessandro Volta
C) Benjamin Franklin
D) Joseph Priestly

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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What is the chemically active matter on the anode plates of wet cell,lead-acid batteries?


A) antimony
B) lead peroxide
C) sponge lead
D) calcium

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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What is the main advantage of modern battery conductance test instruments?


A) the most accurate means of battery testing
B) reduces the incidence of mis-diagnosed batteries
C) can accurately predict remaining battery life
D) all of the above

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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When using a portable generator to fast charge a set of discharged batteries on a truck,which of the following would be best practice to get the unit started?


A) disconnect the engine ECM before cranking
B) turn on all of the chassis lights before connecting the generator
C) make sure all electrical accessories are turned off
D) turn on just the headlights before connecting the generator

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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During a wet cell battery charge cycle,what do the water molecules in the electrolyte reduce to?


A) sulfuric acid
B) hydrogen only
C) oxygen only
D) hydrogen and oxygen

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Technician A says that excessive vibration can shorten the life of a lead-acid battery by shaking the active material from the plates.Technician B says that wet cell truck batteries are designed to sustain high levels of vibration and this seldom causes premature failures.Who is correct?


A) Technician A only
B) Technician B only
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A nor B

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Technician A says that a sulfated battery is less likely to freeze in extreme cold temperatures.Technician B says that a sulfated battery often measures an abnormally high voltage across its terminals immediately after charging.Who is correct?


A) Technician A only
B) Technician B only
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A nor B

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Assuming that the electrolyte mixture is correct,which of the following specific gravity readings would indicate that a lead-acid battery was completely dead?


A) 1.150
B) 1.190
C) 1.210
D) 1.225

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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