Step 10 – Put The Cell Water Filler Caps Back On And Remove The Terminal Covers

The next step in forklift battery reconditioning is to clean the battery terminals.

To do this, we must first put the water filler caps back on the battery after we ensure the batteries are all filled to their proper levels (like we did in the last

step). Then we must remove the covers over the battery terminals so the

terminals are exposed. When you first take the covers off of the terminals you will

probably see corrosion and the battery may be dirty like in the following example:

Description: After we remove the terminal covers, we see corrosion on the battery