CONTENTS FOREWORD 1 Scope 2 Normati

CONTENTS FOREWORD 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Designation of starter batteries 4.1 Battery designation of starter batteries 4.2 Electrolyte density and open circuit voltage4.3 Terminal 4.4 Size 5 Condition on delivery 5.1 VRLA battery 5.2 Flooded battery 6 General requirements 6.1 Identification and labelling 6.1.1 General 6.1.2 The identification of manufacturer or supplier 6.1.3 Nominal voltage: 12 V or 6 V 6.1.4 Capacity C10,e (Ah) and nominal cranking current Icc (A) at −18 °C (see 7.1) 6.1.5 Production date code 6.1.6 Safety labelling 6.1.7 Recycling labelling 6.1.8 Valve-regulated batteries 6.2 Marking of the polarity 7 Functional characteristics 7.1 Electrical characteristics 7.2 Mechanical characteristics 8 General test conditions 8.1 Sampling of batteries 8.2 Charging of batteries 8.3 Test equipment 8.3.1 Measuring instruments 8.3.2 Water bath 8.3.3 Environmental chamber 8.4 Test sequence 8.4.1 Batteries filled and charged 8.4.2 Dry-charged or conserved-charge batteries 9 Tests methods 9.1 10 h capacity check C10,e 9.2 Cranking performance test 9.3 Charge acceptance test 9.4 Charge retention test