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Author: Jack Erjavec, Rob Thompson
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How can you identify the high-voltage system in most hybrid vehicles?
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Automotive Technology: A Systems Approach (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 17 - Define an electrolyte and its role in battery...Ch. 17 - Prob. 2RQCh. 17 - How is a battery leakage test conducted?Ch. 17 - Describe parasitic draw.Ch. 17 - How can you identify the high-voltage system in...Ch. 17 - How many volts are present in a fully charged...Ch. 17 - What is meant by the term specific gravity?Ch. 17 - What causes gassing in a battery?Ch. 17 - List five things that shorten the life of a...Ch. 17 - True or False? All electrochemical batteries have...
Ch. 17 - Prob. 11RQCh. 17 - True or False? A batteny is an electromechanical...Ch. 17 - True or False? The BCI determines battery ratings...Ch. 17 - Which of the following statements about battery...Ch. 17 - Which of the following statements about battery...Ch. 17 - Prob. 1ASRQCh. 17 - Technician A says that the reserve rating of a...Ch. 17 - Technician A says that battery straps should be...Ch. 17 - Technician A says jump-starting a battery can...Ch. 17 - Prob. 5ASRQCh. 17 - Technician A says that before a battery is...Ch. 17 - Technician A says that side post terminals need to...Ch. 17 - A vehicles battery goes dead after sitting for two...Ch. 17 - Technician A always wears safety glasses or...Ch. 17 - While discussing the results of a load test:...
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