LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT
The SELLER warranty to the original purchaser the sale of OUTLAST battery. When equal to
or appropriate to the manufacturer’s recommended size and capacity for the vehicle in
which it is used, free of defect in materials and workmanship. Selling warrantor is to
complete the information on the warranty card attached to or faster in each battery and
hand it over to the purchaser ot the time of sale. The seller is either a company sales
outlast, an authorized distributor or dealer who makes a retail sales to the customers.
Replacement is made only when the battery is determined to be defective due to faulty
materials or workmanship, i.e NOT MERELY DISCHARGE. The store must perform the
appropriate tests with the proper test equipment to determine the battery condition.
Additionally , it may be necessary for the buyer to leave his battery to the store for
recharging to determine its true condition if the battery is only DISCHARGE, it will become
serviceable by bringing it up to full state of charge.
The replacement should be made with another battery of similar state of charge.
Warranty is effective for the seller’s designated warranty of replacement period indicated
in the warranty card from the date of purchase as follows;
A FREE REPLACEMENT is made if adjustment is necessary due to defective material or
Workmanship upon return of the battery to the seller.
SPECIAL NOTE: if certificate is not presented upon claims of warranty, the seller has the
right to reject the battery being returned.
ANY BATTERY RPLACED DURING THE FREE REPLACEMENT PERIOD MUST CARRY THE ORIGINAL
PURCHASED DATE WRITTEN ON THE CARD ITSELF, WHATEVER AND WHENEVER A NEW
WARRANTY CARD IS ISSUED. ORIGINAL PURCHASED DATE BEING THE PREVAILING DATE.
THE FREE REPLACEMENT WARRANTY MERELY CONTINUES THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY PERIOD
OF THE BATERY PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED.
OTHER WARRANTY EXCLISION; Damages due to willful abuse or neglect of the batteries,
destruction by fire, collusions; theft, recharging,; improper maintenance of batteries,
opened or tampered batteries; use of special additives of electrolyte; installation cost,
incurred cost, tine lost, consequential damages and other similar causes.
STEP 3: BATTERY DIAGNOSTICS
- CHECK VOLTAGE
- CHECK ELECTROLYTE
If battery terminal voltage is below 12.2 v, recharged the battery before
proceeding to test. If possible to determine specific gravity reading of all
cells. Recharge battery if readings are below 1.225 or cells show uneven
gravity.
- TERMINAL VOLTAGE
Make sure that the battery is properly cooled down before making this test.
Battery just taken out from charging will give misleading voltage reading.
For battery installed on vehicle, remove surface charge by turning-on
headlight for 15 seconds with engine off.
- HYDROMETER TEST
Check water level.
Electrolyte from battery must be clear to opaque in color. Muddy electrolyte
denotes that plates have shed.
Any other color points to contamination.
Charging this battery will give off a very offensive odor.
Cell reading must not have more than 50 points difference.
Normally, cell with the lowest reading is investigated first,
STEP 3: DO LOAD TEST
Ensure that battery was charged or an attempt to recharge was done before doing this.
LOAD TEST RESULT INTERPRETATION:
SHORTED CELL: Shortening of electrical path, which results in a greater than normal rate
of discharged and/or reduction in cell voltage under load. Can be detected by presence of
bubbles or smoke in the shorted cell during load testing, specific gravity will be very low
usually 1.100 sg ( specific gravity )
OPEN CONNECTION: No electrical continuity as indicated by zero open circuit voltage
(0 volt)
LOOSE CONNECTION: with electrical continuity but with open circuit voltage reading during
load test (12 volts-0volt)
REVERSE ASSEMBLY: Incorrect connection of (+) & (-) of cells, can be detected by an open
circuit voltage of less than 12 V.
EXCESSIV LOSS OF ELECTROLYTE: electrolyte level is below top of the plates or not visible
at all. Electrolyte is normally higher than 1.300 sg
SULFATED PLATES: the battery is discharged with open circuit voltage ( O.C.V ) of 12.0 V or
lower. The plates are pale, hardened, sometimes with visible whitish
materials particularly on positive plates. Electrolyte is expected to
have Low Specific Gravity (s.g) on all cells (<1.200sg.). The
battery was left in deep discharged condition and the plates become
sulfated.
OVER –ACID: Indicates very high electrolyte specific gravity and voltage due to presence
of more sulfates. This is determined to life of the battery. Electrolyte will
be muddy because the negatives are expected to have soft active materials.
