Operator's Manual

REPLACING BATTERY
Batteriescontainsulfuricacid whichmaycauseburns.Donot short
I circuitormutilatebatteriesinanyway.Do not putbatteriesinfireas
_thesemayburstorreleasetoxic materials.
1. Loosenstarknobssecuringupperandlowerhandlesand
carefullyfoldthe upperhandledowntowardthelowerhandleas
showninFigure19.
2. Removethe two screwssecuringbatterycoverto batteryhousing
andplacethemto the side.See Figure19.
3. Openbatterycover,removepositiveandnegativeleadsfrom
battery,removeandreplacewith newbattery.Connectthe
positiveleadto the positiveside of the batterypack,then connect
the negativeside.
NOTE:Thebatteryyou havemaydifferslightlyfromthe oneshownin
Figure20. Referto the PartsList.
iMPORTANT:Whenreplacingbatterypackinhandlepanel,battery
packmustbepositionedwiththe positiveterminalto the left side
andthe negativeterminalto the rightsideof panel(Positiveterminal
isclosestto the keyswitch).SeeFigure20. Replacingbatterypack
incorrectlywill causeseriousdamage.
4. Reattachbatterycoverto batteryhousingbysecuringwiththe
twoscrewsremovedearlier,makingsureto snapthe wire conduit
onthe leftintoplaceon the housing.
5. Foldhandlesbackupandtightenstarknobs.
Do notremovethe batterypackfromtheelectricstarterhousingfor
anyreasonotherthanreplacement.
Charging Battery
Thebatterycontainscorrosivefluidandtoxic material;handlewith
careandkeepawayfromchildren.Donot puncture,disassemble,
mutilateorincineratethe battery.Explosivegasescouldbevented
duringchargingordischarging.Useina wellventilatedarea,away
fromsourcesof ignition.
NOTE:Thespecialdesignedplugon thechargerwill onlyfit intothe
plugonthe batterybox.
1. Plugthebatterychargerintothe porton the undersideof the
batteryhousing.SeeFigure21.
2. Insertthebatterychargerplugintoa standard120volthousehold
outlet.Chargebatteryfor 8to 10hoursbeforeinitialuse.Failure
to do somayresultindiminishedbatterylife.Do not charge
longer than 12 hours. The batteryshouldonly needto be
chargeduponinitialsetupandafterany otherextendedperiodsof
non-use.
3. Aftercharging,disconnectchargerplugfromoutletfirst,then
disconnectchargerleadfrombattery.
Figure19
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Positive
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Negative
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