Operator's Manual

ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
ChargingandConnectingthe
Battery
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
1.Unlatchandraisetheoperator'sconsolepanel(Figure
60).
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Figure60
1.Operator'sconsolepanel
2.Latch
DANGER
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacid
whichisadeadlypoisonandcausessevere
burns.
•Donotdrinkelectrolyteandavoidcontact
withskin,eyesorclothing.Wearsafety
glassestoshieldyoureyesandrubber
glovestoprotectyourhands.
•Fillthebatterywherecleanwaterisalways
availableforushingtheskin.
2.Connecta3to4Abatterychargertothebatteryposts.
3.Chargethebatteryatarateof3to4Afor4to8hours.
4.Whenthebatteryischarged,disconnectthecharger
fromtheelectricaloutletandbatteryposts.
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeepsparks
andamesawayfrombattery.
5.Installthepositivecable(red)tothepositive(+)
terminalandthenegativecable(black)tothenegative
(-)terminalofthebattery(Figure61).
Figure61
1.Positivebatterycable2.Negativebatterycable
6.Securethecablestothepostswithcapscrewsandnuts.
Makesurethatthepositive(+)terminalisalloftheway
ontothepostandthecableispositionedsnugtothe
battery.Thecablemustnotcontactthebatterycover.
7.Slidetherubberbootoverthepositiveterminalto
preventapossibleshortfromoccurring.
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