Operator's Manual

Afterthebreak-inperiod,thebatterymaintainsahigh
capacityformanycycles.Thenumberofcyclesthata
batteryperformsdependsonthefollowing:
Batterymaintenance—impropermaintenance
severelyreducesthelifeofthebatteries.
Depthofdischargebetweenchargecycles—the
deeperthebatteriesaredischargedona
regularbasisbetweencharges,theshorterthe
servicelifethebatterieswillhave.
Chargefrequency—fullychargethebatteries
wheneverpossible.
Important:Fullydischargingthebatteries
damagesthemandreducestheirlife.
Lowwaterlevels—iftheleadplatesbecome
exposed,itmaypermanentlydamagethe
batteries.Performthefollowingtomaintainthe
electrolytelevel:
Afterfullychargingthebatteries,llthe
batterieswithdistilledordeionizedwater;referto
CheckingtheWaterLeveloftheBatteries(page
36)andAddingDistilledorDeionizedWatertothe
Batteries(page37).
Important:Fullychargethebatteriesbefore
addingthewatertothebatteries.While
charging,theelectrolyteincreasesinvolume,
andllingalowbatterybeforefullycharging
thebatteriescancausetheelectrolyteto
overowandleakoutofthevent.
Attheendofthebatterylife,thebatteriesgradually
loseelectriccapacity.
UsingtheBatterySystem
Whenyourbatteriesarefullycharged,thetenth
bar(farright)illuminatesonthebattery-discharge
indicator(Figure18).
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Figure18
1.Battery-discharge
indicator
2.Charge-indicatorbars
Asyouusethemachine,thebarsdisappearasthe
electricalcapacityofthebatteriesisused.
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