Operator's Manual

ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheBattery
ServiceInterval:Every25hours—Checkthe
electrolytelevelandcleanthebattery.
Every25hours—Checkthebattery
cableconnections.
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
DANGER
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacidwhichisa
deadlypoisonandcausessevereburns.
•Donotdrinkelectrolyteandavoidcontactwith
skin,eyes,orclothing.Wearsafetyglassesto
shieldyoureyesandrubberglovestoprotect
yourhands.
•Fillthebatterywherecleanwaterisalways
availableforushingtheskin.
Thebatteryelectrolytelevelmustbeproperlymaintained
andthetopofthebatterykeptclean.Ifthemachineis
storedinalocationwheretemperaturesareextremely
high,thebatterywillrundownmorerapidlythanif
themachineisstoredinalocationwheretemperatures
arecool.
Checktheelectrolytelevelevery25operatinghoursor,
ifmachineisinstorage,every30days.
Maintainthecelllevelwithdistilledordemineralized
water.Donotllthecellsabovethebottomofthesplit
ringinsideeachcell.
Keepthetopofthebatterycleanbywashingit
periodicallywithabrushdippedinammoniaor
bicarbonateofsodasolution.Flushthetopsurfacewith
wateraftercleaning.Donotremovethellcapswhile
cleaning.
Thebatterycablesmustbetightontheterminalsto
providegoodelectricalcontact.
WARNING
Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamagethe
machineandcablescausingsparks.Sparkscan
causethebatterygassestoexplode,resultingin
personalinjury.
•Always
disconnect thenegative(black)battery
cablebeforedisconnectingthepositive(red)
cable.
•Always connect thepositive(red)batterycable
beforeconnectingthenegative(black)cable.
Ifcorrosionoccursattheterminals,disconnectthe
cables(negative(–)cablerst)andscrapeclampsand
terminalsseparately.Reconnectthecables(positive(+)
cablerst)andcoattheterminalswithpetroleumjelly.
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshortagainst
metaltractorcomponentscausingsparks.Sparks
cancausethebatterygassestoexplode,resulting
inpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,donot
allowthebatteryterminalstotouchanymetal
partsofthemachine.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthe
machine.
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