Operator's Manual

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Figure5
1.Batterycompartment
3.Cleanthetopofthebatteryandremovethevent
caps.
4.Carefullylleachcellwithelectrolyteuntiltheplates
arecoveredwithabout1/4inch(6mm)ofuid.
Useonlyelectrolyte(1.265SpecicGravity)toll
thebatteryinitially.
Important:Donotaddelectrolytewhilethe
batteryisinthemachine.Youcouldspillit,
causingcorrosion.
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacidwhich
isadeadlypoisonandcausessevereburns.
•Donotdrinkelectrolyteandavoidcontact
withskin,eyes,orclothing.Wearsafety
glassestoshieldyoureyesandrubbergloves
toprotectyourhands.
•Fillthebatterywherecleanwaterisalways
availableforushingtheskin.
5.Allowapproximately20to30minutesforthe
electrolytetosoakintotheplates.Rellasnecessary
tobringtheelectrolytetowithinabout1/4inch(6
mm)ofthebottomofthellwell.
6.Connecta3to4ampbatterychargertothebattery
posts.Chargethebatteryatarateof3to4amps
untilthespecicgravityis1.250orhigherandthe
temperatureisatleast60degreesF(16degreesC)
withallcellsgassingfreely.
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeepsparks
andamesawayfromit.
7.Whenthebatteryischarged,disconnectthecharger
fromtheelectricaloutletandbatteryposts.
Note:Afterthebatteryhasbeenactivated,add
onlydistilledwatertoreplacenormalloss,although
maintenance-freebatteriesshouldnotrequirewater
undernormaloperatingconditions.
8.Insertthebatteryintothetrayinthebattery
compartment(Figure6)Positionthebatterysothe
terminalsaretotheoutside.
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshort
againstmetalmachinecomponentscausing
sparks.Sparkscancausethebatterygassesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,do
notallowthebatteryterminalstotouchany
metalpartsofthemachine.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthe
machine.
9.Securethebatterytothecompartmentbasewitha
batteryrod,2holddownrods,2atwashers,and2
wingnuts(Figure6).
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