Operator's Manual

ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
Important:Wheneverworkingwiththeelectrical
system,alwaysdisconnectthebatterycables,negative
(-)cablerst,topreventpossiblewiringdamagefrom
short-outs.
CheckingtheFuses
Ifthemachinestopsorhasotherelectricalsystemissues,
checkthefuses.Graspeachfuseinturnandremovethem
oneatatime,checkingtoseeifanyareblown.Ifyouneed
toreplaceafuse,alwaysusethesametypeandamperage
ratedfuseastheoneyouarereplacing,otherwiseyoucould
damagetheelectricalsystem(refertothedecalnexttothe
fusesforadiagramofeachfuseanditsamperage).
Thetractionunitfusesarelocatedundertheseat(Figure42).
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1.Fuseblocklocation
Thecabfusesarelocatedinthefuseboxonthecabheadliner
(Figure43).
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ServicingtheBattery
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
Keepthetopofthebatteryclean.Ifyoustorethemachinein
alocationwheretemperaturesareextremelyhigh,thebattery
willrundownmorerapidlythanifthemachineisstoredin
alocationwheretemperaturesarecool.
Keepthetopofthebatterycleanbywashingitperiodically
withabrushdippedinammoniaorbicarbonateofsoda
solution.Flushthetopsurfacewithwateraftercleaningit.
Donotremovethellcapswhilecleaningthebattery.
Thebatterycablesmustbetightontheterminalstoprovide
goodelectricalcontact.
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
Ifcorrosionoccursattheterminals,disconnectthecables,
negative(-)cablerst,andscrapetheclampsandterminals
separately.Reconnectthecables,positive(+)cablerst,and
coattheterminalswithpetroleumjelly.
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