Product Manual

ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
ChargingtheBattery
RemovingtheBattery
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshortagainst
metalmachinecomponentscausingsparks.Sparks
cancausethebatterygassestoexplode,resulting
inpersonalinjury.
Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,donot
allowthebatteryterminalstotouchanymetal
partsofthemachine.
Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthe
machine.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengagethe
bladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothepark
position,stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitfor
allmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Raisetheseattoaccessthebattery.
4.Disconnectthenegative(black)groundcablefromthe
batterypost(
Figure43).Retainallfasteners.
WARNING
Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamage
themachineandcablescausingsparks.
Sparkscancausethebatterygassesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
Alwaysdisconnectthenegative(black)
batterycablebeforedisconnectingthe
positive(red)cable.
Alwaysconnectthepositive(red)battery
cablebeforeconnectingthenegative
(black)cable.
5.Slidetherubbercoverupthepositive(red)cable.
Disconnectthepositive(red)cablefromthebattery
post(Figure43).Retainallfasteners.
6.Removethebatteryhold-down(Figure43)andliftthe
batteryfromthebatterytray.
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Figure43
1.Battery5.Negativebatterypost
2.Positivebatterypost6.Wingnut,washer,andbolt
3.Bolt,washer,andnut7.Batteryhold-down
4.Terminalboot
ChargingtheBattery
ServiceInterval:Beforestorage—Chargethebatteryand
disconnectbatterycables.
1.Removethebatteryfromthechassis;refertoRemoving
theBattery.
2.Chargethebatteryforaminimumof1hourat6to10
amps.Donotoverchargethebattery.
3.Whenthebatteryisfullycharged,unplugthecharger
fromtheelectricaloutlet,thendisconnectthecharger
leadsfromthebatteryposts(
Figure44).
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