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INTRODUCTION
Avoidabatteryexplosion
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Thegasreleasedbythebatteriescanbeammable
andmayexplode.
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Keepsparks,matchesandamesawayfromthebat-
teries.
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Nevershort-circuitthebatteryterminalstochecktheir
charge.Useavoltmeter.
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Donotchargeafrozenbattery,asitmayexplode.
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Warmthebatteryto16.0°C(60.8°F)beforeyoucharge
thebattery.
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Batteryelectrolyteispoisonous.
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Ifthebatteryexplodes,theelectrolytecanreachthe
eyeswithconsequentriskofblindness.
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Besuretoweareyeprotection.
SP005215
Avoidburns
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Aftermachineoperation,theenginecoolantishotand
underpressure.
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Theengine,radiator,andcoolingsystemlinescontain
hotwaterandsteam.
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Skincontactwithhotwaterorsteamcancausesevere
burns.
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Avoidpossibleburnsthatmaybecausedbyhotwater
orsteamunderpressure.
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Donotremovetheradiatorcapuntiltheengineiscool.
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Aftertheenginehascooled,turnthecapslowlytoallow
allthepressuretobereleased.Weadviseyoutowear
safetygogglesandglovestoperformthisoperation.
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Afterthepressureisreleased,removethecapcom-
pletely.
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Thehydraulicuidreservoirisunderpressure.
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Besuretoreleaseallpressurebeforeremovingthecap.
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Engineoil,reduceroilandhydraulicuidalsobecome
hotduringoperation.
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Liketheengine,thepressurelinesandlubricationsys-
temcomponentsarealsoheatedduringmachineoper-
ation.
SP004916
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Incaseofmaintenanceinanyofthesecomponents,
waituntilthesystemcompletelycools.
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Waituntilalltheuidsandcomponentscoolbefore
startinganymaintenancework.
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