ELECTRICAL
Battery
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M4.6-1055-002
Battery Care
Your Crown truck is powered by an electrical storage
battery. Here are a few suggestions which will help you
give the battery proper care.
• The battery on your Stand-up Rider is located in
front of the operator's compartment.
• Charge the battery only in areas designated for
that use.
• Make certain the charger being used matches the
voltage and amperage of the truck battery. This
voltage is listed on the truck serial plate.
• Before disconnecting or connecting batteries to a
charger, make sure the charger is "OFF". If an at-
tempt is made to do this while the charger is "ON",
serious injury to you, the battery and the charger
could result.
• Before charging, make sure the battery cells con-
tain the correct amount of water. Charging batter-
ies with a low water level might result in damage to
the cells. When checking water levels, never use
any type of open flame, battery fumes are explo-
sive.
• Before connecting the battery cable to the trucks
receptacle, make sure the key switch is off and
controls are in the off position. The battery cable
must be fully connected before the truck is used. If
the plug is not making good contact, heat will weld
the two parts of the battery connector together,
making it difficult to remove and necessary to re-
place.
• Battery terminals should be checked and cleaned
of corrosion regularly. Good battery terminal con-
tact is essential not only for operation, but also for
proper charging of the battery.
• The charging requirements will vary depending on
the use of the truck. The battery should be given an
equalizing charge on a weekly basis. This charge
should normally be an additional three hours at the
finish rate.
• Refer to charger manufacturer's manual for spe-
cific charging procedures.
• Make certain battery used meets weight and size
requirements of truck (refer to serial plate). NEVER
operate truck with an undersized battery.
Charging
Charging requirements will vary depending on use of
truck. A battery with a specific gravity of 1.160 should
be recharged. In some applications more than one bat-
tery is required to provide ample power to the unit dur-
ing the service period.
Never smoke or bring open flame near the battery. Gas
formed during charging is highly explosive and can
cause serious injury.
Consult the charger manufacturer's manual covering
your charger for hints on operation and maintenance.
Some of the basic rules are as follows:
Placing battery on charge:
• Park truck at charging station with forks lowered
and key removed.
• Make certain charger control is in off position.
• Connect battery to charger and make certain con-
nectors are mated completely.
• Set timer for specified time. Set for normal (Daily
Charge, except one night a week when the equal-
ize [Weekend] Charge should be used).
• Check ammeter to make certain it shows charge.
Removing battery from charge:
• Make certain charger is turned off.
• Unplug the connector, using both hands with a
straight pulling motion.
• Hang up the charger cable to prevent damage to
the cable. (Broken connectors can cause poor con-
nections and connector failures.)
• Make daily battery checks, add distilled water as
needed.
• Connect battery to truck. Make certain connections
are mated completely.
Crown 2007 PF15687-2
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