1-40 Safety 022-00029AE Operation and Maintenance Manual
USE LOW HEAT PORTABLE LIGHTING
Hot surfaces on trouble lights or portable work lights can set off fuel or battery explosive gases.
BOOST STARTING OR CHARGING ENGINE
BATTERIES
If any mistake is made in the method of
connecting the booster cables, it may cause an
explosion or fire. Always do the following;
• Turn off all electrical equipment
before connecting leads to the
battery. This includes electrical
switches on the battery charger or
boost starting equipment.
• When boost-starting from another
machine or vehicle do not allow the
two machines to touch. Wear safety
glasses or goggles while required
battery connections are made.
• 24 volt battery units consisting of two series-connected twelve volt batteries have a cable
connecting one positive terminal on one of the 12 volt batteries to a negative terminal on the
other battery. Booster or charger cable connections must be made between the non-series-
connected positive terminals and between the negative terminal of the booster battery and the
metal frame of the machine being boosted or charged. Refer to the procedure and illustration in
“Starting with Auxiliary Batteries” on page 3-6 of this manual.
• Connect positive cable first when installing cables and disconnect the negative cable first when
removing them. The final cable connection, at the metal frame of the machine being charged or
boost-started, should be as far away from the batteries as possible.
HAOA310L
Figure 35
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