To
get
the best service
from a battery:
.
Keep
it
securely
mounted.
.
Keep the top clean
and dry.
.
Keep terminals
and connections clean,
tight,
and coated
with
petroteumjelly
or terminal
grease.
.
Rinse off spilled electrolyte
immediately with a solulion
of water
and baking
soda.
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B a tte
ry
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Flames and sparks near open botte.r
cells arc dangercw.
Hrdroge
gas,
pm!*'ced
during otmal battery
operulion, couu
isnite a dcausethe
battery to explode. An exploding
battery can cause seious
burns anal
Auries,
Keep ollfiamer,
i cluding
cigarettes, and spafts awar
fron
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Spilled Battery Fluid:
SNled bottetr
fluid
i
dansercus.
Bafteryjl id contains SULFURIC
ACID
which tuuA cause seriot"
Wwies,
il
it
sets
in
row
eres ot on
r
o u skin.
If this happe ns,
innediateb
Jlush rour
eres with
$'ate4or 15 ninutes or wash
roul
skin thoroughb and
get
nedi&l
altentio
. Be carcful not to
get
battery
fluA
on
yursev.
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Childnn
and Battenes:
A owing chimren to
pla!
near
batteies is
dangenus. Batterr
fluA
.oud cause seious injwies ifit
gets
in the eres or on the skin.
Al*ars
keep batteries out of the nach of
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