Miller Nitro 7310 - Battery Terminals and Cables

7-MAINTENANCE
Batterymaintenance
Thethreebatteriesarelocatedinsidetheenginecompart-
mentandareaccessedthroughtheleftsidepanelofthe
rearenginecompartment.
Keepyourbatteriesingoodoperatingconditionas
follows:
1.Keepthebatterieswithafullcharge.
2.Keepthebatteriescleananddry.
3.Keepthebatteriesfastenedintotheirmountingposi-
tion.
4.Ifabatterywillnotkeepacharge,installanewbattery
thathasthespecicationsgiveninthismanual.
5.Whenusingabatterycharger,chargeatthelowest
ratepossibletoreducegasformation.Donotcharge
afrozenbattery.
6.Thebatterieswilldischargewhenthemachineisnot
inuse.Chargethebatterieseverysixweeks.Adis-
chargedbatterycanfreezeatlowambienttempera-
turesandcausebatterydamage.
NOTE:Thefullchargespecicgravitywillusuallybe
shownonthebattery.Coldtemperaturesofapproxi-
mately-17.8°C(0.0°F)willcausefreezingofabattery
withaspecicgravityof1.175.
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Batteryterminalsandcables
Thebatterycableterminalsmustbekeptcleanandtight.
Keepyourbatterycableterminalsingoodoperating
conditionasfollows:
1.Tightenlooseconnectionsbytighteningthenuts(1)
attachingthebatterycablelugstothebatteries.
2.Inspectthebatterycables(2)fordamage.Replace
anybatterycablethathasdamage.
3.Removeallcorrosionwithawirebrush,thenwashwith
aweaksolutionofbakingsodaorammonia.
4.Putsomepetroleumjellyorlightgreaseonterminals
topreventmorecorrosion.
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