Operation
Electrical
Alternator
CAUTION
Topreventpropertydamage,avoidimproper
usageoffastcharger,hook-upofboosterbattery,
orbatteryinstallation,whichcancausedamage
totheelectricalsystemortothealternator.
ManyalternatorsusedinInternational
®
Truckvehiclesareof
theself-energizingtype.Someenginesmayneedtobebriey
revvedafterstartingtoturnonthealternator.Thealternatorwill
thenchargeatidle.Ifthevehicleistobewarmeduppriorto
beginningoperation,theoperatorshouldobservethevoltmeter
forchargingindicationbeforeleavingthevehicle.
Battery
WARNING
Topreventpropertydamage,personalinjury,and
/ordeath,keeplightedtobacco,ames,sparks,
orotherignitionsourcesawayfromthebatteries.
Gasfromthebatterycellsisammableandcan
igniteand/orexplode,includingwhenjumper
cablesarebeingused.
Inaddition,inhalingthehydrogengasproduced
bythenormaloperationofthebatterycould
resultinpartialorpermanentdamagetothe
respiratorysystem.
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