Toro 03676 - Connecting the Battery; Charging the Battery; Servicing the Battery; Replacing a Fuse-Block Fuse

4.Slidetherubberbootoffthepositive
battery-cableclamp,anddisconnectthepositive
batterycable.
ConnectingtheBattery
1.Installthepositivebatterycable(red)tothe
positive(+)batterypost(Figure96).
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Figure96
1.Positivebatterycable2.Negativebatterycable
2.Installthenegativebatterycable(black)tothe
negative(-)batterypost.
3.ApplyacoatofGrafo112X(skin-over)grease,
ToroPartNo.505-47tothebatterypostsand
battery-cableclamps.
4.Slidetherubberbootoverthepositive
battery-cableclamp.
5.Closeandlatchthehood;refertoClosingthe
Hood(page41).
ChargingtheBattery
1.Disconnectthebattery;refertoDisconnecting
theBattery(page52).
2.Connecta3to4Abatterychargertothebattery
posts.
3.Chargethebatteryatarateof3to4Afor4to
8hours.
4.Whenthebatteryischarged,disconnectthe
chargerfromtheelectricaloutletandbattery
posts.
5.Connectthebattery;refertoChargingthe
Battery(page53).
ServicingtheBattery
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
Note:Keeptheterminalsandtheentirebatterycase
cleanbecauseadirtybatterywilldischargeslowly.
1.Preparethemachineformaintenance;referto
PreparingforMaintenance(page41).
2.Openthehood;refertoOpeningtheHood(page
41).
3.Checktheconditionofthebattery.
Note:Replaceawornordamagedbattery.
4.Disconnectthebatterycables,andremovethe
batteryfromthemachine;refertoDisconnecting
theBattery(page52).
5.Cleantheentirebatterycasewithasolutionof
sodiumbicarbonate(bakingsoda)andwater.
6.Rinsethecasewithcleanwater.
7.Assemblethebatterytothemachineand
connectthebatterycables;refertoConnecting
theBattery(page53).
8.Closeandlatchthehood;refertoClosingthe
Hood(page41).
ReplacingaFuse-Block
Fuse
Thefuseblockisinthecontrolarm.
1.Preparethemachineformaintenance;referto
PreparingforMaintenance(page41).
2.Openthe2latchesthatsecurecontrol-armcove
tothecontrolarm,andremovethecover(Figure
97).
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Figure97
1.Control-armcover
2.Latch
3.Replacetheopenfuse(Figure98)withthesame
fusetypeandamperagerating.
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