Toro 03708 - Battery Care

2.Connecta3to4amp.batterychargertothebattery
posts.Chargethebatteryatarateof3to4amperes
for4to8hours.
3.Whenthebatteryischarged,disconnectthecharger
fromtheelectricaloutletandbatteryposts.
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeepsparks
andamesawayfrombattery.
4.Installthepositivecable(red)tothepositive(+)
terminalandthenegativecable(black)tothenegative
(-)terminalofthebattery(Figure64).Securecables
topostswithcapscrewsandnuts.Makesurethatthe
positive(+)terminalisallofthewayontothepost
andthecableispositionedsnugtothebattery.The
cablemustnotcontactthebatterycover.Slidethe
rubberbootoverthepositiveterminaltopreventa
possibleshortfromoccurring.
Figure64
1.Positivebatterycable2.Negativebatterycable
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
5.CoatbothbatteryconnectionswithGrafo112X
(skin-over)grease,ToroPartNo.505-47,petroleum
jelly,orlightgreasetopreventcorrosion.Slidethe
rubberbootoverthepositiveterminal.
6.Closetheconsolepanelandsecurethelatch.
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshort
againstmetalcomponentscausingsparks.
Sparkscancausethebatterygassestoexplode,
resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,do
notallowthebatteryterminalstotouchany
metalpartsofthemachine.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthe
machine.
WARNING
Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamage
themachineandcablescausingsparks.Sparks
cancausethebatterygassestoexplode,
resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Alwaysdisconnectthenegative(black)
batterycablebeforedisconnectingthe
positive(red)cable.
•Alwaysconnectthepositive(red)battery
cablebeforeconnectingthenegative(black)
cable.
BatteryCare
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
Important:Beforeweldingonthemachine,
disconnectthenegativecablefromthebatteryto
preventdamagetotheelectricalsystem.
Note:Checkthebatteryconditionweeklyorafterevery
50hoursofoperation.Keeptheterminalsandtheentire
batterycasecleanbecauseadirtybatterywilldischarge
slowly.Tocleanthebattery,removeitfromthemachine,
washtheentirecasewithasolutionofbakingsodaand
water.Rinsewithclearwater.Coatthebatterypostsand
cableconnectorswithGrafo112X(skin-over)grease
(ToroPartNo.505-47)orpetroleumjellytoprevent
corrosion.
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