ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheBattery
Properlymaintainthebatteryelectrolyteandkeepthe
topofthebatteryclean.Storethemachineinacool
placetopreventthebatteryfromrunningdown.
Checktheelectrolytelevelevery50operatinghoursor,
ifmachineisinstorage,every30days.
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacidwhich
isadeadlypoisonandcausessevereburns.
•Donotdrinkelectrolyteandavoidcontact
withskin,eyesorclothing.Wearsafety
glassestoshieldyoureyesandrubbergloves
toprotectyourhands.
•Fillthebatterywherecleanwaterisalways
availableforushingtheskin.
Maintainthecelllevelwithdistilledordemineralized
water.Donotllthecellsabovethebottomofthesplit
ringinsideeachcell.
Keepthetopofthebatterycleanbywashingit
periodicallywithabrushdippedinammoniaor
bicarbonateofsodasolution.Flushthetopsurfacewith
wateraftercleaningit.Donotremovethellcapswhile
cleaningthebattery.
Thebatterycablesmustbetightontheterminalsto
providegoodelectricalcontact.
Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamage
thetractorandcablescausingsparks.Sparks
cancausethebatterygassestoexplode,
resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Alwaysdisconnectthenegative(black)
batterycablebeforedisconnectingthe
positive(red)cable.
•Alwaysconnectthepositive(red)battery
cablebeforeconnectingthenegative(black)
cable.
Ifcorrosionoccursattheterminals,disconnectthe
cables,negative(-)cablerst,andscrapetheclampsand
terminalsseparately.Reconnectthecables,positive(+)
cablerst,andcoattheterminalswithpetroleumjelly.
Warning
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
ServicingtheFuses
Thefusesinthemachine’selectricalsystemarelocated
undertheseat(Figure53).
Figure53
1.Fuses
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