Toro 08703 - Activating and Charging the Battery; Installing the Battery

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ActivatingandCharging
theBattery
Partsneededforthisprocedure:
–
Bulkelectrolyte,1.260specicgravity(notincluded)
Procedure
Ifthebatteryisnotlledwithelectrolyteoractivated,
addelectrolytewith1.260specicgravitytothe
battery.
Note:Youcanpurchasebulkelectrolytefromalocal
batterysupplyoutlet.
DANGER
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacid,
whichisfatalifconsumedandcausessevere
burns.
•Donotdrinkelectrolyteandavoidcontact
withskin,eyes,orclothing.Wearsafety
glassestoshieldyoureyesandrubber
glovestoprotectyourhands.
•Fillthebatterywherecleanwaterisalways
availableforushingtheskin.
1.Removethellercapsfromthebatteryand
slowlylleachcelluntilelectrolyteisuptothe
llline.
2.Replacethellercapsandconnecta3to4A
batterychargertothebatteryposts.Chargethe
batteryatarateof3to4Afor4to8hours.
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgasses
thatcanexplode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeep
sparksandamesawayfrombattery.
3.Whenthebatteryischarged,disconnectthe
chargerfromtheelectricaloutletandbattery
posts.Allowthebatterytositfor5to10minutes.
4.Removethellercaps.
5.Slowlyaddelectrolytetoeachcelluntilthelevel
isuptothellline.
Important:Donotoverllthebattery.
Electrolytewilloverowontootherparts
ofthemachineandseverecorrosionand
deteriorationwillresult.
6.Installthellercaps.
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InstallingtheBattery
Partsneededforthisprocedure:
2
Bolt(1/4x5/8inch)
2
Locknut(1/4inch)
Procedure
1.Setthebatteryinplace,withthenegative
terminalpositionedtotherearofthemachine
(Figure5).
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Figure5
1.Battery
3.Negative(-)battery
terminal
2.Positive(+)battery
terminal
4.Topbatteryhold-down
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