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Important:Donotaddelectrolytewhilethe
batteryisinthemachine.Youcouldspillit,
causingcorrosion.
2.Cleanthetopofthebatteryandremovethevent
caps(Figure9).
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Figure9
1.Ventcaps
3.Carefullylleachcellwithelectrolyteuntilit
coverstheplateswithabout6mm(1/4inch)of
uid(Figure10).
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Figure10
1.Electrolyte
4.Allowtheplatestosoakintheelectrolytefor20
to30minutes.
Note:Addelectrolyteasnecessarytobringthe
electrolytelevelto6mm(1/4inch)ofthebottom
ofthellwell(Figure10).
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgasses
thatcanexplode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeep
sparksandamesawayfrombattery.
ChargingtheBattery
1.Connecta3to4Abatterychargertothebattery
posts.Chargethebatteryatarateof3to4
ampsuntilthespecicgravityoftheelectrolyte
is1.250orhigherandthetemperatureofthe
batteryisatleast16°C(60°F),withallcells
freelydischarginggas.
2.Whenthebatteryischarged,disconnectthe
chargerfromtheelectricaloutletandthen
disconnectthechargerfromthebatteryposts.
Note:Incompletechargingmayresultin
gassingofthebatteryandtheoverowofbattery
acid,causingcorrosivedamagetothemachine.
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandlead
compounds,chemicalsknownto
theStateofCaliforniatocause
cancerandreproductiveharm.Wash
handsafterhandling.
InstallingtheBatterytothe
Machine
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshort
againstmetaltractorcomponentscausing
sparks.Sparkscancausethebatterygasses
toexplode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,
donotallowthebatteryterminalstotouch
anymetalpartsofthetractor.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthe
tractor.
1.Installthebatteryintothemachine.
2.Installthepositive-batterycable(red)tothe
positive(+)terminal,andslidetherubberboot
overthepositiveterminal(Figure11).
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