Toro 30383 - Electrical System Maintenance; Servicing the Battery; Storing the Battery; Checking the Fuses

ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
Important:Wheneverworkingwiththeelectrical
system,alwaysdisconnectthebatterycables,
negative(-)cablerst,topreventpossiblewiring
damagefromshort-outs.
ServicingtheBattery
ServiceInterval:Every50hours—Checkbatterycable
connections.
Warning
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
Keepthetopofthebatteryclean.Ifyoustorethe
machineinalocationwheretemperaturesareextremely
high,thebatterywillrundownmorerapidlythanif
themachineisstoredinalocationwheretemperatures
arecool.
Keepthetopofthebatterycleanbywashingit
periodicallywithabrushdippedinammoniaor
bicarbonateofsodasolution.Flushthetopsurfacewith
wateraftercleaningit.Donotremovethellcapswhile
cleaningthebattery.
Thebatterycablesmustbetightontheterminalsto
providegoodelectricalcontact.
Ifcorrosionoccursattheterminals,disconnectthe
cables,negative(-)cablerst,andscrapetheclampsand
terminalsseparately.Reconnectthecables,positive(+)
cablerst,andcoattheterminalswithpetroleumjelly.
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshort
againstmetalmachinecomponentscausing
sparks.Sparkscancausethebatterygassesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,do
notallowthebatteryterminalstotouchany
metalpartsofthemachine.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthe
machine.
Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamage
themachineandcablescausingsparks.Sparks
cancausethebatterygassestoexplode,
resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Alwaysdisconnectthenegative(black)
batterycablebeforedisconnectingthe
positive(red)cable.
•Alwaysconnectthepositive(red)battery
cablebeforeconnectingthenegative(black)
cable.
StoringtheBattery
Ifthemachinewillbestoredmorethan30days,remove
thebatteryandchargeitfully.Eitherstoreitonashelf
oronthemachine.Leavethecablesdisconnectedifit
isstoredonthemachine.Storethebatteryinacool
atmospheretoavoidquickdeteriorationofthechargein
thebattery.Topreventthebatteryfromfreezing,make
sureitisfullycharged.Thespecicgravityofafully
chargedbatteryis1.265-1.299.
CheckingtheFuses
Themachinefusesarelocatedunderthecontrolpanel.
Accessthemthroughthesidepanelcover(Figure39).
Toopenthesidepanelcover,releasethe2latchesand
pulloutonit.
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