Batter y electr ol yte contains sulfuric acid
which is a deadl y poison and causes
sev er e bur ns.
• Do not drink electr ol yte and a v oid
contact with skin, ey es or clothing .
W ear safety g lasses to shield y our
ey es and r ub ber g lo v es to pr otect y our
hands.
• Fill the batter y wher e clean w ater is
al w ays a v aila ble f or flushing the skin.
Figure 54
1. Battery
4. Install the filler caps and connect a 3 to 4 amp .
batter y c harg er to the batter y posts . Charg e
the batter y at a rate of 3 to 4 amperes for 4 to
8 hours .
Charging the batter y pr oduces gasses
that can explode.
Nev er smok e near the batter y and k eep
spar ks and flames a w ay fr om batter y .
5. W hen the batter y is c harg ed, disconnect the
c harg er from the electrical outlet and batter y
posts .
6. R emo v e the filler caps . Slo wly add electrolyte
to eac h cell until the lev el is up to the fill ring .
Install the filler caps .
Important: Do not o v erfill the batter y .
Electr ol yte will o v erflo w onto other par ts
of the machine and sev er e cor r osion and
deterioration will r esult.
7. Install the positi v e cable (red) to the positi v e
(+) ter minal and the neg ati v e cable (blac k) to
the neg ati v e (-) ter minal of the batter y and
secure them with the bolts and n uts . Mak e sure
that the positi v e (+) ter minal is all of the w a y
onto the post and the cable is positioned sn ug
to the batter y . T he cable m ust not contact the
batter y co v er . Slide the r ubber boot o v er the
positi v e ter minal to prev ent a possible shor t
from occur ring .
Batter y ter minals or metal tools could
shor t a gainst metal components causing
spar ks. Spar ks can cause the batter y
gasses to explode, r esulting in per sonal
injur y .
• W hen r emo ving or installing the
batter y , do not allo w the batter y
ter minals to touch an y metal par ts of
the machine.
• Do not allo w metal tools to shor t
betw een the batter y ter minals and
metal par ts of the machine.
Incor r ect batter y ca ble r outing could
dama ge the machine and ca bles causing
spar ks. Spar ks can cause the batter y
gasses to explode, r esulting in per sonal
injur y .
• Al w ays disconnect the negati v e
(black) batter y ca ble bef or e
disconnecting the positi v e (r ed)
ca ble.
• Al w ays connect the positi v e (r ed)
batter y ca ble bef or e connecting the
negati v e (black) ca ble.
8. Coat both batter y connections with Grafo
112X (skin-o v er) g rease , T oro P ar t No . 505-47,
petroleum jelly , or light g rease to prev ent
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