Toro 30484 - Servicing the Fuses

Figure38
1.Ventcaps3.Lowerline
2.Upperline
2.Iftheelectrolyteislow,addtherequiredamountof
distilledwater;refertoAddingWatertotheBattery
inElectricalSystemMaintenance(page30).
AddingWatertotheBattery
Thebesttimetoadddistilledwatertothebatteryisjust
beforeyouoperatethemachine.Thisletsthewatermix
thoroughlywiththeelectrolytesolution.
1.Removethebatteryfromthemachine;
refertoRemovingtheBatteryin
ElectricalSystemMaintenance(page30).
Important:Neverllthebatterywithdistilled
waterwhilethebatteryisinstalledinthe
machine.Electrolytecouldbespilledonother
partsandcausecorrosion.
2.Cleanthetopofthebatterywithapapertowel.
3.Removetheventcapsfromthebattery(
Figure38).
4.Slowlypourdistilledwaterintoeachbatterycell
untiltheelectrolytelevelisuptotheUpperline
(
Figure38)onthebatterycase.
Important:Donotoverllthebatterybecause
electrolyte(sulfuricacid)cancausesevere
corrosionanddamagetothechassis.
5.Waitvetotenminutesafterllingthebatterycells.
Adddistilledwater,ifnecessary,untiltheelectrolyte
levelisuptotheUpperline(
Figure38)onthe
batterycase.
6.Reinstallthebatteryventcaps.
ChargingtheBattery
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeepsparksand
amesawayfrombattery.
Important:Alwayskeepthebatteryfullycharged
(1.265specicgravity).Thisisespeciallyimportant
topreventbatterydamagewhenthetemperatureis
below32°F(0°C).
1.Removethebatteryfromthechassis;referto
RemovingtheBattery.
2.Checktheelectrolytelevel;refertoCheckingthe
ElectrolyteLevel.
3.Makesurethellercapsareinstalledinbattery.
Chargebatteryfor1hourat25to30ampsor6
hoursat4to6amps.
4.Whenthebatteryisfullycharged,unplugthecharger
fromtheelectricaloutlet,thendisconnectthe
chargerleadsfromthebatteryposts(
Figure39).
5.Installthebatteryontothemachineandconnectthe
batterycables,refertoInstallingtheBattery.
Note:Donotrunthemachinewiththebattery
disconnected,electricaldamagemayoccur.
Figure39
1.PositiveBatteryPost
3.Red(+)ChargerLead
2.NegativeBatteryPost
4.Black(-)ChargerLead
ServicingtheFuses
Theelectricalsystemisprotectedbyfuses.Itrequires
nomaintenance.Ifafuseblows,checkthecomponent
orcircuitforamalfunctionorshort.
1.Removethecoverunderthecontrolpanel.
2.Pulloutonthefusetoremoveorreplaceit
(Figure40).
3.Installthecoverunderthecontrolpanel.
Note:Ensurethecorrectsizefuseisinstallwiththe
correctwirecolorasshowninFigure40.
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