Toro 30602 - Electrical System Maintenance; Battery Care

ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
BatteryCare
Batterytypeisgroup24.
Important:Beforeweldingonthemachine,disconnect
thenegativecablefromthebatterytopreventdamageto
theelectricalsystem.
Note:Checkthebatteryconditionweeklyorafterevery
50hoursofoperation.Keeptheterminalsandtheentire
batterycasecleanbecauseadirtybatterywilldischargeslowly.
Tocleanthebattery,washtheentirecasewithasolution
ofbakingsodaandwater.Rinsewithclearwater.Coat
thebatterypostsandcableconnectorswithGrafo112X
(skin-over)grease(ToroPartNo.505-47)orpetroleumjelly
topreventcorrosion.
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
1.Openthebatterycover(Figure54).onthesideof
theshroud.
Note:Pressdownontheatsurfaceabovethebattery
covertoeasecoverremoval(Figure54).
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Figure54
1.Batterycover2.Pressdownhere
Figure55
1.Battery
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeepsparks
andamesawayfrombattery.
2.Removetherubberbootfromthepositiveterminal
andinspectthebattery.
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshort
againstmetalcomponentscausingsparks.
Sparkscancausethebatterygassesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,
donotallowthebatteryterminalstotouch
anymetalpartsofthemachine.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsof
themachine.
WARNING
Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamage
themachineandcablescausingsparks.
Sparkscancausethebatterygassesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Always
disconnect thenegative(black)
batterycablebeforedisconnectingthe
positive(red)cable.
•Always connect thepositive(red)battery
cablebeforeconnectingthenegative
(black)cable.
3.CoatbothbatteryconnectionswithGrafo112X
(skin-over)grease,ToroPartNo.505-47,petroleum
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