Toro 30605 - Servicing the Battery

ServicingtheBattery
ServiceInterval:Every25hours—Checktheelectrolyte
level(orevery30daysifthemachineis
instorage).
Every50hours—Checktheconditionofthebattery.
Important:Beforeweldingonthemachine,disconnect
thenegativecablefromthebatterytopreventdamageto
theelectricalsystem.
Note:Keeptheterminalsandtheentirebatterycaseclean
becauseadirtybatterydischargesslowly.Tocleanthebattery,
washtheentirecasewithasolutionofbakingsodaandwater.
Rinsewithclearwater.Coatthebatterypostsandcable
connectorswithGrafo112X(skin-over)grease(ToroPart
No.505-47)orpetroleumjellytopreventcorrosion.
1.Openthebatterycoveronthesideoftheshroud
(Figure52).
Note:Pressdownontheatsurfaceabovethebattery
covertoeasetheremovalofthecover(Figure52).
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Figure52
1.Batterycover2.Pressdownhere.
Figure53
1.Battery
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
jelly,orlightgreasetopreventcorrosion.
4.Slidetherubberbootoverthepositiveterminal.
5.Closethebatterycover.
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