Toro 30607 - Electrical System Maintenance; Battery Care

ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandlead
compounds,chemicalsknownto
theStateofCaliforniatocause
cancerandreproductiveharm.Wash
handsafterhandling.
BatteryCare
Batterytypeisgroup24.
Important:Beforeweldingonthemachine,
disconnectthenegativecablefromthebatteryto
preventdamagetotheelectricalsystem.
Note:Checkthebatteryconditionweeklyorafter
every50hoursofoperation.Keeptheterminalsand
theentirebatterycasecleanbecauseadirtybattery
willdischargeslowly.Tocleanthebattery,washthe
entirecasewithasolutionofbakingsodaandwater.
Rinsewithclearwater.Coatthebatterypostsand
cableconnectorswithGrafo112X(skin-over)grease
(ToroPartNo.505-47)orpetroleumjellytoprevent
corrosion.
1.Openthebatterycover(Figure81).ontheside
oftheshroud.
Note:Pressdownontheatsurfaceabovethe
batterycovertoeasecoverremoval(Figure81).
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Figure81
1.Batterycover2.Pressdownhere
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Figure82
1.Battery
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgasses
thatcanexplode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeep
sparksandamesawayfrombattery.
2.Removetherubberbootfromthepositive
terminalandinspectthebattery.
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscould
shortagainstmetalcomponentscausing
sparks.Sparkscancausethebattery
gassestoexplode,resultinginpersonal
injury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthe
battery,donotallowthebattery
terminalstotouchanymetalpartsof
themachine.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshort
betweenthebatteryterminalsand
metalpartsofthemachine.
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