Toro 30857 - Electrical System Maintenance; Charging and Connecting the Battery

ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
ChargingandConnectingthe
Battery
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
1.Unlatchandraisetheoperator'sconsolepanel
(Figure37).
Figure37
1.Operator'sconsolepanel
2.Latch
DANGER
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacidwhich
isadeadlypoisonandcausessevereburns.
•Donotdrinkelectrolyteandavoidcontact
withskin,eyesorclothing.Wearsafety
glassestoshieldyoureyesandrubbergloves
toprotectyourhands.
•Fillthebatterywherecleanwaterisalways
availableforushingtheskin.
2.Connecta3to4amp.batterychargertothebattery
posts.Chargethebatteryatarateof3to4amperes
for4to8hours.
3.Whenthebatteryischarged,disconnectthecharger
fromtheelectricaloutletandbatteryposts.
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeepsparks
andamesawayfrombattery.
4.Installthepositivecable(red)tothepositive(+)
terminalandthenegativecable(black)tothenegative
(-)terminalofthebattery(
Figure38).Securecables
topostswithcapscrewsandnuts.Makesurethatthe
positive(+)terminalisallofthewayontothepost
andthecableispositionedsnugtothebattery.The
cablemustnotcontactthebatterycover.Slidethe
rubberbootoverthepositiveterminaltopreventa
possibleshortfromoccurring.
Figure38
1.Positivebatterycable2.Negativebatterycable
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
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