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2.Connecta3to4amperebatterychargertothebattery
posts.
3.Chargethebatteryatarateof3to4amperesfor4
to8hours.
4.Whenthebatteryischarged,disconnectthecharger
fromtheelectricaloutletandbatteryposts.
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeepsparks
andamesawayfrombattery.
5.Installthepositivecable(red)tothepositive(+)
terminalandthenegativecable(black)tothenegative
(-)terminalofthebattery(Figure37).
Note:Securethecablestothepostswithcapscrews
andnuts.Makesurethatthepositive(+)terminalisall
ofthewayontothepostandthecableispositioned
snugtothebattery.Thecablemustnotcontactthe
batterycover.
Figure37
1.Positivebatterycable2.Negativebatterycable
6.Slidetherubberbootoverthepositiveterminalto
preventapossibleshortfromoccurring.
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
7.CoatbothbatteryconnectionswithGrafo112X
(skin-over)grease,Toropart505-47,petroleumjelly,or
lightgreasetopreventcorrosion.
8.Slidetherubberbootoverthepositiveterminal.
9.Closetheconsolepanelandsecurethelatch.
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshort
againstmetalcomponentscausingsparks.
Sparkscancausethebatterygassesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,
donotallowthebatteryterminalstotouch
anymetalpartsofthemachine.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsof
themachine.
WARNING
Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamage
themachineandcablescausingsparks.
Sparkscancausethebatterygassesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Alwaysdisconnectthenegative(black)
batterycablebeforedisconnectingthe
positive(red)cable.
•Alwaysconnectthepositive(red)battery
cablebeforeconnectingthenegative
(black)cable.
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