Toro 4045 - Electrical System Maintenance; Battery Servicing Guidelines

ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheBattery
ServiceInterval:Every50hours—Checkthebattery
condition.
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
Important:Beforeweldingonthemachine,disconnect
thenegativecablefromthebatterytopreventdamageto
theelectricalsystem.Also,disconnecttheengineand
machinecontrollerbeforeweldingonthemachine.
Note:Checkthebatteryconditionweeklyorafterevery50
hoursofoperation.Keeptheterminalsandtheentirebattery
casecleanbecauseadirtybatterydischargesslowly.Toclean
thebattery,washtheentirecasewithasolutionofbakingsoda
andwater.Rinsewithclearwater.Coatthebatterypostsand
cableconnectorswithGrafo112X(skin-over)grease(Toro
PartNo.505-47)orpetroleumjellytopreventcorrosion.
WARNING
Exposuretobatteryacidorabatteryexplosioncan
causeseriouspersonalinjury.
Beforeyouserviceabattery,wearfaceprotection,
protectivegloves,andprotectiveclothing.
WARNING
Abatterycontainssulfuricacid,whichcancause
seriousburns;anditcanproduceexplosivegases.
•Avoidcontactwithskin,eyes,orclothing;ush
affectedareaswithwater.
•Iftakeninternally,drinklargequantitiesofwater
ormilk.
Do not inducevomiting.Seekmedical
attentionimmediately.
•Keepsparks,ames,andlitcigarettesandcigars
awayfromthebattery.
•Ventilatethebatterywhenyouarechargingitor
usingitinanenclosedarea.
•Weareyeprotectionwhenworkingneara
battery.
•Washyourhandsafterhandlingabattery.
•Keepthebatteryoutofthereachofchildren.
WARNING
Ifyoutrytochargeorjumpstartafrozenbattery,it
couldbeexplosive,causingpersonalinjurytoyou
orothersinthearea.
Topreventthebatteryelectrolytefromfreezing,
keepthebatteryfullycharged.
WARNING
•Sparksoraamecancausehydrogengasina
batterytoexplode.
•Whenyoudisconnectthebatterycables,
disconnectthenegative(-)cablerst.
•Whenyouconnectthebatterycables,connect
thenegative(-)cablelast.
•Donotshort-circuitthebatterypostswitha
metalobject.
•Donotweld,grind,orsmokenearabattery.
Note:Theelectricalsysteminthismachineis12volts.
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