Toro 41179 - Charging the Battery

Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacidwhich
isadeadlypoisonandcausessevereburns.
•Donotdrinkelectrolyteorallowittocontact
yourskin,eyesorclothing.Wearsafety
glassestoshieldyoureyesandrubbergloves
toprotectyourhands.
•Fillthebatterywherecleanwaterisalways
availableforushingtheskin.
AddingWatertotheBattery
Thebesttimetoadddistilledwatertothebatteryisjust
beforeyouoperatethemachine.Thisletsthewatermix
thoroughlywiththeelectrolytesolution.
1.Cleanthetopofthebatterywithapapertowel.
2.Removethellercapsfromthebatteryandslowly
lleachcellwithdistilledwateruntilthelevelisup
tothellline.Replacethellercaps.
Important:Donotoverllthebattery.
Electrolytewilloverowontootherpartsofthe
sprayerandseverecorrosionanddeterioration
willresult.
ChargingtheBattery
Important:Alwayskeepthebatteryfullycharged
(1.260specicgravity).Thisisespeciallyimportant
topreventbatterydamagewhenthetemperatureis
below32degreesF(0degreesC).
1.Removethebatteryfromthechassis;referto
RemovingtheBattery.
2.Checktheelectrolytelevel;refertoCheckingthe
ElectrolyteLevel.
3.Connecta3to4ampbatterychargertothebattery
posts.Chargethebatteryatarateof3to4amperes
for4to8hours(12volts).Donotoverchargethe
battery.
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeepsparks
andamesawayfrombattery.
4.Installthebatteryinthechassis;refertoInstalling
theBattery.
StoringtheBattery
Ifthemachinewillbestoredformorethan30days,
removethebatteryandchargeitfully.Eitherstore
itontheshelforonthemachine.Leavethecables
disconnectedifitisstoredonthemachine.Storethe
batteryinacoolatmospheretoavoidquickdeterioration
ofthechargeinthebattery.Topreventthebatteryfrom
freezing,makesureitisfullycharged.
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