Toro 44538 - Battery Installation; Install the Battery Safely

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1.Electrolyte
Important:Donotoverllthebattery.
Electrolytewilloverowontootherpartsofthe
machineandseverecorrosionanddeterioration
willresult.
6.Replacetheventcaps.
7.Connecta3to4ampbatterychargertothebattery
posts(Figure6).Chargethebatteryatarateof3to
4amperesfor4to8hours.
Figure6
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeepsparks
andamesawayfrombattery.
8.Whenthebatteryischarged,disconnectthecharger
fromtheelectricaloutletandthebatteryposts.
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InstalltheBattery
Partsneededforthisprocedure:
A/RPetroleumjelly(notsupplied)
Procedure
1.Slidethebatteryintothebatteryboxwiththe
terminalstowardtheengine.
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshort
againstmetalprocessorcomponentscausing
sparks.Sparkscancausethebatterygassesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,do
notallowthebatteryterminalstotouchany
metalpartsofthemachine.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetweentry
terminalsandmetalpartsofthemachine.
2.Attachthenegativecable(blackcable)tothenegative
(-)terminalofthebattery.
Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamage
theblowerandcablescausingsparks.Sparks
cancausethebatterygassestoexplode,
resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Alwaysdisconnectthenegative(black)
batterycablebeforedisconnectingthe
positive(red)cable.
•Alwaysconnectthepositive(red)battery
cablebeforeconnectingthenegative(black)
cable.
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