Toro 44539 - Connecting the Battery

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ConnectingtheBattery
Partsneededforthisprocedure:
A/RPetroleumjelly(notsupplied)
Procedure
1.Removetheclipssecuringthebatterycovertothe
batterybox(Figure4).Removethecoverfromthe
box.
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Figure4
1.Batterybox3.Batteryclips
2.Batterycover
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshort
againstmetalprocessorcomponentscausing
sparks.Sparkscancausethebatterygassesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,do
notallowthebatteryterminalstotouchany
metalpartsofthemachine.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetweentry
terminalsandmetalpartsofthemachine.
2.Attachthepositivecable(redcable)tothepositive
(+)terminal(Figure5).
WARNING
Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamage
theblowerandcablescausingsparks.Sparks
cancausethebatterygassestoexplode,
resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Alwaysdisconnectthenegative(black)
batterycablebeforedisconnectingthe
positive(red)cable.
•Alwaysconnectthepositive(red)battery
cablebeforeconnectingthenegative(black)
cable.
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Figure5
1.Batterybox4.Batteryclips
2.Negativebatterypost5.Positivebatterypost
3.Batterycover
3.Attachthenegativecable(blackcable)tothenegative
(-)terminalofthebattery(Figure5).
4.Coattheterminalsandmountingfastenerswith
petroleumjellytopreventcorrosion.
5.Installthebatterycoverandsecurewiththeclips.
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