Toro 74582 - Adding Water to the Battery; Charging the Battery

Figure33
1.FillerCaps
3.Plates
2.Lowerpartofthetube
DANGER
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacidwhich
isadeadlypoisonandcausessevereburns.
•Donotdrinkelectrolyteandavoidcontact
withskin,eyesorclothing.Wearsafety
glassestoshieldyoureyesandrubbergloves
toprotectyourhands.
•Fillthebatterywherecleanwaterisalways
availableforushingtheskin.
AddingWatertotheBattery
Thebesttimetoadddistilledwatertothebatteryisjust
beforeyouoperatethemachine.Thisletsthewatermix
thoroughlywiththeelectrolytesolution.
1.Cleanthetopofthebatterywithapapertowel.
2.Removethellercaps(
Figure33).
3.Slowlypourdistilledwaterintoeachbatterycell
untilthelevelisuptothelowerpartofthetube
(Figure33).
Important:Donotoverllthebattery.
Electrolyte(sulfuricacid)canseverelycorrode
anddamagethechassis.
4.Replacethellercaps.
ChargingtheBattery
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explode.Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeep
sparksandamesawayfromthebattery.
Important:Alwayskeepthebatteryfullycharged
(1.260specicgravity),especiallybelow32°F(0°C)
topreventbatterydamage.
1.Removethebatteryfromthechassis;referto
RemovingtheBattery.
2.Checktheelectrolytelevel;refertoCheckingthe
ElectrolyteLevel.
3.Removethellercapsfromthebatteryandconnect
a2ampbatterychargertothebatteryposts.
4.Chargethebatteryatarateof2ampsorlessfor4
hours(12volts).Donotoverchargethebattery.
5.Whenthebatteryisfullycharged,installtheller
caps.
6.Installthebatteryinthechassis;refertoInstalling
theBattery.
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