Toro 74942TE - Servicing the Fuses; Jump-Starting the Machine

ServicingtheFuses
Theelectricalsystemisprotectedbyfuses.Itrequires
nomaintenance,however,ifafuseblowscheckthe
component/circuitforamalfunctionorshort.
1.Thefusesarelocatedonrighthandconsolenextto
theseat(Figure58).
2.Toreplacethefuses,pulloutonthefusetoremoveit.
3.Installanewfuse(Figure58).
Figure58
1.Optionalaccesory—15A
4.Main—25A
2.Charge—25A5.Console
3.PTO—10A
Jump-StartingtheMachine
1.Checkandcleancorrosionfromthebatteryterminals
beforejump-starting.Ensurethattheconnectionsare
tight.
CAUTION
Corrosionorlooseconnectionscancause
unwantedelectricalvoltagespikesatanytime
duringthejump-startingprocedure.
Donotattempttojump-startthemachine
withlooseorcorrodedbatteryterminals,or
damagetotheengineorEFImayoccur.
DANGER
Jump-startingaweakbatterythatiscracked,
frozen,orhasalowelectrolyteleveloran
open/shortedbatterycellcancausean
explosion,resultinginseriouspersonalinjury.
Donotjump-startaweakbatteryifthese
conditionsexist.
2.Makesurethattheboosterbatteryisagoodandfully
chargedlead-acidbatteryat12.6Vorgreater.
Note:Useproperlysizedjumpercableswithshort
lengthstoreducevoltagedropbetweensystems.Make
surethatthecablesarecolorcodedorlabeledforthe
correctpolarity.
CAUTION
Connectingthejumpercablesincorrectly
(wrongpolarity)canimmediatelydamagethe
EFIsystem.
Becertainofbatteryterminalpolarityand
jumpercablepolaritywhenconnectingthe
batteries.
WARNING
Batteriescontainacidandproduceexplosive
gases.
•Shieldtheeyesandfacefromthebatteries
atalltimes.
•Donotleanoverthebatteries.
Note:Besurethattheventcapsaretightandlevel.
Placeadampcloth,ifavailable,overanyventcaps
onbothbatteries.Besurethatthevehiclesdonot
touchandthatbothelectricalsystemsareoffandatthe
sameratedsystemvoltage.Theseinstructionsarefor
negativegroundsystemsonly.
3.Connectthepositive(+)cabletothepositive(+)
terminalofthedischargedbatterythatiswiredtothe
starterorsolenoidasshowninFigure59.
Figure59
1.Positive(+)cableon
dischargedbattery
5.Boosterbattery
2.Positive(+)cableon
boosterbattery
6.Dischargedbattery
3.Negative(–)cableonthe
boosterbattery
7.Engineblock
4.Negative(–)cableonthe
engineblock
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