Toro Groundmaster Series - Caring for the Battery

ServiceandRepairs
Note:Forenginecomponentrepairinformation,seetheappropriateYanmar
ServiceManualorTroubleshootingManualforyourmachine.
CaringfortheBattery
WARNING
•Wearsafetygogglesandrubbergloveswhenworkingwith
electrolyte.
•Chargebatteryinawellventilatedplacesogassesproduced
whilechargingcandissipate.
•Sincethegasesareexplosive,keepopenamesandelectrical
sparksawayfromthebattery;donotsmoke.
•Nauseamayresultifthegasesareinhaled.
•Unplugchargerfromelectricaloutletbeforeconnectingor
disconnectingchargerleadstoorfrombatteryposts.
1.Whenusingamaintainablebattery,thebattery-electrolytemustbekeptat
theproperlevel.
2.Thetopofthebatterymustbekeptclean.
3.Ifthemachineisstoredinalocationwherethetemperaturesareextremely
high,thebatterywilldischargemorerapidlythanifthemachineisstoredina
locationwherethetemperaturesarecool.
4.Checkbatteryconditionweeklyorafterevery50hoursofoperation.Keep
terminalsandentirebatterycasecleanbecauseadirtybatterywilldischarge
slowly.
IMPORTANT
Donotremovellcapswhilecleaning.
A.Cleanbatterybywashingentirecasewithasolutionofbakingsodaand
water.Rinsewithclearwater.
B.CoatbatterypostsandcableconnectorswithT oroPartNo.107-0392
batteryterminalprotectororpetroleumjellytopreventcorrosion.
WARNING
Connectingthecablestothewrongbatterypostcouldresultin
personalinjuryand/ordamagetotheelectricalsystem.
Ensurethatthecablesareproperlyconnectedtothecorrectbattery
postsbeforeoperatingthemachine.
5.Tightenthebatterycablesonthebatteryterminalstoprovideagood
electricalcontact.
6.Ifcorrosionoccursatthebatteryterminals,disconnectthebatterycables.
Alwaysdisconnectthenegative(-)cablerst.Cleanthecableclampsand
terminalsseparately.Connectthebatterycables.Alwaysconnectthe
positive(+)cablerst.ApplyacoatingofT oroPartNo.107-0392battery
Groundsmaster
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