RemovingorInstallingthe
Battery
Aretainer(Figure56)holdsthebatteryinthetray.
Loosentheretainerhardwaretoremovethebattery;
tightenitwheninstallingthebattery.
Note:T oaccessthebattery,refertoAccessingthe
Battery(page48).Replacethecoverwhenyouinstall
thebattery.
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Figure56
1.Retainerhardware2.Retainer
CheckingtheBattery
Condition
Important:Beforeweldingonthemachine,
disconnectthenegativecablefromthebatteryto
preventdamagetotheelectricalsystem.
Checkthebatteryconditionweeklyorafterevery50
hoursofoperation.Keeptheterminalsandtheentire
batterycaseclean,asadirtybatterywilldischarge
slowly.
1.Accessthebattery;refertoAccessingthe
Battery(page48).
2.Removetherubberinsulatorfromthepositive
terminalandinspectthebattery.Ifthebatteryis
dirty,dothefollowingsteps:
A.Washtheentirecasewithasolutionof
bakingsodaandwater.
B.Coatbothbatterypostsandcable
connectorswithGrafo112X(skin-over)
grease(T oroPartNo.505-47)toprevent
corrosion.
C.Slidetherubberinsulatoroverthepositive
terminal.
D.Closethebatterycover.
LocatingtheFuses
LocatingtheTraction-UnitFuses
Removetheconsolecovertoaccessthetraction-unit
fuses(Figure57).
Note:Thetraction-unitfusedecalislocatedonthe
othersideoftheconsolecover.
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Figure57
1.Consolecover
2.Latch
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