ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
BatteryCare
Batterytypeisgroup24.
Important:Beforeweldingonthemachine,disconnect
thenegativecablefromthebatterytopreventdamageto
theelectricalsystem.
Note:Checkthebatteryconditionweeklyorafterevery
50hoursofoperation.Keeptheterminalsandtheentire
batterycasecleanbecauseadirtybatterywilldischargeslowly.
Tocleanthebattery,washtheentirecasewithasolution
ofbakingsodaandwater.Rinsewithclearwater.Coat
thebatterypostsandcableconnectorswithGrafo112X
(skin-over)grease(ToroPartNo.505-47)orpetroleumjelly
topreventcorrosion.
1.Openthebatterycover(
Figure55).onthesideof
theshroud.
Note:Pressdownontheatsurfaceabovethebattery
covertoeasecoverremoval(Figure55).
Figure55
1.Batterycover2.Pressdownhere
Figure56
1.Battery
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeepsparks
andamesawayfrombattery.
2.Removetherubberbootfromthepositiveterminal
andinspectthebattery.
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshort
againstmetalcomponentscausingsparks.
Sparkscancausethebatterygassesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,
donotallowthebatteryterminalstotouch
anymetalpartsofthemachine.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsof
themachine.
WARNING
Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamage
themachineandcablescausingsparks.
Sparkscancausethebatterygassesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Always
disconnect
thenegative(black)
batterycablebeforedisconnectingthe
positive(red)cable.
•Always
connect
thepositive(red)battery
cablebeforeconnectingthenegative
(black)cable.
3.CoatbothbatteryconnectionswithGrafo112X
(skin-over)grease,ToroPartNo.505-47,petroleum
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