Toro Groundsmaster 4100-D 30411 - Electrical System Maintenance; Activating, Charging, and Connecting the Battery

ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
Activating,Charging,and
ConnectingtheBattery
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
Warning
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
Note:Ifthebatteryisnotlledwithelectrolyteor
activated,bulkelectrolytewith1.260specicgravity
mustbepurchasedfromalocalbatterysupplyoutlet
andaddedtothebattery.
1.Raisetheseatandsecureitwiththeproprod.
2.Removethebatterycover(Figure52).
Figure52
1.Batterycover
3.Removethellercapsfromthebattery(Figure53)
andslowlylleachcelluntilelectrolyteisjustabove
theplates.
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacidwhich
isadeadlypoisonandcausessevereburns.
•Donotdrinkelectrolyteandavoidcontact
withskin,eyesorclothing.Wearsafety
glassestoshieldyoureyesandrubbergloves
toprotectyourhands.
•Fillthebatterywherecleanwaterisalways
availableforushingtheskin.
Figure53
1.Battery
4.Installthellercapsandconnecta3to4amp.
batterychargertothebatteryposts.Chargethe
batteryatarateof3to4amperesfor4to8hours.
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeepsparks
andamesawayfrombattery.
5.Whenthebatteryischarged,disconnectthecharger
fromtheelectricaloutletandbatteryposts.
6.Removethellercaps.Slowlyaddelectrolyteto
eachcelluntilthelevelisuptothellring.Install
thellercaps.
Important:Donotoverllthebattery.
Electrolytewilloverowontootherpartsofthe
machineandseverecorrosionanddeterioration
willresult.
7.Installthepositivecable(red)tothepositive(+)
terminalandthenegativecable(black)tothe
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