Toro Groundsmaster 7210 - 2 Activating and Charging the

Step
2
Activating and Charging
the Battery (Model 30360TC
and 30363TC Only)
No Parts Required
Procedure
Use only electrolyte (1.265 Specific Gra vity) to fill
batter y initially .
1. R emo v e the batter y from the mac hine .
Important: Do not add electr ol yte while
the batter y is in the machine. Y ou could
spill it, causing cor r osion.
2. Clean the top of the batter y and remo v e the
v ent caps ( Figure 3 ).
Figure 3
1. Vent caps
3. Carefully fill eac h cell with electrolyte until the
plates are co v ered with about 1/4 inc h (6 mm)
of fluid ( Figure 4 ).
Figure 4
1. Electrolyte
4. Allo w appro ximately 20 to 30 min utes for the
electrolyte to soak into the plates . R efill as
necessar y to bring the electrolyte to within
about 1/4 inc h (6 mm) of the bottom of the
fill w ell ( Figure 4 ).
Charging the batter y pr oduces gasses
that can explode.
Nev er smok e near the batter y and k eep
spar ks and flames a w ay fr om batter y .
5. Connect a 3 to 4 amp batter y c harg er to the
batter y posts . Charg e the batter y at a rate of
3 to 4 amps until the specific g ra vity is 1.250
or higher and the temperature is at least 60°F .
(16°C) with all cells g asing freely .
6. W hen the batter y is c harg ed, disconnect the
c harg er from the electrical outlet and batter y
posts .
Note: After the batter y has been acti v ated,
add only distilled w ater to re place nor mal loss ,
although maintenance-free batteries should
not require w ater under nor mal operating
conditions .
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