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RemovingandInstallingtheBattery(continued)
IMPORTANT
Becarefulwhenremovingthebatterycablesandensurethatyoudo
notdamagetheterminalpostsorcableconnectors.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,shutofftheengine,andremovethekey
fromthekeyswitch.Blockthewheelswithchockstopreventthemachine
frommoving.
2.Removethebatterycover.
3.Loosenandremovethenegative(-)cablefromthebattery.Positionthe
disconnectedcableawayfromthebattery.
4.Disconnectthepositivecable(+)fromthebattery.
5.Removethecarriagescrewandangenutthatsecuresthebatteryretainer.
6.Carefullyremovethebatteryfromthemachine.
7.Installthebatteryinreverseorder.
8.Connectandtightenthepositive(+)cabletothebatterybeforeconnecting
negative(-)cable.Tightenthebatteryterminalnutsfrom14to20N·m(10
to15ft-lb).
9.Applyathincoatingofbatteryterminalprotectortothebatterycable
terminals;refertoBatteryTerminalProtector(page2–12).
10.Installthebatterycover.
Inspecting,Maintaining,andTestingtheBattery
TemperatureCorrectingSpecicGravity
CellTemperature100°F
CellSpecicGravity
1.245
38°Cminus27°Cequals11.0°C
(100°Fminus80°Fequals20°F)
11°Cmultiplyby0.004/5.5°Cequals0.008
(20°Fmultiplyby0.004/10°Fequals0.008)
ADD(conversionabove)
0.008
Correctionto27°C(80°F)
1.253
MinimumVoltage
MinimumVoltageBattery-ElectrolyteTemperature
9.6
70°F(andup)21°C(andup)
9.5
60°F15°C
9.4
50°F10°C
9.3
40°F4°C
9.1
30°F-1°C
8.9
20°F-7°C
8.7
10°F-12°C
8.5
0°F-18°C
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