Toro Revolution Series - Battery Storage Requirements; Storing the Charger

BatteryStorage
Requirements
Note:Youdonotneedtoremovethebatteriesfrom
themachineforstorage.
Refertothetemperaturelimitsforstorageinthe
followingtable:
TemperatureLimitsforStorage
StorageTemperatureAppropriateStorageTime
45°to55°C(113°to131°F)
1week
25°to45°C(77°to113°F)
3weeks
-20°to25°C(-4°to77°F)
52weeks
Important:Temperaturesoutsideoftheseranges
willdamageyourbatteries.
Thetemperaturethatthebatteriesarestored
atwillaffecttheirlong-termlife.Storagefor
longperiodsoftimeatextremetemperatures
willreducethebatterylife.Fortemperatures
above25°C(77°F),onlystorethemachineforthe
appropriateamountoftimeindicatedinthetable.
•Beforeyoustorethemachine,chargeordischarge
thebatteriesbetween40%to60%(54.3Vto
57.3V).
Note:A50%chargeisoptimaltoensurea
maximumbatterylife.Whenthebatteriesare
chargedto100%beforestorage,thebatterylife
shortens.
Ifyouanticipatethatthemachinewillbestored
foralongerperiodoftime,chargethebatteries
toaround60%.
•Forevery6monthsofstorage,checkthe
battery-chargelevelandensurethatitisbetween
40%to60%.Ifthechargeisbelow40%,charge
thebatteriesbetween40%to60%.
•Youcanuseamultimetertocheckthechargelevel
whenthemachineisoff.Refertothefollowing
tablefortheamountofvoltagethatisequaltothe
chargelevel:
Voltage
ChargeLevel
57.3V
60%
55.4V
50%
54.3V
40%
•Afterchargingthebatteries,disconnectthe
batterychargerfrompower.Disconnectthe
powerconnectorduringstoragetominimizethe
dischargingofthebatteries.
•Ifyouleavethechargeronthemachine,itwill
shutoffafterthebatteriesarefullychargedand
doesnotturnbackonunlessthechargeris
disconnectedandreconnected.
StoringtheCharger
1.Disconnectthepowertothemachine;referto
UsingtheBattery-DisconnectSwitch(page40).
2.Disconnectthepowersupplycordfromthe
chargerandcoilitsecurely.
3.Examinethepowersupplycordthoroughlyfor
signsofwearordamage.Replaceitifitisworn
ordamaged.
4.Examinethechargerthoroughlyforworn,loose,
ordamagedparts.T orepairorreplaceparts,
contactyourauthorizedT orodistributorfor
assistance.
5.Storethechargerwiththepowersupplycordin
aclean,dryplacewhereitwillnotbebumpedor
damagedandnotexposedtocausticfumes.
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