Toro TimeCutter Z4235 - Electrical System Maintenance; Battery Charging

ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
ChargingtheBattery
RemovingtheBattery
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshortagainst
metalmachinecomponentscausingsparks.Sparks
cancausethebatterygassestoexplode,resulting
inpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,donot
allowthebatteryterminalstotouchanymetal
partsofthemachine.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthe
machine.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothe
parkposition,stoptheengine,removethekey,and
waitforallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Removetheleftsideconsoletoaccessthebattery.
RefertheAccessingtheBatteryprocedureinthe
PremaintenanceProceduresforinstructions.
4.Disconnectthenegative(black)groundcablefrom
thebatterypost(
Figure36).Retainallfasteners.
WARNING
Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamage
themachineandcablescausingsparks.Sparks
cancausethebatterygassestoexplode,
resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Alwaysdisconnectthenegative(black)
batterycablebeforedisconnectingthe
positive(red)cable.
•Alwaysconnectthepositive(red)battery
cablebeforeconnectingthenegative(black)
cable.
5.Slidetherubbercoverupthepositive(red)cable.
Disconnectthepositive(red)cablefromthebattery
post(Figure36).Retainallfasteners.
6.Removethebatteryhold-down(Figure36)andlift
thebatteryfromthebatterytray.
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Figure36
1.Battery5.Negativebatterypost
2.Positivebatterypost6.Wingnut,washer,andbolt
3.Bolt,washer,andnut7.Batteryhold-down
4.Terminalboot
ChargingtheBattery
ServiceInterval:Beforestorage—Chargethebattery
anddisconnectbatterycables.
1.Removethebatteryfromthechassis;referto
RemovingtheBattery.
2.Chargethebatteryforaminimumof1hourat6to
10amps.Donotoverchargethebattery.
3.Whenthebatteryisfullycharged,unplugthecharger
fromtheelectricaloutlet,thendisconnectthe
chargerleadsfromthebatteryposts(
Figure37).
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