DisconnectingtheBattery
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshort
againstmetalmachinecomponents,causing
sparks.Sparkscancausethebatterygasses
toexplode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,
donotallowthebatteryterminalstotouch
anymetalpartsofthemachine.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthe
machine.
Disconnectthenegative(-)batterycablefromthe
batterypost(Figure95).
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Figure95
1.Negative(-)batterycable
2.Batterypost
RemovingtheBattery
WARNING
Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamage
themachineandcables,causingsparks.
Sparkscancausethebatterygasesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Alwaysdisconnectthenegative(black)
batterycablebeforedisconnectingthe
positive(red)cable.
•Alwaysconnectthepositive(red)battery
cablebeforeconnectingthenegative
(black)cable.
1.Disconnectthebatterycables(Figure96).
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Figure96
1.Negativebatterycable
(black)
4.Bolt
2.Positivebatterycable(red)
5.Nuts
3.Insulatorboot(positive
batterycable)
2.Loosenthelocknutsecuringthebatteryretainer
andremovethebatteryfromthetray(Figure97).
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