Operator's Manual

ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
Important:Wheneverworkingwiththeelectrical
system,alwaysdisconnectthebatterycables,
negative(-)cablerst,topreventpossiblewiring
damagefromshort-outs.
ServicingtheBattery
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
Keepthetopofthebatteryclean.Ifyoustorethe
machineinalocationwheretemperaturesareextremely
high,thebatterywillrundownmorerapidlythanif
themachineisstoredinalocationwheretemperatures
arecool.
Keepthetopofthebatterycleanbywashingit
periodicallywithabrushdippedinammoniaor
bicarbonateofsodasolution.Flushthetopsurfacewith
wateraftercleaningit.Donotremovethellcapswhile
cleaningthebattery.
Thebatterycablesmustbetightontheterminalsto
providegoodelectricalcontact.
Ifcorrosionoccursattheterminals,disconnectthe
cables,negative(-)cablerst,andscrapetheclampsand
terminalsseparately.Reconnectthecables,positive(+)
cablerst,andcoattheterminalswithpetroleumjelly.
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshortagainst
metalmachinecomponentscausingsparks.Sparks
cancausethebatterygassestoexplode,resulting
inpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,donot
allowthebatteryterminalstotouchanymetal
partsofthemachine.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthe
machine.
WARNING
Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamagethe
machineandcablescausingsparks.Sparkscan
causethebatterygassestoexplode,resultingin
personalinjury.
•Alwaysdisconnectthenegative(black)battery
cablebeforedisconnectingthepositive(red)
cable.
•Alwaysconnectthepositive(red)batterycable
beforeconnectingthenegative(black)cable.
StoringtheBattery
Ifthemachinewillbestoredmorethan30days,remove
thebatteryandchargeitfully.Eitherstoreitonashelf
oronthemachine.Leavethecablesdisconnectedifit
isstoredonthemachine.Storethebatteryinacool
atmospheretoavoidquickdeteriorationofthechargein
thebattery.Topreventthebatteryfromfreezing,make
sureitisfullycharged.Thespecicgravityofafully
chargedbatteryis1.265-1.299.
CheckingtheFuses
Thefusesarelocatedunderthecontrolpanel.Access
themthroughthesidepanelcover(Figure51).Toopen
thesidepanelcover,releasethe2latchesandpullout
onit.
Ifthemachinestopsorhasotherelectricalsystemissues,
checkthefuses.Graspeachfuseinturnandremove
themoneatatime,checkingtoseeifanyareblown.If
youneedtoreplaceafuse,alwaysusethesametype
andamperageratedfuseastheoneyouarereplacing,
otherwiseyoucoulddamagetheelectricalsystem
(refertothedecalnexttothefuses(
Figure52)fora
diagramofeachfuseanditsamperage).
Note:Ifafuseblowsfrequently,youprobablyhavea
shortintheelectricalsystemandshouldhaveitserviced
byaqualiedservicetechnician.
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