Operator's Manual

ChargingtheBattery
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthat
canexplode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeepsparks
andamesawayfrombattery.
Important:Alwayskeepthebatteryfullycharged
(1.265specicgravity).Thisisespecially
importanttopreventbatterydamagewhenthe
temperatureisbelow0°C(32°F).
1.Makesurethatthellercapsareinstalledin
battery.Chargebatteryfor10to15minutesat
25to30Aor30minutesat10A.
2.Whenthebatteryisfullycharged,unplug
thechargerfromtheelectricaloutlet,then
disconnectthechargerleadsfromthebattery
posts(Figure45).
3.Installthebatteryinthemachineandconnect
thebatterycables.
Note:Donotrunthemachinewiththebattery
disconnected,electricaldamagemayoccur.
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Figure45
1.Positivebatterypost
3.Red(+)chargerlead
2.Negativebatterypost
4.Black(-)chargerlead
Jump-StartingtheMachine
1.Checktheweakbatteryforterminalcorrosion
(white,green,orblue“snow”).
Youmustcleanitoffpriortojump-starting.
Cleanandtightenconnectionsasnecessary.
CAUTION
Corrosionorlooseconnectionscan
causeunwantedelectricalvoltagespikes
atanytimeduringthejump-starting
procedure.
Donotattempttojump-startwithloose
orcorrodedbatteryterminals;otherwise,
damagemayoccurtotheengine.
DANGER
Jump-startingaweakbatterythatis
cracked,frozen,haslowelectrolytelevel,
oranopen/shortedbatterycell,can
causeanexplosion,resultinginserious
injury.
Donotjump-startaweakbatteryifthese
conditionsexist.
2.Ensurethattheboosterisagoodand
fully-chargedleadacidbatteryat12.6Vor
greater.Useproperlysizedjumpercables(4to6
AWG)withshortlengthstoreducevoltagedrop
betweensystems.Ensurethatthecablesare
color-codedorlabeledforthecorrectpolarity.
CAUTION
Connectingthejumpercablesincorrectly
(wrongpolarity)canimmediatelydamage
theelectricalsystem.
Becertainofbattery-terminalpolarityand
jumper-cablepolaritywhenconnecting
batteries.
Note:Thefollowinginstructionsareadapted
fromtheSAEJ1494Rev.Dec.2001–
BatteryBoosterCables–SurfaceVehicle
RecommendedPractice(SAE–Societyof
AutomotiveEngineers).
Important:Ensurethattheventcaps
aretightandlevel.Placeadampcloth,
ifavailable,overanyventcapsonboth
batteries.Ensurethatthemachinesdo
nottouchandthatbothelectricalsystems
areshutoffandatthesameratedsystem
voltage.Theseinstructionsarefornegative
groundsystemsonly.
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