ServicingtheBattery
ServiceInterval:Every50hours(orweekly,
whichevercomesrst)
Important:Whenremovingthebattery,always
disconnectthenegative(-)cablerst.
Important:Wheninstallingthebattery,always
connectthenegative(-)cablelast.
Undernormaloperatingconditionsthebatterydoes
notrequireanyfurtherattention.Ifthemachinehas
beensubjecttocontinuoususeunderhighambient
temperatureconditions,thebatteryelectrolytemay
requireaddingwater.
1.Removethestoragecompartment;referto
RemovingtheStorageCompartment(page38).
2.Removeanycorrosionfromthebatteryterminals
usingawirebrushandtopreventfurther
corrosion.
Note:Checktheconditionofthebatterycables.
Installnewcableswhencurrentonesare
showingsignsofwearordamageandtighten
anylooseconnectionsasnecessary.
3.ApplyGrafo112Xskin-overgrease(ToroPart
No.505-47)orpetroleumjellytotheterminals.
4.Cleanthebatterycompartment.
5.Removethecellcoversandifneededadd
distilledwatertoaheight15mmbelowthetop
ofthebattery.Installthecellcovers.
6.Installthestoragecompartment;referto
InstallingtheStorageCompartment(page38).
CheckingtheElectrical
System
ServiceInterval:Every500hours
Inspectallelectricalconnectionsandcablesand
replaceanywhicharedamagedorcorroded.Spraya
good-qualitywaterinhibitorontoexposedconnections
topreventmoistureingress.
CheckingtheFuses
1.Removethestoragecompartment;referto
RemovingtheStorageCompartment(page38).
2.Removethefuse-blockcover(Figure58)
Note:Thefuseblockislocatednexttothe
battery.
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Figure58
1.Fuseblock2.Fuse-blockcover
3.Checkforopenfuses.
Note:Thereare10fusesintheelectrical
system.
4.Replaceanyopenfusewithafuseofequal
amperagecapacity.
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Figure59
5.Installthefuse-blockcover(Figure58).
6.Installthestoragecompartment;referto
InstallingtheStorageCompartment(page38).
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