ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
ChargingtheBattery
RemovingtheBattery
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshort
againstmetalmachinecomponentscausing
sparks.Sparkscancausethebatterygassesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,do
notallowthebatteryterminalstotouchany
metalpartsofthemachine.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthe
machine.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothe
parkposition,stoptheengine,removethekey,and
waitforallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Removetheleftsideconsoletoaccessthe
battery.RefertheAccessingtheBatteryprocedurein
PremaintenanceProcedures,page23forinstructions.
4.Disconnectthenegative(black)groundcablefrom
thebatterypost(Figure31).Retainallfasteners.
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(Figure31).Retainallfasteners.
6.Removethebatteryhold-down(Figure31)andlift
thebatteryfromthebatterytray.
Figure31
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(Figure32).
Figure32
1.Positivebatterypost
3.Red(+)chargerlead
2.Negativebatterypost
4.Black(-)chargerlead
Note:Donotrunthemachinewiththebattery
disconnected,electricaldamagemayoccur.
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