Activating And Charging The Battery - Toro 04520 Operator's Manual

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Activating and Charging the
Battery
No Parts Required
Procedure
Use only electrolyte (1.265 specific gravity) to fill the battery
initially.
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition 65 Warning
Battery posts, terminals, and related
accessories contain lead and lead compounds,
chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and reproductive harm.
Wash hands after handling.
1. Remove the fasteners and battery clamp and lift out
the battery.
Important: Do not add electrolyte while the
battery is in the machine. You could spill it,
causing corrosion.
2. Clean the top of the battery and remove the vent caps
(Figure 5).
3. Carefully fill each cell with electrolyte until the plates
are covered with about 6 mm (1/4 inch) of fluid
6).
Figure 5
1. Electrolyte
4. Allow approximately 20 to 30 minutes for the
electrolyte to soak into the plates. Fill as necessary to
bring the electrolyte to within about 6 mm (1/4 inch)
of the bottom of the fill well
5. Connect a 2 to 4 A battery charger to the battery posts.
Charge the battery for at least 2 hours at 4 A or for at
least 4 hours at 2 A until the specific gravity is 1.250
or higher and the temperature is at least 16°C (60°F)
with all cells gassing freely.
WARNING
Charging the battery produces gasses that can
explode.
Never smoke near the battery and keep sparks
and flames away from the battery.
Important: If you do not charge the battery for at
least the time specified above, you may reduce the
life of the battery.
6. When the battery is charged, disconnect the charger
from the electrical outlet and battery posts.
Note: After the battery has been activated, add
only distilled water to replace normal loss, although
maintenance-free batteries should not require water
under normal operating conditions.
WARNING
Battery terminals or metal tools could short
against metal tractor components causing
sparks. Sparks can cause the battery gasses to
explode, resulting in personal injury.
• When removing or installing the battery,
(Figure
do not allow the battery terminals to touch
any metal parts of the tractor.
• Do not allow metal tools to short between
the battery terminals and metal parts of
the tractor.
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Figure 6
(Figure 6).