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A
DANGER
BATTERIES PRODUCE
EXPLOSIVE
GASES!
• Keep sparks,
flame,
and cigarettes
away.
• Ventilate area when charging or using bat-
tery in an enclosed
space.
•
Make sure venting path of battery is
al-
ways open once battery is filled
with acid.
Adding electrolyte to the battery and charging
the battery can be
dangerous.
The sulfuric
acid
in the electrolyte can severely burn you or blind
you
.
Also
,
a battery that is charging gives off
gases that cou
ld
explode if a spark or flame
should contact the
gases.
We strongly recommend that you take your
battery to a
TROY-BILT
tiller
dealer,
a reliab
le
service
station,
battery
store,
or farm equipment
store where a trained battery technician ca
n
complete the job
safely.
PL
EASE
DO NOT ATT
EMPT
TO AC
TI -
VATE
THE
BATT ERY UNLESS
YO
U ARE
FULLY EXPERIEN CE D IN
BATT ERY SET-
UP AND CHARGING PROCED
URES .
To ensure proper activation of your battery, we
suggest you review the following
activating
and
charging instructions with your battery technician
and
make sure that he
follows
the
instructions.
To
Activate the
Batte
ry:
1.
Place the battery on a level area away from any
spark- or flame-producing sources such as a gas
stove,
heater,
electrical switch, pilot
light,
(etc.).
2. Remove
and discard the short sealing tube
(if
installed) on the battery side vent.
3. Remove the
six
filler caps that are on top of
the battery. Leave the caps off while activating
and
charging
the
battery.
4.
Carefully fill each of the six cells in the battery
with electrolyte
(battery
grade
sulfuric acid that
has a speci
fic
gravity of
1.265) until
the level
reaches the "UPPER
LEVEL"
line on the
battery.
NOT E
•
The battery and electrolyte should be between
60
0
and 80
0
F for best
results.
•
Do not add water or any other liquid to activate
the
battery.
5.
Allow
the battery
to stand
for
thirty
minutes.
Then
check
the
electrolyte
level in each cell. If
needed,
add
more electrolyte
to bring the
elec-
trolyte level up to the "UPPER LEVEL" line on
the
battery.
Do not overfill the battery as thi
s
could lead to flooding from the cells when the
battery
is
being
charged.
6.
Charge the
battery
by
following
the next
set
of
instructions.
To
Cha rge th
e Battery
To
obtain
maximum batte
ry
life, cha
rge
the
battery
by the
following
method until all cells are
gassing freely.
A battery is gassing freely when
the surface
of
the
electrolyte
is covered
with tiny
bubbles.
A
DANGER
When
checking
the battery for
gassing,
AL-
WAYS wear safety goggles and use a flash-
light to look down into the
cells.
Failure to do so
could
result in serious
per-
sonal
injury.
Be sure to
follow
all instructions given by the
manufacturer
of the battery
charging
equipment
that
is being
used to charge the
battery.
1.
Hook up the battery charger and charge the
battery
approximately
three to five hours at one
to
two
amperes. Turn the battery charger OFF.
2.
If the
electrolyte level
has fallen after
charging,
refill
the battery with distilled water until the
elec-
trolyte
level
reaches the "UPPER
LEVEL"
line on
the
battery.
3.
After charging
, reinstall
the six
filler
caps on
the
battery.
4. Unplug the
battery
charger from the electrical
outlet (or turn the battery charger
OFF).
Then
disconnect the cables
from the battery
posts.
5.
Wash
any
acid spillage off the battery
with
water.
Then dry the
battery.
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