Installing The Battery - MTD 145-660A Manual

DO NOT OVERFILL
C. After filling cells, wait five to ten minutes and add
additional electrolyte if necessary to ring electro¬
lyte to proper level.
D. Replace fill caps.
E. Charge battery for 10 to 15 minutes at 25-30 amps,
or for 30 minutes at
4-6
amps.
^ WARNING ^
Electrolyte is a mixture of sulphuric acid
and water. Avoid contact with skin,
eyes, and clothing. If electrolyte is
spilled flush area with clear water and
neutralize with solution of water and
baking soda or water and ammonia.
INSTALLING THE BATTERY
Step 1. Place the battery in the battery case with the
terminals to the rear. (See figure 6.)
NOTE
The positive battery terminal is marked
Pos. ( + ). The negative battery terminal
is marked Neg. (—).
Step 2. Hook the hold down rods under the battery
case and place the hold down over both rods.
Step 3. Secure the hold down with the wing nuts "L".
Tighten hand tight. (See figure 6.)
FIGURE 6.
Step
4.
Attach the positive cable (from the starter
solenoid) and the small wire (from the am¬
meter) to the positive battery terminal with
the bolt "E", lockwasher "G" and nut "F" in
the assembly pack. (See figure 7.)
Step 5. Attach the negative cable, grounded, to the
negative battery terminal with the bolt "E",
lockwasher "G" and nut "F" in the assembly
pack.
FIGURE 8.
FIGURE 7.
Step 6. Cut the black rubber tubing approximately 6
inches long.
Step 7. Push the rubber tubing into the manifold of
the battery and place the other end into the
drain tube. (See figures 8 and 9.)
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