Using Proper Batteries; Connecting/Disconnecting Battery Cables - Invacare Pronto M41 Series Service Manual

6.12.3 Using Proper Batteries

WARNING!
Personal injury or damage may occur in case of wrong terminal configuration.
– Batteries with terminal configuration as shown below must be used. Batteries that have reverse terminal
configuration must not be used.
1. Place battery (1) on ground/flat surface.
2. Visually draw horizontal and vertical centreline through
middle of battery.
3. Position battery so that terminals are above horizontal
centreline.
4. Visually inspect battery to ensure correct position of
positive (2) and negative (3) terminals.

6.12.4 Connecting/Disconnecting Battery Cables

WARNING!
Electrical hazard
Serious personal injury or damage may occur in case of an electrical short.
– NEVER allow any of your tools and/or battery cables to contact both battery terminals at the same time.
– Connect same colour connectors to each other (red to red, black to black).
– DO NOT remove the fuse or mounting hardware from the POSITIVE (+) battery cable mounting screw. To
replace the fuse, obtain and replace battery harness with fuse.
– The POSITIVE (+) battery cable MUST connect to the POSITIVE (+) battery terminal; otherwise serious damage
will occur to the electrical system.
– The use of rubber gloves is recommended when working with batteries.
DANGER!
Electrical hazard
Serious personal injury or damage may occur in case of wrong terminal configuration.
– DO NOT remove fuse or mounting hardware from POSITIVE (+) red battery cable/mounting screw.
– Battery terminal configuration as shown in the following figure MUST be used. Batteries that have the terminal
configuration reversed MUST NOT be used - otherwise serious injury or damage may occur.
– Install protective caps on POSITIVE (+) and NEGATIVE (–) terminals.
– All battery terminal caps (two on the right battery and two on the left battery) MUST be installed prior to use.
Risk of damage to the battery cable.
– The battery cables MUST be connected to the battery terminals, as shown in following figure (depending on
battery type), otherwise damage to the battery cable may result when installing battery terminal caps.
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Fig. 6-20
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