Kioti DK55 Manual page 98

10-14 DK55
OPERATING INSTRUCTION
1. Battery must be fixed tightly in case
holder.
2. The battery should be secured and
the connecting cables properly fitted
and sufficiently long to prevent pull-
ing the terminals off of the battery.
3. Keep vent plugs tight on the vent
holes.
4. Keep battery and surrounding parts,
particularly the tops of the cells clean
and dry.
5. Keep the terminals and the cables free
from corrosion by coating with pure
Vaseline or grease.
6. The level of electrolyte should always
be kept between the level lines (At
hard rubber container should be kept
to a height 10 mm (3/8 in.) above up-
per edge of separator). Add approved
water (preferably distilled water)
regularly to each cell until this level
will be reached. Never add acid.
7. Recharge battery periodically after 4
weeks when operation is irregular or
battery is taken out of service, but
only until all cells gas evenly and
freely. Make sure to prevent over-
charging.
8. Battery should be charged once each
month when in service.
9. To charge the battery connect the
battery positive terminal to the
charger positive terminal and the
negative to the negative, then re-
charge in the standard fashion.
10. A boost charge is only for emergen-
cies. It partially charges the battery
at a high rate and in a short time.
When using a boost-charged battery,
it is necessary to recharge the bat-
tery as early as possible after the op-
eration has been finished. Failure to
do this extremely affects the service
life due to over discharge.
IMPORTANT
When connecting the battery, do
not reverse the polarities. Con-
nection with reverse polarities
causes troubles to the battery
and electrical system in the trac-
tor.
When disconnecting the cord
from the battery, start with the
negative terminal first, when con-
necting start with the positive
terminal first.
Reversing the steps may cause
short-circuiting, should a metal-
lic tool touch the terminals.
If the tractor is to be operated for
a short time without battery (us-
ing a slave battery for starting),
do not, under any circumstances,
interrupt the circuit by switching
off the key switch before stop-
ping the engine by means of fuel
pump shut off cable. Use addi-
tional current (lights) while en-
gine is running. Insulate termi-
nal of battery cable before start-
ing by means of slave battery. If
this advice is disregarded, dam-
age to alternator and regulator
may result.