Battery Maintenance; Battery Maintenance And Safety Practices; Battery Fluid Level - JLG 1230ES Operation And Safety Manual

SECTION 6 - GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS AND OPERATOR MAINTENANCE

6.6 BATTERY MAINTENANCE

Battery Maintenance and Safety Practices

ENSURE THAT BATTERY ACID DOES NOT COME INTO CONTACT WITH
SKIN OR CLOTHING. WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EYEWEAR
WHEN WORKING WITH BATTERIES. NEUTRALIZE ANY BATTERY ACID
SPILLS WITH BAKING SODA AND WATER.
BATTERY ACID RELEASES AN EXPLOSIVE GAS WHILE CHARGING,
ALLOW NO OPEN FLAMES, SPARKS OR LIGHTED TOBACCO PROD-
UCTS IN THE AREA WHILE CHARGING BATTERIES. CHARGE BATTER-
IES ONLY IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA.
ADD ONLY DISTILLED WATER TO BATTERIES. WHEN ADDING DIS-
TILLED WATER TO THE BATTERIES, A NON-METALLIC CONTAINER
AND/OR FUNNEL MUST BE USED.
As with any wet cell battery, check the electrolyte level of the
batteries often, adding only distilled water when required. When
fully charged, battery fluid level should be 1/8" below vent tubes.
(See Figure 6-2.).
• DO NOT fill to bottom of vent tubes.
• DO NOT allow fluid level to go below the top of the plates
when charging or operating.
6-8
BATTERY
FILLER CAP
1/8 "
PLATES
Figure 6-2. Battery Fluid Level.
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FLUID LEVEL OF FULLY
CHARGED BATTERY
VENT TUBE
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