Starting With An Auxiliary Battery - Kubota ACHILLES A18 Owner's Handbook Manual

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NOTE:
 If the engine does not stop with the key,
contact your ACHILLES dealer.
STARTING WITH AN AUXILIARY
BATTERY
3
CAUTION
To avoid personal injury:
 Battery gases can
Do not smoke and keep sparks
and flames away.
 Do not start the engine with
an auxiliary battery if excavator
battery is frozen.
 Do not
jumper cable to the negative (—
) terminal of the excavator
battery.
 Observe Following
when Starting with an Auxiliary
Battery
1. Bring the helping machine with the same
battery voltage as near as possible to the
machine.
THE MACHINES MUST NOT COME IN
CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER.
2. Bring the levers and pedal of both
vehicles in the neutral position and put
the lock lever in the "Lock" position.
3. Wear eye protection and rubber gloves.
4. Remove the battery caps from both
batteries. (If present)
5. Connect the terminal of the red jumper
cable with the plus ( + ) terminal of the
low battery and connect the other end of
the cable to the plus ( + ) terminal of the
auxiliary battery.
6. Connect the black negative cable to the
minus (—) terminal of the auxiliary
battery.
7. Connect the other end of the black cable
(coming from the auxiliary battery) to the
machine frame as far away as possible
from the low battery.
8. Start the engine of the helping machine
and let it run for a while. Start the
machine with the low battery.
9. Disconnect the jumper cables in the
reverse sequence.
explode.
connect the black
Guidelines
(1) Low battery
(2) Auxiliary battery
(3) Jumper cables
IMPORTANT:
 This excavator has a negative (—) earthed
12 Volt starting system.
 Only use the same voltage when using an
auxiliary battery.
 Using a higher
serious damage to the electrical system.
When using an auxiliary battery,
the compatible
permissible.
voltage will cause
only
(same) voltage is