Checking, Disassembling And Servicing; Checking And Adjusting; Battery - Kubota WSM STV32 Workshop Manual

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4. CHECKING, DISASSEMBLING AND SERVICING

A To avoid accidental short circuit, be sure to attach the positive cable to the positive terminal before the
negative cable is attached to the negative terminal.
A Never remove the battery cap while the engine is running.
A Keep electrolyte away from eyes, hands and clothes. If you are spattered with it, wash it away
completely with water immediately.
A Keep open sparks and flames away from the battery at all times. Hydrogen gas mixed with oxygen
becomes very explosive.
A If the machine is to be operated for a short time without battery (using a slave battery for starting), use
additional current (lights) while engine is running and insulate terminal of battery. If this advice is
disregarded, damage to alternator and regulator may result.

[1] CHECKING AND ADJUSTING

(1) Battery

Battery Condition
See page G-25 "Checking Battery Condition".
Battery Voltage
1. Stop the engine and turn the main switch off.
2. Connect the COM (-) lead of the voltmeter to the battery's
negative terminal post and the (+) lead to the positive terminal
post, and measure the battery voltage.
3. If the battery voltage is less than the factory specification,
check the battery specific gravity and recharge the battery.
Battery voltage Factory spec.
Battery Terminal Connection
1. Turn the main switch on, and turn on the head light.
2. Measure the voltage with a voltmeter across the battery's
positive terminal post and the cable terminal, and the voltage
across the battery's negative terminal post and the chassis.
3. If the measurement exceeds the factory specification, clean
the battery terminal posts and cable clamps, and tighten them
firmly.
Potential difference Factory spec.
9-S7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
0000004652E
0000008027E
More than 12 V
0000001140E
Less than 0.1 V
0000001141E
KiSC issued 04, 2006 A