Battery - Briggs & Stratton 10000 Watt Home Generator System Operator's Manual

 3. Whentheoilhasdrained,replacebrassplugintotube.
 4. Slidetheoildraintubeupintotheclamponthefuel
hose.
Changing Oil Filter
 1. Placeoildraintrayovertubingandslideitunderoil
filter.
 . Followinstructionsgiveninengineoperator'smanual
forchangingoilfilter.
 3. Removeoildraintrayfromunderoilfilterandcleanup
anyspilledoil.
CAUTION
Avoidprolongedorrepeatedskincontactwithusedmotor
oil.
• Usedmotoroilhasbeenshowntocauseskincancerin
certainlaboratoryanimals.
• Thoroughlywashexposedareaswithsoapandwater.
 K EEPOUTOFREACHOFCHILDREN.DON'TPOLLUTE.
CONSERVERESOURCES.RETURNUSEDOILTO
COLLECTIONCENTERS.
To fill your engine with oil:
Followthesyntheticoilgraderecommendationandoilfill
instructionsgivenintheengineoperator'smanual.
NOTICE
Anyattempttocrankorstarttheenginebeforeithasbeen
properlyservicedwiththerecommendedoilwillresultin
equipmentfailure.
• RefertoMaintenanceandenginemanualforoilfill
information.
• Damagetoequipmentresultingfromfailuretofollowthis
instructionwillvoidengineandgeneratorwarranty.
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Battery

WARNING
Battery posts, terminals and related accessories contain
lead and lead compounds - chemicals known to the State
of California to cause cancer and reproductive harm.
Wash hands after handling.
Charging the Battery
Ifitisnecessarytochargethebattery,proceedasfollows:
 1. Setgenerator'ssystemswitchtoOFF.
 . Remove15Ampfusefromcontrolpanel.
 3. Disconnectnegativebatterycabletonegativebattery
terminal(indicatedbyNEGATIVE,NEG,or(-).
NOTICE
Failuretodisconnectnegativebatterycablewillresultin
equipmentfailure.
• DONOTattempttojumpstartthebattery.
• Damagetoequipmentresultingfromfailuretofollowthis
instructionwillvoidwarranty.
 4. ChargebatterywithbatterychargeratAmpsuntil
batteryholds1Volts.
NOTE:DONOTexceed13.7Voltscharging.
WARNING
Storagebatteriesgiveoffexplosivehydrogen
gasduringrecharging.
Slightestsparkwillignitehydrogenandcause
explosion.
Batteryelectrolytefluidcontainsacidandis
extremelycaustic.
Contactwithbatterycontentswillcausesevere
chemicalburns.
Abatterypresentsariskofelectricalshockand
highshortcircuitcurrent.
• DONOTdisposeofbatteryinafire.
• DONOTallowanyopenflame,spark,heat,orlitcigarette
duringandforseveralminutesafterchargingabattery.
• DONOTopenormutilatethebattery.
• Wearprotectivegoggles,rubberapron,andrubber
gloves.
• Removewatches,rings,orothermetalobjects.
• Usetoolswithinsulatedhandles.
NOTE:Withthebatteryinstalledandutilitypoweravailable
tothetransferswitch,thebatteryreceivesatricklecharge
whenevertheengineisnotrunning.Itmaytakeupto
7hourstofullychargeabatterywiththetricklecharge.
Thetricklechargeisnotabletorechargeabatterythatis
completelydischarged.
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