21
CAUTION
Only qualified and experienced personnel
should perform maintenance and repair on
batteries.
WARNING
Gases produced by a battery can be
explosive. Do not smoke, use an open
flame, create an arc or sparks in the vicin-
ity of the battery. Ventilate area well when
servicing and when charging. Batteries
contain sulfuric acid which may cause
severe burns. Avoid contact with eyes,
skin, or clothing.
In case of contact, flush immediately and
thoroughly with large amounts of clean
water. Remove contaminated clothing.
Obtain medical attention. In case of spills,
dilute spill cautiously with five to six vol-
umes of water and gradually neutralize
with lime, soda ash or baking soda. For
waste disposal consult Federal, State and
Local Regulations.
BATTERY TYPE
The batteries in your lift truck are consid-
ered a maintenance free type. Mainte-
nance free batteries do not have
removable vent caps and should never be
opened in any way or the battery will be
permanently damaged or destroyed.
SAFETY RULES
Wear protective clothing, such as, rubber
apron, gloves, boots and goggles when
performing any maintenance on batteries.
Do not allow electrolyte to come in contact
with eyes, skin, clothing, or floor. If electro-
lyte comes in contact with eyes, or skin
flush thoroughly with large amounts of
clean water, remove contaminated cloth-
ing and obtain medical help immediately.
• Keep vent plugs firmly in place at all
times.
• Do not bring any type of flame, spark,
etc., near the battery. Gas formed while
the battery is charging, is highly explo-
sive. This gas remains in the cells long
after charging has stopped.
• Do not lay metallic or conductive objects
on battery. Arcing may result.
• Do not allow dirt, cleaning solution, or
other foreign material to enter cells.
Impurities in electrolyte has a neutraliz-
ing effect reducing available charge.
• Observe any battery safety decal or
other safety decals that are on your lift
truck
BATTERY CARE
The care and maintenance of your battery
is very important to obtain maximum effi-
ciency from the battery charge and obtain
maximum battery life.
CAUTION
Only qualified and experienced personnel
should perform maintenance and repair on
batteries.
Cleaning
(Follow Safety Rules at all
Always keep vent plugs in place when
cleaning battery. When the batteries are
discharged and charged correctly, they
should remain clean and dry. All that is
necessary is to brush or blow off any dust
or dirt which may accumulate on the bat-
tery. However, if electrolyte is spilled or
overflows from the cell, dilute spill cau-
tiously with five to six volumes of water
and gradually neutralize with lime, soda
ash or baking soda. To do this, remove
battery from truck and clean with the solu-
tion of soda and water, brushing the soda
ALL MODELS
SUPPLEMENT
BATTERY SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE
Summary of Contents for 988993
Page 24: ......
