CLEANING -
Disconnect battery cables from batteries.
Remove all corrosion with a wire brush or battery post brush.
Wash the cable connections and battery posts with a weak
solution of baking soda or ammonia. Apply petroleum jelly or
grease to prevent future corrosion. Reconnect the cables to the
batteries making sure they are tight. Clean every 100 hours.
CHARGING -
To ease charging of the batteries, there is a
set of auxiliary battery charging posts on the rear of the
sprayer’s mainframe (fig. 7.27). Connect your charging cables to
them just as you would to the battery, positive cable to positive
terminal, and negative cable to negative terminal. Keep these
terminals clean and their caps in place when not in use.
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VII.
SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
NOTE:
To ensure the best electrical contact, battery terminal
connections should be as clean and as tight as possible.
NOTE:
When servicing the electrical system
always disconnect the batteries. Remove
the ground cable first and connect it last.
SERVICE ACCESS -
The batteries are located at the rear of
the machine behind battery service access panel (fig. 7.26).
ELECTRICAL
Batteries
SAFETY
Batteries contain sulfuric acid. Avoid contact with
skin, eyes, or clothing. Do not inhale fumes or ingest
liquid. Batteries contain gases which can explode.
Keep sparks and flame away while servicing.
FIG 7.26
Install replacement batteries with
ratings equivalent to or higher than the
specs below.
VOLTAGE
..................... 12 V (only)
CCA (30 sec. at 0° F)
............... 950
RESERVE CAPACITY
..... 185 min.
at 25 amps
FIG 7.27
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