Komatsu PC14R-3, Operation & Maintence Manual

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TROUBLESHOOTING
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STARTING THE ENGINE
CAUTION
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Make sure that the safety levers of both machines are in the “locked” position. Also make sure that all
the control levers are in NEUTRAL.
1. Make sure that the clamps hold the battery terminals firmly.
2. Start the engine of the machine used as starting aid and run it at high rpm.
3. Start the engine of the machine to be started (see "3.3.2 STARTING THE ENGINE").
REMOVING THE BOOSTER CABLES
When the engine has started, remove the cables in the reverse
order with respect to their connection.
1.
Remove the clamp of booster cable (B) from the engine block
of the machine to be started.
2. Remove the other clamp of booster cable (B) from the
negative (-) terminal of the machine used as starting aid.
3. Remove the clamp of booster cable (A) from the positive (+)
terminal of the machine used as starting aid.
4. Remove the other clamp of booster cable (A) from the
positive (+) terminal of the machine to be started.
Battery of the
problem machine
Battery of the
normal machine
A
B
1 2
Engine block
of the problem
machine
1
2
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