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PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS AND SAFETY
1. Someone should be within range of your voice or close enough to come to your aid when you work near a
lead-acid battery.
2. Have plenty of fresh water and soap nearby in case battery acid contacts skin, clothing, or eyes.
3. Wear complete eye protection and clothing protection. Avoid touching eyes while working with a battery.
Acid, acid particles or corrosion may get into eyes. Immediately flood eye with running cold water for at
least 10 minutes and get medical attention immediately.
4. If battery acid contacts skin or clothing, wash immediately with soap and water.
5. NEVER smoke or allow a spark or flame in vicinity of battery or engine.
6. Be extra cautious to reduce risk of dropping a metal tool onto battery. It might spark or short-circuit battery
or other electrical part that may cause explosion.
7. Remove personal metal items such as rings, bracelets, necklaces, and watches when working with a lead-acid
battery. A lead-acid battery can produce a short-circuit current high enough to weld a ring, or the like to
metal causing a severe burn.
GROUND AND AC POWER CORD CONNECTION
Charger should be grounded to reduce risk of electric shock. Charger is equipped with an electric cord having
an equipment grounding conductor and a grounding plug. The plug must be plugged into an outlet that is
properly installed and grounded in accordance with all local codes and ordinances. (See Figure 1.)
DANGER! NEVER
alter AC cord or plug provided – if it will not fit outlet, have proper outlet installed by a
qualified electrician. Improper connection can result in the risk of an electric shock.
This battery charger is for use on a nominal 120 volt circuit, has a grounding plug that looks like the plug
illustrated in Figure 1A. A temporary adapter, which looks like the adapter illustrated in Figures 1B, may be
used to connect this plug to a two-pole receptacle as shown in Figure 1 B, if a properly grounded outlet is not
available. The temporary adapter should be used only until a properly grounded outlet can be installed by a
qualified electrician.
DANGER!
Before using adapter as illustrated, be certain that center screw of outlet plate is grounded.
The green-colored rigid ear or tab extending from adapter must be connected to a properly grounded out-
let- make certain it is grounded. If necessary, replace original outlet cover plate screw with a longer screw
that will secure adapter ear or tab to outlet cover plate and make ground connection to grounded outlet.
FIGURE 1A
FIGURE 1B
GROUNDING PIN (A)
ADAPTER (B)
GROUNDING
MEANS
METAL SCREW
USE OF AN ADAPTER IS NOT ALLOWED IN CANADA. IF A GROUNDING TYPE RECEPTACLE IS
NOT AVAILABLE, DO NOT USE THIS APPLIANCE UNTIL THE PROPER OUTLET IS INSTALLED BY A
QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN.
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