PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS AND SAFETY
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 your 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 any metal items on your person 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
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 lug. 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!
DANGER! NEVER
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 1 A. A temporary adapter, which looks like the adapter illustrated in Figure 1 B,
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 ground ed
outlet can be installed by a qualified electrician.
DANGE
DANGER!
R! 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
outlet- 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 lA
FIGURE lB
ADAPTER (B)
GROUNDING PIN (A)
METAL
SCREW
GROUNDING
MEANS
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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