CHARGING THE BATTERY
Charge the mowerfor 14hours before initialuse. Chargemower
indoorsina dry areaoutof the weather.DO NOTchargein rainorwet locations.
IMPORTANT:Useonly the batterychargerprovidedwiththismower (Part
Plugthe batterychargerintothe mowerfirst,andthen intoany standard110/120volthouseholdelectricaloutlet.SeeFigure8 insetfor batterycharginglocationonmower.
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IMPORTANT:Alwaysdisconnectbatterycharger(or extensioncord, if used)fromtheelectricaloutletfirst,thendisconnectbatterycharger frommower.
STARTING THE MOWER AND BLADE
1.Insertkey.Referto Figure9.
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ChargerAdapter | ResetButton |
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NOTE: Ifanextensioncord is required,useonethat isat leastwire
size16AWG.Connecttheextensioncordto chargerbeforeplugging extensioncordintoelectricaloutlet.
The batterycontainscorrosivefluidandtoxic material- HANDLE WITHCARE.Keepawayfromchildren.Do not puncture, disassemble,mutilate,orincinerate.Explosivegasescould bevented duringchargingor discharging.Useina wellventilatedarea,away fromsourcesofignition.
IMPORTANT:Alwaysrechargemowerfully.The chargerisa two stagecharger.The first stage,equalize,suppliesa highervoltageto the batteries.Thishelpsspeedchargetimeand balancethe charge acrosstheindividualbatteries.The secondstage,float,suppliesa lowervoltage.Thispreventsthe batteriesfromexperiencing overchargingdamageandalso"topsoff" the batterycharge. Dependingon batteryconditionthe equalizestagewill completein approximately8 hours.Whenthe equalizestageis completethe charger'sgreenLEDwill stopblinking.Thisstartsthe floatstage. Duringthe floatstagethechargersgreenLEDwill beon continuously. Thefloatstagewill"top off" the batteriesin
NOTE: It is recommendedthatthe mowerbe chargedonceeverytwo monthsduringstorage.
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2.Depressstarterbuttononthe motor/bladecontrol.
3.Pullmotor/bladecontrolhandleupagainstupperhandle.
4.Releasestarterbuttonwhenmotorstarts.
STOPPING THE MOTOR AND BLADE
1.Releasemotor/bladecontrolhandleto stopmotorandblade.
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2.Removethe keyto preventaccidentalstartingwhenequipmentis unattended.
3.Chargethe mower.
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