Craftsman 247.370480 manual Charging The Battery, Starting The Mower And Blade

CHARGING THE BATTERY

Charge the mowerfor 14hours before initialuse. Chargemower

indoorsina dry areaoutof the weather.DO NOTchargein rainorwet locations.

IMPORTANT:Useonly the batterychargerprovidedwiththismower (Part number725-04387).

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 approximately4-6 hours, again,dependingonthe conditionof the battery.However,a full 14 hourchargeis alwaysrecommended.

NOTE: It is recommendedthatthe mowerbe chargedonceeverytwo monthsduringstorage.

Figure9

2.Depressstarterbuttononthe motor/bladecontrol.

3.Pullmotor/bladecontrolhandleupagainstupperhandle.

4.Releasestarterbuttonwhenmotorstarts.

STOPPING THE MOTOR AND BLADE

1.Releasemotor/bladecontrolhandleto stopmotorandblade.

handleis released SearsServiceCenter.

2.Removethe keyto preventaccidentalstartingwhenequipmentis unattended.

3.Chargethe mower.

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