Openbatterycover,removepositiveandnegativeleadsfrom
battery,removeandreplacewithnewbatteryConnectthe.
positiveleadtothepositivesideofthebatterypack,thenconnect
thenegativeside.
NOTE:Thebatteryyouhavemaydifferslightlyfromtheoneshownin
Figure19RefertothePartsList..
IMPORTANT:Whenreplacingbatterypackinhandlepanel,battery packmustbepositionedwiththepositiveterminaltotheleftside andthenegativeterminaltotherightsideofpanel(Positiveterminal
isclosesttothekeyswitch)SeeFigure20. .Replacingbatterypack incorrectlywillcauseseriousdamage.
4.Reattachbatterycovertobatteryhousingbysecuringwiththe twoscrewsremovedearlier,makingsuretosnapthewireconduit ontheleftintoplaceonthehousing.
5.Foldhandlesbackupandtightenstarknobs.
Donotremovethebatterypackfromtheelectricstarterhousingfor anyreasonotherthanreplacement.
Charging Battery
Thebatterycontainscorrosivefluidandtoxicmaterial;handlewith
careandkeepawayfromchildrenDonotpuncture,disassemble,.
mutilateorincineratethebatteryExplosivegasescouldbevented.
duringchargingordischargingUseinawellventilatedarea,away.
fromsourcesofignition.
NOTE:Thespecialdesignedplugonthechargerwillonlyfitintothe
plugonthebatterybox.
1.Plugthebatterychargerintotheportontheundersideofthe
batteryhousingSeeFigure21. .
2.Insertthebatterychargerplugintoastandard120volthousehold
outletChargebatteryfor8to10hoursbeforeinitialuse.Failure.
todosomayresultindiminishedbatterylifeDonotcharge. longerthan 12hours.Thebatteryshouldonlyneedtobe chargeduponinitialsetupandafteranyotherextendedperiodsof
3.Aftercharging,disconnectchargerplugfromoutletfirst,then
disconnectchargerleadfrombattery.
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Figure22
Replacing Fuse
IMPORTANT:Alwaysplugchargerleadintobatterypackleadfirst, The electricstartercircuitand batteryareprotectedby a 40ampere andtheninsertbatterychargerpluginto120voltstandardhousehold fuse. Ifthe fuseburnsout,theelectricstarterwill not operate.If the
outletFollowthisorderofactioneverytimeyouchargethebattery.. unitfailsto start withtheelectricstarter,performthefollowingstepsto checkthe fuseinsidethe batteryhousing:
1. Openthe batterycoveras describedin ReplacingBattery.See
Useonlythebatterychargersuppliedwiththismower.Figure19.
2. Removefusefromsocketandinspectas shownin Figure22. If it is burnedout,replacewithstandardautomotive40 amperefuse.
3. Carefullyplacewiringbackintohousing,closebatterycover,and fold upperhandlebackinto place.
NOTE:The enginecan bestartedmanuallyif the fuseburnsout.
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