Hobart Welding Products OM-945 manual Activating The Dry Charge Battery If Applicable

5-4. Activating The Dry Charge Battery (If Applicable)

! Always wear a face shield,

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rubber gloves and protec- tive clothing when working on a battery.

Remove battery from unit.

1Vent Caps

2Sulfuric Acid Electrolyte (1.265 Specific Gravity)

3Well

Fill each cell with electrolyte to bottom of well (maximum).

! Do not overfill battery cells.

Wait ten minutes and check elec- trolyte level. If necessary, add elec- trolyte to raise to proper level. Reinstall vent caps.

4 Battery Charger

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Read and follow all instruc-

tions supplied with battery charger.

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5 A For 30 Minutes

OR+

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Tools Needed: 30 A For 12 Minutes

Charge battery for 12 minutes at 30 amperes or 30 minutes at 5 am- peres. Disconnect charging cables and install battery.

.When electrolyte is low, add only distilled water to cells to maintain proper level.

drybatt1 6/05 − S-0886

5-5. Connecting the Battery

!	Connect negative (−)
	cable last.−
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Tools Needed:
1/2 in
	Ref. 226 427-A / Ref. 802 341 / Ref. S-0756-D
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