Craftsman 247.370480 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
CHARGING THE BATTERY
Charge the mowerfor 14hours before initialuse. Chargemower
indoorsina dryareaoutof the weather.DONOTchargeinrainorwet
locations.
IMPORTANT:Useonly the batterychargerprovidedwiththismower
(Part number725-04387).
Plugthe batterychargerintothemowerfirst,andthen intoany
standard110/120volthouseholdelectricaloutlet.SeeFigure8 insetfor
batterycharginglocationonmower.
IMPORTANT:Alwaysdisconnectbatterycharger(or extensioncord,
if used)fromtheelectricaloutletfirst,thendisconnectbatterycharger
frommower.
STARTING THE MOWER AND BLADE
1. Insertkey.Referto Figure9.
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CircuitBreaker
ChargerAdapter ResetButton
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Figure8
NOTE: Ifanextensioncordisrequired,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.Thechargerisa two
stagecharger.The firststage,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'sgreenLEDwillstopblinking.Thisstartsthe floatstage.
Duringthe floatstagethechargersgreenLEDwill beon continuously.
Thefloatstagewill"topoff" the batteriesinapproximately4-6 hours,
again,dependingonthe conditionof thebattery.However,a full 14
hourchargeis alwaysrecommended.
NOTE: Itisrecommendedthatthe 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 keytopreventaccidentalstartingwhenequipmentis
unattended.
3. Chargethe mower.
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