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Openbatterycover,removepositiveandnegativeleadsfrom
battery,removeandreplacewithnewbattery.Connectthe
positiveleadtothepositivesideofthebatterypack,thenconnect
thenegativeside.
NOTE:Thebatteryyouhavemaydifferslightlyfromtheoneshownin
Figure19.RefertothePartsList.
IMPORTANT:Whenreplacingbatterypackinhandlepanel,battery
packmustbepositionedwiththepositiveterminaltotheleftside
andthenegativeterminaltotherightsideofpanel(Positiveterminal
isclosesttothekeyswitch).SeeFigure20.Replacingbatterypack
incorrectlywillcauseseriousdamage.
4. Reattachbatterycovertobatteryhousingbysecuringwiththe
twoscrewsremovedearlier,makingsuretosnapthewireconduit
ontheleftintoplaceonthehousing.
5. Foldhandlesbackupandtightenstarknobs.
Donotremovethebatterypackfromtheelectricstarterhousingfor
anyreasonotherthanreplacement.
Charging Battery
Thebatterycontainscorrosivefluidandtoxicmaterial;handlewith
careandkeepawayfromchildren.Donotpuncture,disassemble,
mutilateorincineratethebattery.Explosivegasescouldbevented
duringchargingordischarging.Useinawellventilatedarea,away
fromsourcesofignition.
NOTE:Thespecialdesignedplugonthechargerwillonlyfitintothe
plugonthebatterybox.
1. Plugthebatterychargerintotheportontheundersideofthe
batteryhousing.SeeFigure21.
2. Insertthebatterychargerplugintoastandard120volthousehold
outlet.Chargebatteryfor8to10hoursbeforeinitialuse.Failure
todosomayresultindiminishedbatterylife.Donotcharge
longerthan 12hours.Thebatteryshouldonlyneedtobe
chargeduponinitialsetupandafteranyotherextendedperiodsof
non-use.
3. Aftercharging,disconnectchargerplugfromoutletfirst,then
disconnectchargerleadfrombattery.
IMPORTANT:Alwaysplugchargerleadintobatterypackleadfirst,
andtheninsertbatterychargerpluginto120voltstandardhousehold
outlet.Followthisorderofactioneverytimeyouchargethebattery.
Useonlythebatterychargersuppliedwiththismower.
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Replacing Fuse
Theelectricstartercircuitand batteryareprotectedbya 40ampere
fuse.Ifthefuseburnsout,theelectricstarterwillnotoperate.If the
unitfailstostartwiththeelectricstarter,performthefollowingstepsto
checkthefuseinsidethebatteryhousing:
1. Openthebatterycoverasdescribedin ReplacingBattery.See
Figure19.
2. Removefusefromsocketandinspectas shownin Figure22.If it
isburnedout,replacewithstandardautomotive40amperefuse.
3. Carefullyplacewiringbackintohousing,closebatterycover,and
foldupperhandlebackintoplace.
NOTE:Theenginecanbestartedmanuallyifthefuseburnsout.
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