. OPERATION TROUBLESHOOTING PRECAUTIONS FOR CHARGING BATTERY 3 - 133 CHARGING BATTERY WHEN MOUNTED ON MACHIN When th e charging the battery, if the battery is mistakenly h andled, there is danger of explosion . Follow the precautions in "IF BATTER Y IS DISCHARGED ( PAGE 3-132)" and th e instructions given in t he charger manual, a nd always do as follo ws. Set th e voltage of the charge r to match the voltage of the battery to be c harged. If the correct voltage is not selecte d, the charger may o verheat and cause an explosion.
harger clip of the charger to the Conne ct the positive (+) c harger the positiv e (+) terminal of the ba ttery, then connect th e negative (-) charg er clip of the charger ermina the batter y.
Be sure to attach th Set th e charging current to 1 /10 of the value of th e rated battery capacity; when carrying o ut rapid charging , set it to le ss than the rated batte If the c harger current is too hi gh, the electrolyte wil l leak o r dry up , and t his may cause the ba ttery to catch fire and explod If the tter engine There is a danger that this w ill ignite the battery e lectrolyte a nd cause the battery to explo Do not use or charge the bat tery if the battery electrolyte leve l is below the LOWER LEVEL line. This may cause an exp losion. Check the batt ery electrolyte level p eriodically an d add distilled water to brin g the electrolyte l evel to the