ELECTRICAL Slow Battery Charging Electrical and Alternator Precautions NOTE Always make sure the battery charger is OFF before connecting or disconnecting the cable clamps. To reduce the danger of explosions and resulting death or personal in- jury, do not connect or disconnect charger cables while the charger is operating. WARNING! Follow the instructions that come with your battery charger. Take the following precautions to avoid burning out alternator diodes: Do not start the engine with alternator disconnected (connections removed) from the circuit. It is not necessary to remove the battery from the compartment. WARNING!
Charger cables must be connected positive to positive (+ to +) and neg- ative to negative (- to -). If con- nected improperly, batteries could explode. Failure to comply may re- sult in death, personal injury, equip- ment or property damage. 1. Disconnect the battery cables. Before welding, disconnect all electronic connections to the vehicle batteries. 2. Connect charger cables. 3. Start charging the battery at a rate not over 6 amperes. Normally, a battery should be charged at no more than 10 percent of its rated capacity. Remove battery power cable and insulate it from the vehicle. 5 Do not run the engine with the batteries disconnected. 4.
After charging, turn OFF charger and disconnect charger cables. Do not disconnect the battery cables or alternator connection cables with the engine running. Never turn the ignition switch from the ON position to the START position with the engine running. (03/17) Y53-6077-1B1 5-99