. OPERATION TROUBLESHOOTING STARTING ENGINE WITH BOOSTER CABLE When starting the engine with a booster cable, do as follows. PRECAUTIONS WHEN CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING BOOSTER CABLE WARNING When connecting the cables, never contact the positive (+) and negative (-) terminals. When starting the engine with a booster cable, wear safety glasses and in the booster cable connections. 3 - 159 PRECAUTIONS FOR CHARGI NG BATTERY battery is not handled correctly, ay explode. Always follow the E 3-149)" and the instruction r, and do as follows. y if the battery electrolyte level is . This may cause an explosion. vel periodically and add distilled vel to the UPPER LEVEL line.
match the voltage of the battery tage is not selected, the charger plosion. er clip of the charger to the positive (+) terminal of the battery, then connect the When charging the battery, if the there is danger that the battery m instructions in "BATTERY (PAG manual accompanying the charge Do not use or charge the batter below the LOWER LEVEL line Check the battery electrolyte le water to bring the electrolyte le Set the voltage of the charger to to be charged. If the correct vol may overheat and cause an ex Connect the positive (+) charg ttery, then conne ct the negative (-) charger clip of the securely. charger to the negative (-) terminal of the battery.
Be sure to attach the clips Set the charging current to 1/10 of the value of the rated battery capaci ty; when carrying out rapid chargin g, set it to less than the rated battery capacity. If the charger current is too high , the electrolyte will leak or dry up, and thi s may cause the battery to catch fir e and explode. If the battery electrolyte is froz en, do not charge the battery or start the engine with a different power source. gnite the battery electrolyte and cause the battery to explode. There is a danger that this will i gnite the battery electrolyte and cause t he battery to exp rubber gloves. Be careful not to let the normal ma each other.
This prevents sparks fro could ignite the hydrogen gas give Make sure that there is no mistak The final connection is to the engin sparks will be generated when this as possible from the battery. When disconnecting the booster c in contact with each other or with t NOTICE ickness to match the size of the battery. must be the same capacity as the battery on the failed machine. corrosion of the cable or clip. Use a booster cable and clip of a th The battery on the normal machine must be the same capacity as the battery on the failed machine Check that there is no breakage or Connect the clip securely.
Check that the work equipment lock levers on both the machines are at the LOCK position and that th e parking brake is a pplied. Check that all levers are at the Neu tral position.