. OPERATION TROUBLESHOOTING IF BATTERY IS DISCHARGED WARNING terminal to the will be from the 3 - 145 D o not charge the b attery when it is mounted on the mac hine. Always remove i t before charging it. If it is charged while still mounted on the ma chine, if the cabl e comes off during th e charging operation, the clip and parts of th e machine will come in contact. This will ca use a spark, ign ite the flammable gas generated inside the battery, and cause an e xplosion. D o not bring any fla me close to the battery. During the ch arging operation, flammable gas is generate d inside the battery, so there is danger of e xplosion.
If battery electrolyte (dilute sulphuri c acid) gets in your ey es, you may lose your eyesight. Always wear protective glasses and rubber gloves whe n handling the b attery. If battery elect rolyte gets into your eyes, immediately was h your eyes with large amounts of fresh w ater for at least 15 minutes, and be s our eyelids. After that, immediately. If battery electrolyt immediately with la rge amounts of w ater. When doing thi s, do not use any alkaline fluid as a neutralize r. If battery electrolyte gets on your clothes , wash it off with large amounts of wate r.Then take your clothes off and wash them f urther in largeamounts of water.
If you suff er any chemical burn, get medical atte ntion immediately. If the terminals are l oose, improper c ontact will cause spa rks, and there is dange r that the flammable ga s generated inside the battery will ignite a nd cause an explosion. Always install the terminals securely . REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF BATTERY 1. ( 1. When removin g the battery, disconnect grou negative (-) ter minal) (1) first. REMARK The negative (-) t erminal of the battery is conne The machine. For this re ason, if any tool contacts between t and the positive (+ ) terminal of t he battery, the bat parks. short-circuited and t his will cause s 2. Remove connec tion cable (2) between the 2 batte 3.
Finally, disconn ect positive (+) 4. Remove battery clamps (4). This makes it machine.