WARNING:For reasons of safety, always follow these safety precautions. SAFETY If the battery is handled incorrectly when it is being charged, there is danger that the battery may explode, so follow the instructions in HANDLING BATTERY and in the instruction manual for the charger, and always observe the following precautions. Carry out the charging in a well ventilated place, and remove the battery caps. This disperses the hydrogen gas and prevents explosion. Set the voltage on the charger to match the voltage on the battery to be charged. If the voltage setting is wrong, it will cause the charger to overheat and catch fire, and this may lead to an explosion.
Connect the positive charging clip of the charger to the positive to the negative If the battery charge is less than 1/10 of the rated charge, and high speed charging is carried out, set to a value below the rated capacity of the battery. If there is an excessive flow of charging current, it may cause leakage or evaporation of the electrolyte, which may catch fire and explode. 7.5 TOWING Injury or death could result if a disabled machine is towed incorrectly or if there is a mistake in the selection of the wire rope, so always do as follows. Do not tow in a different way from the method given. Method of towing machine Always wear leather gloves when handling wire rope.
When carrying out the preparation for towing with another worker, agree on signals before starting the operation. If the engine on the problem machine will not start or there is a failure in the brake system, please contact your distributor for repairs. It is dangerous to tow a machine on a slope, so choose a place where there is a gradual slope. If there is no place with a gradual slope, carry out work to make the slope as small as possible. If a problem machine is towed by another machine, ALWAYS use a wire rope with a sufficient towing capacity for the weight of the problem machine. Do not use a wire rope which has cut strands A , kink B or reduced diameter C .
Do not stand astride the towing cable or wire rope. When connecting a machine that is to be towed, do not let any one come between the towing machine and the machine that is being towed. Set the coupling of the machine being towed in a straight line with the towing portion of the machine, and secure it in position. WA380-3MC 1-18 CHARGING BATTERY WHEN TOWING