OPERATION TROUBLES AND ACTIONS Starting Engine With Booster Cables 0. When starting the engine with a booster cable, do as follows: Connecting and Disconnecting Booster Cables 0. When connecting the cables, never contact the posi- tive (+) and negative (-) terminals. When starting the engine with a booster cable, always wear safety glasses. Be careful not to let the normal machine and problem machine contact each other. This prevents sparks from generating near the battery which could ignite the hydrogen gas given off by the battery. If hydrogen gas explodes, it could cause serious injury. Make sure you do not make a mistake in connecting the booster cables.
Make the final connection to the frame, be aware that sparks might be generated when this is done, so connect to a place as far as possible from the battery. (However, avoid connecting the cable to the work equipment, as conduc- tion is poor.) Use care when removing the cables from the machine that has been started. To avoid hydrogen explo- sion, do not allow the cable ends to contact each other or the machine. The size of the booster cable and clip should be suitable for the battery size. Use the same capacity battery for both the normal machine and the problem machine. The starting system for this machine uses 12V. For the normal machine, select a machine which also uses 12V.
Make sure that the cables and clips are firmly connected. Connect securely with the clips. Check that the safety lock levers and parking brake levers of both machines are in the LOCK position. Check that each lever is in the NEUTRAL position. Booster Cable Connection 0. Keep the starting switch of the normal machine and problem machine are both at the OFF position. Connect the booster cable as follows, in the order of the num- bers marked in the diagram. 1. Connect one clip of booster cable (A) to the positive (+) ter- minal of the problem machine. 2. Connect the other clip of booster cable (A) to the positive (+) terminal of the normal machine. 3.
Connect one clip of booster cable (B) to the negative (-) ter- minal of the normal machine. 4. Connect the other clip of booster cable (B) to the engine block of the problem machine. 3-101 WARNING NOTICE