Snapper 1300 Series - Manual (Page 28)

Troubleshooting Repair
A
WARNING
Keep open flames and sparks away from the bat-
tery; the gasses coming from it are highly explo-
sive. Ventilate the battery well during charging.
3. Wear safety glasses and shield eyes and face from
batteries at all times. Be sure vent caps are tight.
Place damp cloth over vent caps on both batteries.
4. Connect positive (+) cable to positive post of dis-
charged battery (wired to starter or solenoid).
polarity (usually red to positive and black to
5. Connect the other end of same cable to same post
negative).
marked positive (+) on booster battery.
While charging, periodically measure the temperature
6. Connect the second cable negative to other post
of the electrolyte. If the temperature exceeds 125” F
of booster battery.
(51.6” C), or if violent gassing or spewing of
7. Make final connection on engine block of stalled
trolyte occurs, the charging rate must be reduced or
cle away from battery. Do not lean over batteries.
temporarily halted to prevent battery damage. 8. Start the engine of the vehicle with the booster
6. Charge the battery until fully charged until the
tery. Wait a few minutes, then attempt to start the
specific gravity of the electrolyte is 1.250 or higher
engine of the vehicle with the discharged battery.
and the electrolyte temperature is at least The
9. If the vehicle does not after for thirtv
best method of making certain a battery is fully
charged, but not over charged, is to measure the
specific gravity of a cell once per hour. The battery is
fully charged when the cells are gassing freely at low
charging rate and less than 0.003 change in specific
gravity occurs over a three hour period.
JUMP STARTING WITH AUXILIARY
(BOOSTER)
A
WARNING
For your personal safety, use extreme care when
jump starting. Never expose battery to open
flame or electric spark
battery action generates
hydrogen gas which is flammable and explosive.
Do not allow battery acid to contact skin, eyes,
fabrics, or painted surfaces. Batteries contain a
sulfuric acid solution which can cause serious
personal injury or property damage.
Jump starting is not recommended. However, if if must
be done, follow these directions. Both booster and dis-
charged batteries should be treated carefully when using
jumper cables. Follow the steps below EXACTLY, being
careful not to cause sparks. Refer to figure 30.
1. Both batteries must be of the same voltage (6, 12,
etc.).
2. Position the vehicle with the booster baffery adjacent
to the vehicle with the discharged battery so that
booster cables can be connected easily to the batter-
ies in both vehicles. Make certain vehicles do not
touch each other.
seconds, STOP PROCEDURE. More thirty
onds seldom starts the engine unless some mechani-
cal adjustment is made.
10. After starting, allow the engine to return to idle speed.
Remove the cable connection at the engine or frame.
Then remove the other end of the same cable from
the booster battery.
Remove the other cable by disconnecting at the dis-
charged battery first and then disconnect the oppo-
site end from the booster battery.
12. Discard the damp cloths that were placed over the
battery vent caps.
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A
WARNING
Any procedure other than the preceding could
result In: (1) personal injury caused by elec-
trolyte squirting out the battery vents, (2) per-
sonal injury or property damage due to battery
explosion, (3) damage to the charging system of
the booster vehicle or of the immobilized vehicle.
Do not attempt to jump start a vehicle having a
frozen battery because the battery may rupture
or explode. If a frozen battery is suspected,
examine all fill vents on the battery. If ice can be
seen or if the electrolyte fluid cannot be seen, do
not attempt to start with jumper cables as long
as the battery remains frozen.