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5
Maintaining
Your Lawn
Mower
An unbalanced blade
will cause excessive
vibration when rotat-
ing at high speeds. It
may cause damage
to mower, and could
break causing per-
sonal injury.
When removing
the cutting blade
for sharpening or
replacement or
when sliding the belt
around it, protect
your hands with a
pair of heavy gloves
or use a heavy rag to
hold the blade.
WARNING
1
2
Key
Switch
Negative
Terminal
Positive
Terminal
4. Carefully remove old battery and replace with new
one. Connect the positive lead to the positive side of
the battery pack, then connect the negative side. See
Figure 5-7.
IMPORTANT:
When replacing battery pack in harness
assembly, battery pack must be positioned with the
positive terminal to the left side and the negative
terminal to the right side of panel (Positive terminal is
closest to the key switch). See Figure 5-7. Replacing
battery pack incorrectly will cause serious damage.
5. Reattach battery harness assembly to the speed
control housing, making sure to snap the tab on the
harness into the slot on the housing. See Figure 5-5.
Secure with the three screws removed earlier.
WARNING: Do not remove the battery
pack from the electric starter housing
for any reason other than replacement.
Figure 5-
Figure 5-8
Charging Battery
WARNING: The battery contains
corrosive fluid and toxic material;
handle with care and keep away from
children. Do not puncture, disas-
semble, mutilate or incinerate the
battery. Explosive gases could be
vented during charging or discharg-
ing. Use in a well ventilated area, away
from sources of ignition.
NOTE:
The special designed plug on the charger will
only fit into the plug on the battery box.
1. Plug the battery charger into the port on the
underside of the battery housing. See Figure 5-7.
2. Insert the battery charger plug into a standard 120
volt household outlet. Charge battery for 8 to 10
hours before initial use.
Do not charge longer
than 12 hours.
The battery should only need to
be charged upon initial setup and after any other
extended periods of non-use.
3. After charging, disconnect charger plug from outlet
first, then disconnect charger lead from battery.
IMPORTANT:
Always plug charger lead into battery
pack lead first, and then insert battery charger plug
into 120 volt standard household outlet. Follow this
order of action every time you charge the battery.
WARNING: Use only the battery
charger supplied with this mower.
