OPERATION
IC120 ENG
3-5
STARTING WITH JUMPER CABLES
Follow the procedures shown below to start the engine
with jumper cables, if the batteries are exhausted.
WARNING
If the jumper cables are connected improperly,
the batteries are short-circuited, resulting in a
dangerous accident. Never connect the
positive and negative terminals.
The battery produces inflammable hydrogen
gas. It is explosive. Never bring fire close to
the battery or strike a spark near it.
NOTICE
The electrical system of this machine runs on 24 V.
Use a 24 V auxiliary battery.
Connecting the jumper cables
1. Set the engine key switches of a machine with a
charged battery and the machine with a dead battery.
2. Connect the clip of the (red) jumper cable to the
positive terminal of the dead battery. Connect the
other clip to the positive terminal of the charged battery.
3. Connect the clip of the (black) jumper cable to the
negative terminal of the charged battery. Connect the
other clip to the upper frame of the machine with the
dead battery.
Starting the engine
1. Make sure that the cable clips are connected with the
battery terminals and upper frame properly.
2. Start the engine of the machine with the charged
battery and keep it running at high speed.
3. Start the engine of the machine with the dead battery.
Disconnecting the jumper cables
1. Disconnect the clip of the black cable from the upper
frame first. Disconnect the clip from the negative
terminal of the charged battery then.
2. Disconnect the clip of the red cable from the positive
terminal of the charged battery first. Disconnect the
clip from the positive terminal of the dead battery then.
Never connect the positive and
negative terminals.
(Red)
Charged
battery
Dead
battery
(Black)
Upper frame of the machine with a dead
battery
Order of connecting the jumper cables
Order of disconnecting the jumper
cables
