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C. ACID BURNS (UNSEALED WET CELL BATTERIES)
Acid in batteries is corrosive. It can cause serious burns to the eyes and skin and can damage
floors, furniture, clothing and your wheelchair.
WARNING
1
. Use extreme care not to spill acid when you handle batteries.
Keep batteries upright.
2. Avoid contact of acid with bare skin or clothing.
3. Always wear rubber gloves and safety glasses when you handle batteries.
4. If acid contacts your skin or clothing, wash immediately with soap and water.
5. If acid contacts your eyes, immediately flood eyes with cold running water for
at least 15 minutes. Seek medical attention immediately.
D. CONNECTING BATTERIES IN BATTERY BOX
WARNING
1. Each battery weighs up to 55 lbs. Take care to avoid injury when lifting.
2. Keep batteries upright. Take care not to spill acid (wet cell batteries).
3. Always wear rubber gloves and safety glasses when you handle batteries.
4. Before working around batteries, remove all metal personal effects, such as
necklaces, rings, watches, pins, and other metal jewelry that might contact
battery terminal and cause a short.
WARNING
Each battery weighs up to 55 pounds. Lifting batteries may cause back strain. If
you fail to heed these warnings severe injury may occur to you.
1. Attach battery harness to posts. Connect the red lead to the positive terminal and the
black lead to the negative terminal. Do this for each battery.
2. Tighten all terminal fasteners using two wrenches.
3. Place the batteries in the battery box.
4. Connect the power harness connector to the battery harness connector.
5. Place the lid on the box. Slide box into position in the rear of the chair. Turn both
swedge latches down. (see Section IX-D)
WARNING
Never make direct contact across both battery terminals, as an explosion may
occur. A spark may result in an explosion and/or fire resulting in severe injury or
death.
