Replacing Battery; Charging Battery - Troy-Bilt 836 Serie Manual Del Operador

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Maintaining
Your Lawn
Mower
WARNING
Batteries contain
sulfuric acid which may
cause burns. Do not
short circuit or mutilate
batteries in any way. Do
not put batteries in fire
as these may burst or
release toxic materials.
Use only the battery
charger supplied with
this mower.
Do not remove the
battery pack from the
electric starter housing
for any reason other
than replacement.

Replacing Battery

WARNING: Batteries contain sulfuric acid
which may cause burns. Do not short
circuit or mutilate batteries in any way.
Do not put batteries in fire as these may burst or
release toxic materials.
1. Loosen round handle knobs securing upper and
lower handles and carefully fold the upper handle
down toward the lower handle as shown in Figure
5-3.
2. Remove the two screws securing battery cover to
battery housing and place them to the side, Figure
5-3.
3. Open battery cover, remove positive and negative
leads from battery, remove and replace with new
battery, Figure 5-4. Connect the positive lead to the
positive side of the battery pack, then connect the
negative side.
NOTE: The battery you have may differ slightly from the
one shown in Figure 5-4. Refer to the Parts List.
IMPORTANT: When replacing battery pack in handle
panel, 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), Figure 5-4. Replacing
battery pack incorrectly will cause serious damage.
4. Reattach battery cover to battery housing by secur-
ing with the two screws removed earlier, making sure
to snap the wire conduit on the left into place on the
housing.
5. Fold handles back up and tighten handle knobs.

Charging Battery

WARNING: The battery contains corro-
sive fluid and toxic material; handle with
care and keep away from children. Do
not puncture, disassemble, mutilate or incinerate
the battery. Explosive gases could be vented during
charging or discharging. 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, Figure 5-5.
2. Insert the battery charger plug into a standard 120
volt household outlet, Figure 5-5. 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.
Figure 5-3: Fold down upper handle and remove two screws
from back of housing.
Figure 5-4: Open cover to view battery and wires.
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Figure 5-5: Plug charger into battery lead (1) and then plug
charger pack into 120 volt standard household outlet (2).
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.
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