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SECTION 9—BATTERIES
Part No. 1148076 55 Pronto
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M51
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Base with SureStep
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Connecting/Disconnecting Battery Cables
Connecting Battery Cables
ƽ WARNING
NEVER allow any of your tools and/or battery cables to contact both battery
terminals at the same time. An electrical short may occur and serious personal
injury or damage may occur.
Connect same color connectors to each other (RED to RED, BLACK to BLACK).
DO NOT remove fuse or mounting hardware from POSITIVE (+) battery cable
mounting screw. To replace the fuse, obtain and replace battery harness with fuse.
The POSITIVE (+) battery cable MUST connect to the POSITIVE (+) battery
terminal, otherwise serious damage will occur to the electrical system.
The use of rubber gloves is recommended when working with batteries.
Battery terminal configuration as shown in Detail “A” of FIGURE 9.3 MUST be
used. Batteries that have the terminal configuration reversed MUST NOT be used -
otherwise serious injury or damage may occur.
Install protective caps on POSITIVE (+) and NEGATIVE (-) terminals.
All battery terminal covers (two on the front battery and two on the rear battery)
MUST be installed prior to use.
CAUTION
When connecting the battery cables to the battery, the battery cables MUST be
connected to the battery terminals, as shown in Detail “A” of FIGURE 9.3
(depending on battery type), otherwise damage to the battery cable may result
when installing battery terminal caps.
NOTE:Forthisprocedure,refertoFIGURE 9.3onpage 56.
1. Securethebatterycablestothebatteryterminalsasdescribedbelow.Securelytighten.
RefertoDetail“A ”ofFIGURE 9.3:
A. SecureNEGATIVE(‐)batterycabletotheNEGATIVE(‐)batteryterminalusing
themountingscrewandthelocknut.
B. Securethe
POSITIVE(+)batterycabletothePOSITIVE(+)batteryterminalusing
theL‐bracketwithmountingscrewandthelocknut.
2. Verifyallbatterycablesarecorrectlyinstalledandsecurelytightened.
3. Slideterminalcapsdownbatterycablesandontobatteryterminals.
4. Secureeachterminalcapinplacewithatie‐wrap[usetie‐wraps11‐1/2‐incheslong]
(Detail“B”ofFIGURE 9.3).
5. Positionthebatteriesintothewheelchair.RefertoRemoving/InstallingBatteriesfrom/
intoBatteryTrayonpage 53.