Craftsman 247.370480 Manual Del Operador página 11

CHARGING
THE BATTERY
Charge the mower for 14 hours before initialuse. Chargemower
indoors ina dry area outof the weather.DO NOTchargein rain or wet
locations.
IMPORTANT:Useonly the batterychargerprovidedwith this mower
(Part number725-04387).
Plugthe batterychargerintothe mowerfirst,and then intoany standard110/120 volt householdelectricaloutlet.See Figure8 inset for
batterycharginglocationon mower.
IMPORTANT: A lwaysdisconnectbatterycharger(or extensioncord,
if used)from theelectricaloutletfirst, thendisconnectbatterycharger
from mower.
STARTING THE MOWER AND BLADE
1. Insertkey.Referto Figure9.
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CircuitBreaker
ChargerAdapter ResetButton
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Figure8
NOTE: If an extensioncord is required,useone that isat leastwire
size 16AWG.Connecttheextensioncordto chargerbeforeplugging
extensioncordintoelectricaloutlet.
The batterycontainscorrosivefluidand toxic material- HANDLE
WITHCARE.Keepawayfromchildren.Do not puncture,
disassemble,mutilate,or incinerate.Explosivegasescould be vented
duringchargingor discharging.Use in a wellventilatedarea,away
from sourcesofignition.
IMPORTANT:Alwaysrechargemowerfully.The chargerisa two
stagecharger.The first stage,equalize,suppliesa highervoltageto
the batteries.This helpsspeedchargetime and balancethe charge
acrosstheindividual batteries.The secondstage,float,suppliesa
lowervoltage.This preventsthe batteriesfrom experiencing
overcharging damageand also"topsoff" the batterycharge.
Dependingon batteryconditionthe equalizestagewill completein
approximately 8 hours.Whenthe equalizestageis completethe
charger'sgreen LEDwill stop blinking.This startsthe float stage.
Duringthe float stage thechargersgreen LEDwill be on continuously.
Thefloat stage will"top off" the batteriesin approximately 4-6 hours,
again,dependingon the conditionof the battery.However, a full 14
hour chargeis alwaysrecommended.
NOTE: It is recommended that the mowerbe chargedonceevery two
monthsduring storage.
Figure9
2. Depressstarterbutton on the motor/bladecontrol.
3. Pullmotor/bladecontrol handleup against upperhandle.
4. Releasestarterbuttonwhenmotorstarts.
STOPPING THE MOTOR AND BLADE
1. Releasemotor/bladecontrol handleto stop motorand blade.
handleis released SearsServiceCenter.
2. Removethe key to preventaccidentalstartingwhenequipmentis
unattended.
3. Chargethe mower.
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