Product Manual

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MAINTAINING THE BATTERY AND
BATTERY CONNECTIONS
WARNING
Arcing at battery terminals or in
light switches or other equipment, and flames or
sparks, can ignite battery gas causing severe
personal injury—Ventilate battery area before
working on or near battery—Wear safety
glasses—Do not smoke—Switch work light ON
or OFF away from battery—Stop genset and dis-
connect charger before disconnecting battery
cables—Disconnect negative (−) cable first and
reconnect last.
Refer to Table 3-1 for scheduled battery mainte-
nance, and follow the battery manufacturer’s in-
structions. Have the battery charging system ser-
viced if DC system voltage is consistently low or
high. Always:
1. Keep the battery case and terminals clean and
dry and the terminals tight.
2. Remove battery cables with a battery terminal
puller.
3. Make sure which terminal is positive (+) and
which is negative (−) before making battery
connections, always removing the negative (−)
cable first and reconnecting it last to reduce
arcing.
REPLACING THE AIR FILTER ELEMENT
Refer to Table 3-1 for scheduled air filter replace-
ment. Replace it more often in dusty environments.
The air filter is accessible through the front access
door (Figure 3-2). Loosen the three screws that se-
cure the coolant recovery tank to the housing top
panel and move it out of the way. Loosen the two
screws that secure the air filter housing to the hous-
ing top panel so that the spring clips that secure the
filter housing end cap can be unlatched. Remove
the end cap and replace the filter element. Secure
the filter housing, coolant tank and access door.
AIR FILTER HOUSING
END CAP
COOLANT
RECOVERY TANK
(SHOWN CUT AWAY)
FIGURE 3-2. REPLACING THE AIR FILTER ELEMENT