Hobart Welding Products OM-494 Welding System User Manual


 
OM-494 Page 15
4-2. Activating The Dry Charge Battery
Remove battery from unit.
1 Eye Protection Safety
Glasses Or Face Shield
2 Rubber Gloves
3 Vent Caps
4 Sulfuric Acid Electrolyte
(1.265 Specific Gravity)
5 Well
Fill each cell with electrolyte to
bottom of well (maximum).
Y Do not overfill battery cells.
Wait ten minutes and check electro-
lyte level. If necessary, add electro-
lyte to raise to proper level. Reins-
tall vent caps.
6 Battery Charger
Y Read and follow all instruc-
tions supplied with battery
charger.
Charge battery for 12 minutes at 30
amperes or 30 minutes at 5 am-
peres. Disconnect charging cables
and install battery.
. When electrolyte is low, add
only distilled water to cells to
maintain proper level.
3
Tools Needed:
1
2
4
6
30 A For 12 Minutes
5 A For 30 Minutes
OR
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