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3. Wear proper, non-absorbent gloves, complete eye
protection, and clothing protection. Avoid touching your
eyes and wiping your forehead while working near
batteries.
4. If battery acid contacts skin or clothing, wash
immediately with soap and water. If acid enters your eye,
immediately flood it with running cold water for at least
twenty minutes and get medical attention immediately.
5. Never smoke or allow a spark or flame near the engine or
batteries.
6. Use extra caution to reduce the risk or dropping a metal
tool on the battery. It could spark or short circuit the
battery or other electrical parts and could cause an
explosion.
7. Remove all personal metal items, like rings, bracelets,
and watches when working with batteries. Batteries can
produce a short circuit current high enough to weld a ring
or metal bracelet or the like to the battery terminal,
causing a severe burn.
8. If you need to remove a battery, always remove the
negative terminal from the battery first for systems with
grounded negative. If it is grounded positive, remove the
positive terminal first. Make sure all loads connected to
the battery accessories are off so you don’t cause an arc.
9. Never charge a frozen battery.
PREPARING TO CHARGE
10. Make sure the area around the battery is well ventilated.
11. Make sure the voltage of the batteries matches the output
voltage of the battery charger.
12. Clean battery terminals. Be careful to keep corrosion
from coming into contact with your eyes and skin.