JLG 1230ES Operator Manual - Manual (Page 72)

SECTION 6 - GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS AND OPERATOR MAINTENANCE
6-8 – JLG Lift – 3121221
6.1 BATTERY MAINTENANCE
Battery Maintenance and Safety Practices
ENSURE THAT BATTERY ACID DOES NOT COME INTO CONTACT WITH SKIN OR
CLOTHING. WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EYEWEAR WHEN WORKING
WITH BATTERIES. NEUTRALIZE ANY BATTERY ACID SPILLS WITH BAKING
SODA AND WATER.
BATTERY ACID RELEASES AN EXPLOSIVE GAS WHILE CHARGING, ALLOW NO
OPEN FLAMES, SPARKS OR LIGHTED TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN THE AREA
WHILE CHARGING BATTERIES. CHARGE BATTERIES ONLY IN A WELL VENTI-
LATED AREA.
ADD ONLY DISTILLED WATER TO BATTERIES. WHEN ADDING DISTILLED
WATER TO THE BATTERIES, A NON-METALLIC CONTAINER AND/OR FUNNEL
MUST BE USED.
As with any wet cell battery, check the electrolyte level of the
batteries often, adding only distilled water when required.
When fully charged, battery fluid level should be 1/8" below
vent tubes. (See Figure 6-2.).
• DO NOT fill to bottom of vent tubes.
• DO NOT allow fluid level to go below the top of the
plates when charging or operating.
Figure 6-2. Battery Fluid Level.
1/8 "
BATTERY
FILLER CAP
FLUID LEVEL OF FULLY
CHARGED BATTERY
VENT TUBE
PLATES