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D. CONNECTING BATTERIES IN THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT
1. Batteries weigh up to 55 lbs. (25 kg). Take care to avoid injury when lifting.
2. Keep batteries upright.
3. Always wear rubber gloves and safety glasses when you handle batteries.
4. Before working around batteries, remove all metal personal effects, such as necklaces,
rings, watches, pins and other metal jewelry that might contact battery terminal and
cause a short.
5. Connect and disconnect battery cables with caution. Connect the red lead to the posi-
tive terminal and the black lead to the negative terminal. Do this for each battery.
6. Tighten all terminal fasteners using two 1/2" box end wrenches to 60 in-lbs (6.8 N.m).
7. Place the battery compartment lid on power base.
8. To charge batteries, use the off-board charger by plugging off-board charger plug into
the off-board charger socket.
E. BATTERY MAINTENANCE
1. Fire or sparks
a. Never smoke or hold an open flame near batteries.
2. Protect your skin and clothes
a. Always wear rubber gloves and safety glasses when you handle batteries.
3. Corrosion:
Check battery terminals often for corrosion.
a. If corrosion is present, use a wire brush to clean the terminals.
b. Use petroleum jelly to re-grease the terminals after connecting cable to battery.
(Completely cover the terminal nut and bolt, cable clip and any exposed cable with jelly).
4. For Answers To Questions about batteries: Contact your authorized dealer.
F. DISPOSING OF BATTERIES
1. All batteries once they have reached the end of their useful life are deemed to be haz-
ardous waste.
2. For further information on handling and recycling contact your local recycling authority.
3. Always dispose of product through a recognized agent.
G. FUSES
Your Zippie ZM-310 has two inline fuses.
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In the unlikely event of a short circuit or other fault, all power to your chair will be shut off
to protect your motors and controller from damage.
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Qualified service personnel are required to repair the fault and replace the battery har-
nesses.
H. BATTERY WIRING DIAGRAM
WARNING
WARNING
WARNING
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27
53
X. BATTERIES
53
54
127899 Rev. B