5.
Connect the clips to the battery terminals ensuring they bite firmly and polarity
is correct.
6.
Plug the Battery Charger into a regular household powerpoint (240 Volt), and
turn power “ON”.
7.
Note the reading of the Battery Charger’s ammeter. (See below for details).
NOTE: During the charging process the battery will be gassing (bubbling)
quite freely and emitting hydrogen gas. Do not use a naked flame
near the battery.
8.
When the battery is fully charged, switch the power “OFF” before removing the
clips from the battery.
The Ammeter:
The ammeter provides a useful indication of the amount of charge accepted by the
battery. If the battery is completely flat (fully discharged), there may be an initial full
scale deflection of the ammeter needle, maintained only for a short period
depending on the capacity and condition of the battery. As the battery charges, the
needle will move gradually down the scale and stabilise at, or just below the
charger’s continuous current rating. At this stage the battery will be approaching a
fully charged condition.
Charging Times:
1.
If the battery is in reasonable condition, it should be sufficiently charged to start
a vehicle when the ammeter reads 2.5 AMPS (Hi Charge Rate).
2.
Charging a battery on the Hi Charge Rate overnight (12-15 hours) is usually
enough to fully charge a flat car battery. Maximum charging time 24 hours.
3.
Smaller capacity motorcycle batteries may only need 4-6 hours on Hi Charge
Rate to restore the battery to peak condition.
4.
On the Lo Charge Rate setting you can trickle charge a battery continuously for
up to 7 days.
Note: Do not charge your battery for more than 24 hours as this will cause
deterioration of the battery cells.
Overload:
Prolonged charging in excess of the maximum continuous rating may cause the
thermal overload switch to operate (switching the charger “ON” and “OFF”
automatically until the battery has achieved a satisfactory charge). The ammeter will
be “cycling”, i.e. dropping to zero then returning to charge position at short
intervals. This “cycling” will not cause damage to either charger or battery, unless it
continues for more than 2 hours. At this stage you should have the battery checked
by a service station, but ensure you cease charging so not to cause damage to the
battery or charger.
When the electrolyte in the battery starts gassing (bubbling) freely, the battery is
well charged and ready for use.
Protection:
A fully automatic circuit breaker in the output circuit protects the charger against
overloads, short circuits and reversed polarity connections to the battery.
