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7
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LED INDICATORS
ON (yellow/orange) LED lit:
The charger is charging the battery.
CHARGED/MAINTAINING (green)
LED lit:
The battery is fully charged
and the charger is in maintain mode.
CLAMPS REVERSED/BAD BATTERY
(red) LED flashing:
The connections
are reversed.
CLAMPS REVERSED/BAD BATTERY
(red) LED lit:
The charger has detected a
problem with the battery.
See
Troubleshooting
for more information.
NOTE:
See
Operating Instructions
for a
complete description of the charger modes.
11. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: A SPARK NEAR THE
BATTERY MAY CAUSE AN EXPLOSION.
CHARGING A BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE
1.
Turn off all the vehicle’s accessories.
2.
Keep the hood open.
3.
Clean the battery terminals.
4.
Place the charger on a dry, non-
flammable surface.
5.
Lay the AC/DC cables away from any
fan blades, belts, pulleys and other
moving parts.
6.
Connect the battery, following the
precautions listed in sections 6 and 7.
7.
Connect the charger to a live,
grounded 120V AC outlet.
8.
Select the charge rate.
9.
Press the START button to begin
charging immediately. If START button
is not pressed within thirty seconds
after unit was first powered up, and
the charger detects a battery that
is properly connected, the charging
process will automatically begin and
finish. Unit will automatically use the
Boost rate for the first 10 minutes and
then change to the Charge rate, if
selected.
10.
When charging is complete, indicated
by Charged/Maintaining LED lit, or
if you are done, press STOP button,
disconnect the charger from the AC
power, disconnect the clamp attached
to vehicle’s chassis, and finally remove
the clamp from battery terminal.
CHARGING A BATTERY
OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE
1.
Place battery in a well-ventilated area.
2.
Clean the battery terminals.
3.
Connect the battery, following the
precautions listed in sections 6 and 7.
4.
Connect the charger to a live grounded
120V AC outlet.
5.
Select the charge rate.
6.
Press the START button to begin
charging immediately. If START button
is not pressed within thirty seconds
after unit was first powered up, and the
charger detects a battery that is properly
connected, the charging process will
automatically begin and finish. Unit will
automatically use the Boost rate for the
first 10 minutes and then change to the
Charge rate, if selected.
7.
When charging is complete, indicated
by Charged/Maintaining LED lit, or
if you are done, press STOP button,
disconnect the charger from the AC
power, disconnect the negative clamp,
and finally the positive clamp.
8.
A marine (boat) battery must be
removed and charged on shore.
BATTERY CHARGING TIMES
Charge time will depend on battery size,
as depicted in the chart below.
APPLICATION
BATTERY
SIZE
CHARGING TIME (Hours)
2A 6A 8A 10A
POWERSPORTS
6Ah
6
32Ah
15
AUTOMOTIVE
300 CCA
12
1000 CCA
30
MARINE
50Ah
15
105Ah
33
2
5
4
10
5
11
1.75
4.5
3.5
8.5
4.25
9.5
1.5
4
3
7
3.5
8
Times are based on a 50% discharged battery and may
change, depending on age and condition of battery.
AUTOMATIC CHARGING MODE
When the 6<>2A Charge or Boost rate
is selected, the charger switches to the
maintain mode automatically after the
battery is charged.
ABORTED CHARGE
If charging cannot be completed normally,
charging will abort. When charging aborts,
the charger’s output is shut off and the
