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INSTALLATION
15
Installation Continued
6.
Prepare the battery in advance by cleaning each terminal post with a wire brush until
a shiny surface is obtained.
7.
Run your cables free from sharp objects and hold each of them in place with cable ties.
Coil excess cable,
do not cut or shorten the length of the cables
as there are in-
line fuses located 4 inches from the end of each positive (red) cable. These fuses are in
place to protect the ChargePro
™
1.5 and output cables in the event of a short or reverse polarity.
8.
Connect the DC output cables as illustrated on page 13. Make sure the black wire is
connected as illustrated to the negative side of the battery and the red wire is connected
to the positive side of the battery.
9.
Make sure all DC connections are tight and correct.
10.
Locate the AC power cord in an open-air area of your boat at least 24 inches from the
ChargePro
™
1.5, batteries and fuel fill lines.
Operation
The ChargePro
™
1.5 Amp Dual Use Maintainer and Charger is designed to keep your batteries fully
charged by maintaining them automatically.
Recommended Usage Guide
For 12 Volt Flooded, Gel and AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) Lead Acid Batteries
Maintaining Batteries
Please follow these steps each time you use your ChargePro
™
1.5 Amp Dual Use Maintainer
and Charger:
1.
Open all battery compartments and ventilate for at least 15 minutes before applying AC power
to your ChargePro
™
1.5. While maintaining your batteries make sure to keep your battery
compartment open allowing for free air ventilation.
2.
Make sure all DC battery connections are tight and clean. Follow battery manufacturer's
recommendations.
3
. Connect a heavy duty UL approved extension cord to the ChargePro
™
1.5 Amp Dual Use
Maintainer and Charger first.
After connecting the extension cord to the ChargePro
™
1.5, proceed to plug the extension cord to a nearby 120 VAC GFCI protected (Ground
Fault Circuit Interrupt) outlet.
4.
Low/Charge Mode: Observe the illuminated blue power LED and red low/charging LED . This indicates
the Low/Charge mode is in process. When completed the RED Low/Charge LED will turn off.
5.
Auto Maintain Mode: Observe the illuminated Green auto maintain LED. This indicates your 12
volt battery is fully charged. During short or long term storage periods, ChargePro 1.5’s Auto
Maintain (Energy Saver) mode will monitor and auto maintain a battery only when needed to
maintain a full state of charge. This feature significantly reduces AC Power consumption, lowers
operating costs and maximizes reserve power performance.
OPERATION
Application
Battery Capacity
Size
Charging/Maintaining
*Maintain only. Not designed to charge large batteries > 40 Ah (amp hours). For charging batteries > 40 amp hours,
visit www.chargepro.com for a full range of chargers or call technical support at 1-800-824-0524.
Personal watercraft
Power sports
Motorcycles
Lawn and garden
Boats
Cars
Trucks
Tractors
6 to 40 amp hours
55 to 100 amp hours
Small SLA and U1
batteries
Group 24 to 31
batteries
Charging time: 3-20 hours
(based on battery size)
and auto maintain
Auto maintain only*
