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5. The Charger
5.1 Operation
5.2 General Notes
An automatic charger for 12 V lead-gel battery is supplied.
• Plug the charging set BCA 120-600 to a power socket
(220-230 V~/50Hz or 110 V~/50Hz).
• Connect the output line of the charger with the battery to be charged.
• Check whether the charge display (red LED) lights up.
• As soon as the red light on the charge display goes out the charging process is
completed.
• Disconnect the charger from the socket.
• Disconnect the battery from the charger.
1) If the charge display does not light up after connecting it to the battery, check
the following points:
• quality of the connections (possible oxidation of the battery ends)
• state of the battery (a stored, uncharged battery may become sulfated and
can not hold a charge)
2) If the control display lights up permanently, this might indicate probable
battery problems:
• short circuit within the battery or in the output lines
• incorrect Polarity of the connected battery if the red LED is permanently on.
• the battery voltage can not reach 13,8 V (especially in the case of old batteries)
3) Protect the unit against rain
4) Use the charger exclusively for charging the TINY-FOGGER battery
