Marine Rescue Technologies Sea Marshall SARfinder 1003, Manual

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17
11.0 Battery
Char
ging
SAFETY
•
The ch
arge
r
is
d
esigned
for
lead-acid batteries
fro
m
1,
2-120Ah.
Do n
o
t
use
t
he
ch
arge
r
fo
r
any
o
the
r
purpose.
•
Us
e
sa
fety
gla
sses
a
nd
t
urn
y
ou
r
head
a
way
wh
en
co
nnectin
g or
disconnectin
g a b
attery.
•
Ba
ttery
acid
is
co
rrosive
.
Rinse
i
mmediately
with wat
e
r
if acid
co
mes
in
to
co
nta
ct
with
skin
o
r
eyes
.
See
k
med
ical a
dvice.
•
M
ake
sur
e
t
hat
t
he
ca
ble
is
no
t
bein
g p
inched
or
in
co
nta
ct
with
warm
surfaces
or
sharp
ed
ges.
•
W
hile
ch
arging,
a b
attery
ca
n
emit
explosive
ga
ses, so
it is imp
ortan
t
to
a
void
spa
rks
in t
he
imm
ediate
a
rea.
•
Alw
ays
p
rovide fo
r
prope
r
ventilation
d
urin
g ch
arging.
•
Av
oid
co
verin
g t
he
ch
arge
r.
•
M
ake
sur
e
t
hat
t
he
ele
ctrica
l ca
ble
d
oes
n
o
t
come
in
to
co
nta
ct
with
wat
e
r.
•
N
eve
r
charge
a froz
en
b
attery.
•
N
eve
r
charge
a d
amaged
b
attery.
•
Do n
o
t
place
t
he
ch
arge
r
on
t
he
b
attery
wh
ile
ch
arging.
•
The
electri
cal
connection
m
us
t
fulf
il t
he
n
ation
al
heavy
cu
rren
t
requirements
.
•
Ch
e
ck
the
ca
b
ling
in
t
he
ch
arge
r
before
u
se
.
Ma
ke s
ure
t
here
a
re
n
o
cra
cks
in t
he
ca
b
ling
o
r
in
t
he
p
rotective
co
vering
. A
charge
r
with
d
amaged
ca
bles may no
t
be
u
sed.
•
Alw
ays
ch
e
ck
that
t
he
ch
arge
r
h
as gon
e
o
ve
r
to
main
tenance
ch
ar
ging
mode
b
efore
l
eavin
g t
he
ch
arge
r
unattended and
conne
cted
fo
r
lon
g p
eriods
.
If the
ch
arge
r
had
n
o
t
gone
o
ve
r
to
main
tenance
ch
ar
ging
within
3
days,
t
his
is a
n
in
dication
o
f
a
problem
.
In
t
his
ca
se
t
he
ch
arge
r
mus
t
be
d
isconnected
ma
nually.
•
All b
atteries
fail
soone
r
o
r
la
ter. A
battery
t
hat
fails d
urin
g ch
ar
ging
is
n
ormally
t
aken
ca
re
o
f
b
y
t
he
ch
argers
a
dvanced contro
l,
bu
t
certain
u
ncommon
error
s in
t
he
b
attery
ca
n
still a
rise
.
Don’
t
leave
t
he
b
attery
ch
arger
u
nattended
for a
longe
r
period
o
f
time.
•
O
nly
mou
n
t
the
ch
arge
r
on
a flat surface
.
•
This
equipmen
t
may
n
o
t
be
u
sed
b
y
ch
ildren
or
by
t
hose
wh
o
ca
nno
t
read
a
nd
u
nderstand
t
he
man
u
al
if
t
hey
a
re
n
o
t
supervised
b
y
a r
esponsible
p
erson
wh
o
ca
n
gu
arantee
t
hat
t
he
b
attery
ch
arge
r
is
b
ein
g u
sed
in a saf
e
man
ne
r.
Store
a
nd
u
se
the
b
attery
ch
arge
r
ou
t
of
t
he
r
each
o
f
ch
ildren
.
Ma
ke
sure that
ch
ildren
d
o
n
o
t
play
with
the
b
attery
ch
arge
r.
BATTER
Y TYP
ES AND
S
ETTIN
GS
M45 can ea
sily
b
e
co
nfigured to
ch
arge
man
y
d
ifferen
t
types
o
f
12V
lead-acid
b
atteries
; w
e
t
batteries,
MF,
AG
M
och
for most
GEL-batteries.
The
follo
win
g re
commendations
sho
uld,
h
owever,
o
nly
b
e
s
een
a
s
gu
idelines
.
When
in d
oubt,
a
lways
co
nsu
lt
the
b
attery
manufacture
r
fo
r
furthe
r
instructions.
The
s
ettings is made
b
y
p
ressin
g t
he
“
MODE-button”
a
nd
st
eppin
g forward b
y
p
ressin
g t
he
b
utton
o
ne
ste
p
at a
time,
r
eleasin
g
the
b
utton
wh
en
t
he
r
equired Mode
14.4V/
0.8A mode
is r
eached,
se
e
b
e
low.
This mode
i
s
n
ormally
u
sed
for
<
14Ah
batteries.
CHARGIN
G
1. The p
owe
r
cord
sho
uld
b
e
d
isconnected from
t
he
SA
RFinder before
co
nnectin
g or
disconnectin
g t
he
b
attery
lead
s.
2. Co
nne
ct
the
r
ed
wir
e
t
o
t
he
p
ositive
p
ole
o
f
t
he
b
attery
a
nd
t
he
b
lack
ca
ble
t
o
t
he
n
egative
p
ole.
Rever
se
Polari
ty Pr
otection
If th
e
b
attery
ca
bles
a
re
co
nne
cted
incorrectly,
t
he
r
everse polarity
p
rotection
will mak
e sure
t
hat
t
he
ch
arge
r
and
t
he
b
attery
are
n
o
t
damaged
.
In
t
his
ca
se,
t
he
r
ed
warn
in
g la
mp
(0)
will be
lit.
Star
t
charging
1. Set
the
p
rope
r
char
ging
mode
for
the
b
attery
b
y
p
ushin
g
the
M
ode
b
utton
u
n
til
the
co
rre
ct
settin
g is lit.
Choosin
g s
ettings
for
you
r
battery
is d
escribed
u
nder ”BATTERY
T
YPE
S AND SE
TTINGS”.
2. W
hen
y
ou
a
re
sure t
he
b
attery
lead
s
a
re
co
rrectly
p
laced,
co
nne
ct
the
p
owe
r
cord
t
o
t
he
p
owe
r
ou
tlet t
o
b
e
gin
chargin
g. I
f
the
b
attery
lead
s
a
re
wrongly
connected,
t
he
p
ole-changing
sw
itch
w
ill
en
sure
t
he
b
attery
a
nd
ch
arge
r
are
n
o
t
damaged
.
The
fau
lt
indicato
r
will
ligh
t,
i
n
which
case sta
rt
from
t
he
b
eginnin
g a
gain.
3. The ch
ar
ging
lamp
will n
ow
in
d
icate ch
ar
ging
o
r
the
main
tenance
la
mp
will in
d
icate t
hat
t
he
b
attery
is fully
charged
. If th
e
voltage
d
rops
t
he
ch
arge
r
sends
a p
ulse
t
o
t
he
b
attery
.
The length
o
f
t
he
p
ulse
d
epends
o
n
h
ow
mu
ch
t
he
v
oltage
has d
ropped
.
The
ch
arge
r
can
b
e
co
nnected
for
months.
4. I
f
n
othin
g h
appens
: If th
e
v
oltage
in
dicato
r
is
lit b
u
t
no
o
the
r
lamp
is lit t
here
co
uld
b
e
a b
ad
co
nnection
t
o
t
he
b
attery
or
chassis
or
the
b
attery
co
uld
b
e
fau
lty
.
Chec
k
the
wall p
ower
o
u
tlet. If y
ou
exp
erience
p
roblems
:
sta
rt
with
t
he
se
nsitive
connection
b
etween
t
he
b
attery
cla
mps
a
nd
t
he
ch
arger.