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BATTERY CHARGER MEETS FCC CLASS A PART 15

Your battery charger has been designed and tested to comply with FCC Class A Part 15. These regulations

are to provide adequate protection against harmful interference while operated in a commercial

application. If in a residential setting, you are encountering interference with TV and radio reception,

simply remove AC power from the ODYSSEY

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battery charger unit to confirm  if your battery charger

is causing interference. End user can explore the following to minimize interference.
1) Chose a different AC circuit to power your Portable Battery Charger.
2) Make sure your outlet is properly grounded.
3) Re-position receiving antenna.
4) Purchase a separate AC line filter.
5) Relocate charger so that it is at the furthest point from home receiving equipment,TV, radio, etc.

Model Number                                         Serial Number                                         Date of Purchase

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Important Charger Operation Note:

Please note the ODYSSEY

®

 Battery Portable Charger Series has a built-in self-test feature

that will look at the battery connections, polarity and battery to determine if the battery

is capable of being charged correctly.
The Self-Test is automatic and will take place every time the unit is plugged into a 110VAC

outlet. The Self-Test may take up to two minutes to complete.
During the Self-Test, the blue Self-Test indicator will be illuminated. If the battery fails the

Self-Test, the charger does not go into the charge mode (red charge mode LED). A red

fault light is illuminated. This will indicate the battery has a problem; poor connection, a

blown DC cable fuse (6 amp ring terminal cable only), the DC cable is wired backwards

or the battery is under 2.5 volts. In any of these cases, refer to the troubleshooting section

on page 21 of this manual.
After the Self-Test has been successfully completed, the charger will register and illuminate

the green “System Check OK” indicator followed by a solid red charge mode LED light

indicating the battery is being charged.

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Introduction...................................................................................................1

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Important Safety Instructions...................................................................2-3

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AC Power Cord Connection..........................................................................4

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Personal Precautions....................................................................................5

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Preparing to Charge.......................................................................................6

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Charger Location...........................................................................................7

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DC Connection Precautions - In-Vehicle.......................................................8

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DC Connection Precautions - Out-of-Vehicle.................................................9

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General Overview.........................................................................................10

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Selecting a Charger.....................................................................................11

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Product Features........................................................................................12

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General Operation..................................................................................13-19

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Storage and

 

Maintenance....................................................................................20

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Troubleshooting.........................................................................................21

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Specifications...............................................................................................22

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Product

 

Warranty...................................................................................23-24

Table of Contents

Summary of Contents for OBC-12A

Page 1: ...FCC Class A Part 15 CEC Listed ODYSSEY Battery12AmpPortableCharger OBC 12A 12 12 120VAC 10 6 9 25 x 11 25 x 3 88 ODYSSEY Battery20AmpPortableCharger OBC 20A 12 20 120VAC 10 6 9 25 x 13 75 x 3 88 Model...

Page 2: ...being charged correctly The Self Test is automatic and will take place every time the unit is plugged into a 110VAC outlet The Self Test may take up to two minutes to complete During the Self Test th...

Page 3: ...tains important safety and operating instructions for the ODYSSEY Battery Portable Charger WARNING To reduce the risk of injury to user or property the user must read and understand the instruction ma...

Page 4: ...all EnerSys Energy Products Inc at 1 660 429 2165 between 8 30 am 5 00 pm Central Standard Time Unauthorized attempts to service repair or modify may result in a risk of electrical shock fire or explo...

Page 5: ...parts Place away from the battery using the length of the DC cables l Consult vehicle owner s manual Personal Precautions 5 18 PREPARINGTOCHARGEA BATTERY CAUTION a When it is necessary to remove a bat...

Page 6: ...njury to persons c Check polarity of battery posts POSITIVE POS P battery post usually has a larger diameter than the NEGATIVE NEG N post d Identify if you have a negative or positive grounded vehicle...

Page 7: ...may be under 2 5 volts a red LED fault indicator will turn on and the System Check OK will not illuminate Equally a successful self test will result in a positive System Check OK LED illuminating foll...

Page 8: ...e Batteries AGM Type Batteries Flooded AGM AGM Type Batteries AGM Type Batteries Flooded AGM Flooded Type Batteries Flooded Type Batteries 220 CCA through 330 CCA Flooded AGM For non cycling applicati...

Page 9: ...alyzing Unit Self Test General Operation 13 ODYSSEY Battery Portable Charger LED Status Center Operation and Display The ODYSSEY Portable Charger includes seven LEDs for operation status and one batte...

Page 10: ...h the battery f There will be up to a two minute check process to make sure connections and the battery are correct then the charger will start the charge When the charge cycle starts the Charge Monit...

Page 11: ...Cable WARNING Read and Follow all INSTRUCTIONS FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY DAMAGE OR EXPLOSION ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES Read and follow all General and Personal Safety P...

Page 12: ...elf test This feature is to provide a rough indication of the charging process so at a glance you can see what charge level the battery is at and what remains to complete the charge process 100 First...

Page 13: ...hechargerisnotundersizedforthebattery you are charging With the charger on using a digital volt meter read DC voltage across the battery If the DC voltage reading increases over time this will serve a...

Page 14: ...chases contact Manufacturer at 800 964 2837 You will need to provide the order number original date of purchase serial number and date stamp from top of the charger At the sole discretion of Manufactu...

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