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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
WARNING: BEFORE USING THE BATTERY
CHARGER READ THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
CAREFULLY.
1. GENERAL SAFETY RULES WHEN USING
THIS BATTERY CHARGER
- During the charge the battery produces
explosive gases, avoid the formation of
flames and sparkes. DO NOT SMOKE.
- Position the batteries to be charged in a well-
ventilated place.
- Inexperience and untrained people
should be properly instructed before
using the appliance.
- This appliance can be used by children
aged from 8 years and above and persons
with reduced physical, sensory or mental
capabilities or lack of experience and
knowledge if they have been given
supervision or instruction concerning
use of the appliance in a safe way and
understand the hazards involved.
- Children shall not play with the appliance.
- Cleaning and user maintenance shall not
be made by children without supervision.
-
Disconnect the mains cable before
connecting to or disconnecting the charging
cables from the battery.
- Do not connect or disconnect the clamps to
or from the battery with the battery charger
operating.
- Never use the battery charger inside the car
or in the bonnet.
- Substitute the mains cable only with an
original one.
- If the supply cord is damaged, it must be
replaced by the manufacturer, its service
agent or similarly qualified persons in order
to avoid a hazard.
- Do not use the battery charger to charge
batteries which are not rechargeable.
- Make sure the available power supply
voltage corresponds to that shown on the
battery charger rating plate.
- To avoid damaging the vehicle’s electronics,
read, keep and take very careful note of
the information supplied by the vehicle
manufacturer, when using the battery
charger either for charging or starting; the
same applies to the instructions supplied by
the battery manufacturer.
- This battery charger has components such as
switches and relays which can cause arcs or
sparks. Therefore when using it in a garage or
in a similar place set the battery charger in a
suitable case.
- Repair or maintenance of the inside of the
battery charger can be executed only by
skilled technicians.
- WARNING: ALWAYS DISCONNECT THE
POWER SUPPLY CABLE FROM THE MAINS
BEFORE CARRYING OUT ANY SIMPLE
MAINTENANCE OPERATION ON THE
BATTERY CHARGER.
2. INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL
DESCRIPTION
- This battery charger is used to charge
electrolyte free lead batteries used on motor
vehicles (petrol and diesel), motorcycles,
boats etc., and is designed for charging
sealed batteries.
- Rechargeable accumulators according to the
output voltage available: 6V / 3 cells; 12V / 6
cells.
- This model is a single phase 230V
50/60Hz battery charger, with constantly
electronically controlled current and voltage.
The charge voltage and current supplied by
the device have a IU charge curve.
- Standard features:
- The device allows you to connect different
types of output cables for the charging of
batteries:
- cables fitted with eyelets (fig. B-1);
- cables fitted with clamps (fig. B-2).
3. DESCRIPTION OF THE BATTERY CHARGER
Control, adjustment and indicator devices.
- Selecting the charge current/charge voltage:
Press the button seen in fig. A-1 to set the
charge levels to 1A - 6V, 1A (
)12V, 4A
(
)12V: the LEDs seen in fig. A-2 will
light up according to the selected charge
current.
Press and hold the button seen in fig. A-1
for 3 seconds to enable the “AGM
” and
“RECOVERY
” (fig. A-4) functions:
- The “AGM
” function is useful for
charging “AGM” type batteries: sealed lead
batteries, with electrolyte on absorbent
material, or for charging standard batteries
in low temperature conditions below 0°C
“COLD”.
- The “RECOVERY
” function, used at the
start of the charging process is designed to
recover sulphated batteries.
- Warning indications:
- Yellow LED (
) (fig. A-5): polarity
reversal,
Danger!!! Invert the charge
clamp connections!
- Orange LED “25%” (fig. A-3): charge in
progress.
- Orange LED “50%” (fig. A-3): charge in
progress.
- Green LED “75%” (fig. A-3): charge in
progress.
- Green LED “100%” (fig. A-3): charge
completed.
4. INSTALLATION
BATTERY CHARGER POSITION
- Place the battery charger in a stable position
during use.
- Do not lift the battery charger using the
power cable or charge cable.
CONNECTION TO THE MAINS
- The battery charger must only be connected
to a mains power supply with neutral
conductor connected to earth.
Make sure that the mains voltage is
equivalent to the operating voltage.
- The power line must have a protection
system, such as fuses or circuit breakers,
that can support the maximum apparatus
absorption.
- Use the relative power cable when
connecting to the mains.
- Any power cable extensions must be of
suitable size, never lower than that of the
