OPERATION AND USE
CHARGING YOUR BATTERY
NOTE: Whilst carrying out the actions ensure
the battery charger is
NOT
connected to the
mains supply (230V AC).
While connected to the vehicle
If you intend to charge the battery whilst it is
still connected to the vehicle, make sure that all
electrical loads are switched off. Connect the
appropriate charger lead to the battery power
(This is usually the positive (RED) lead) and
connect the other lead (BLACK) to ground on
either the chassis or the engine away from any
fuel lines and battery vents.
When disconnected from the vehicle (FIG 3.)
Connect the positive charging lead
✭✌
(RED)
to the positive terminal connection on the
battery ( or P). Connect the negative
charging lead
✮✌
(BLACK) to the negative
battery terminal connection (marked - or N).
Once both battery clips are secure, only at this
point should the charger be connected to the
mains supply (230V AC). To proceed with the
instructions, select from the relevant paragraph
below.
BC8A (FIG 4.)
The progress of the battery charging can be
monitored by looking at the LED display
✯✌
.
The more lights that are lit on the display
indicates the battery is nearing its full capacity.
When all the lights are lit this indicates the
charging process is now complete and the
battery is at full capacity.
Once the battery has reached its capacity the
charger will automatically switch to trickle
charge to maintain the batteries full capacity
without overcharging.
BCI (FIG 5.)
The power supply (yellow) light
✰✌
should be
lit after connecting to the mains supply
(230V AC) indicating the charger is working.
During the charging process the “charging”
(red) light
✱✌
will remain lit. Once charging is
complete the “charged” (green) light
✲✌
will
be lit.
Once the battery has reached capacity the
intelligent charger will automatically avoid
overcharging by continuous adjustment and
temperature sensor compensation of the
unsupervised charge to maintain near
100% capacity.
When the charging has been completed switch
off the mains supply (230V AC) before
removing the charger clips from the battery
terminals. Retighten cell caps if necessary. (It is
advisable to take extreme care and please read
personal precautions page 3).
✮✌
Fig.3.
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Fig.4.
Fig.5.
✭✌
✯✌
✲✌
✰✌
✱✌