Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know if the battery is charged?
The charger’s FULLY CHARGED LED will illuminate (solid). Alter-
natively use a Battery. Hydrometer A reading of 1.250 or more in
each cell indicates a fully charged battery.
I have connected the charger properly but the charging stage
LED does not come on.
In some cases batteries can be flattened to the point where they
have very little or no voltage. This can occur if a small amount of
power is used for a long time, for example a map reading light
is left on for a week or more. 8-Stage chargers are designed to
charge from as little as 12V charger 2.0 Volts and 24V charger 4.0
Volts If the voltage is lower than 2.0 Volts and 4.0 Volts use a pair
of booster cables to connect between two batteries to provide
more than 2.0 Volts and 4.0 Volts to the battery being charged.
The charger can then start to charge the battery and the booster
cables can be removed.
Can I use the charger as a power supply?
8-Stage chargers are designed to only supply power to the bat-
tery clips when they are connected correctly to a battery. This is to
prevent sparks during connection to the battery or if connected in-
correctly by mistake. This safety feature prevents the charger from
being used as a ‘Power Supply’. No Voltage will be present at the
clips until connected to the battery.
How can I know what stage the battery charger is in?
Compare the LEDs on your device with the explanation in the sec-
tion “Featuers” to determine the current charging stage.
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