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For safety reasons, it is recommended that you place your system
on a flat, hard surface like cement or tile when charging it, away
from any flammable materials. Be sure to disconnect the charger
from the wall when not in use and avoid leaving your battery hooked
up to the charger for extended periods of time.
When you get home from a trip, put your battery on charge right
away and leave it there overnight, or for around 4-6 hours. Likewise,
on the night before an ice fishing trip, put it on the charger again to
ensure a charge. Again, there is no danger of overcharging your
battery. We often talk to people who hesitate to charge their battery
after each use for fear that the battery will develop a “memory” and
this will lead to a shortened run time—THIS IS FALSE!!! ALWAYS
CHARGE YOUR BATTERY AFTER EVERY USE!!! Be sure, to use
the charger that came with your system, or a similar one that is
between .5 amp. and 3 amp. Using a larger charger is likely to
cause damage to the battery. There is really no danger of
overcharging your battery with a low amp charger, and most
chargers automatically go into “maintenance mode” once a full
charge has been achieved.
TO CHARGE YOUR BATTERY:
Your battery has a wiring harness attached to it that has “piggyback”
terminals on it, enabling you to keep the power cord from the
system attached to the battery, as well as having the wiring harness
with receptacle for your charger always attached. To charge, simply
couple the end of the charger with the end of the wiring harness. It
is normal for a green light to appear on the charger now if the
charger is plugged into the battery only. It is also normal for the light
on the charger to be green if it is just plugged into the wall. When it
is plugged into the wall and battery, you will see a red LED light
appear on the charger. If the light is red, the battery is being
charged. When your battery is fully charged, this red light should
change to green. If it is time to go fishing and the light has not
turned green, go fish and try to allow a longer charging period next
time. If the LED light next turns red when plugged into the wall and
battery, try replacing the inline fuse on your wiring harness.
