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CARE
It is important to maintain the battery leads on a regular basis as loose or dirty connections
on your battery terminals may prevent the vehicle from starting. Do this by removing the
leads from the battery, cleaning the inside of each connector and the terminal posts on the
battery. Smear the terminal posts with grease, replace the connectors and tighten firmly.
For standard lead acid batteries, but not maintenance free, it is essential to keep the
Electrolyte level above the plates. NOTE, however that you should not overfill the battery,
as the electrolyte is strongly acidic. When topping up DO NOT USE TAP WATER. Always
use distilled or ionised water. It is important to keep the acid level topped up. If necessary
have it checked by your garage.
CHECKING THE CONDITION OF NON SEALED LEAD ACID BATTERIES
Using a hydrometer, which can be purchased from most motor accessory stores, you can
check the specific gravity of the electrolyte in each cell. The hydrometer is used to suck up
a quantity of fluid from the cell. The weighted float inside the hydrometer will register the
condition of that cell. Put the fluid back into the cell after testing, taking care not to splash
the fluid about.
ALWAYS WASH OUT THE HYDROMETER AFTER USE.
SIMPLE FAULTS
A) If the charger fails to work:
1. Switch off immediately at mains
2. After switching off the mains supply, ensure that the crocodile clips are making good
contact with the correct terminal posts and the correct output voltage has been selected.
3. Ensure that the leads are not damaged.
4. Switch mains supply on and check again.
B) If the charger still does not work:
1) Switch off immediately at mains and disconnect the output leads from the battery.
2) Check that the output fuse and the fuse in the mains plug are intact.
3) Check to see that the positive and negative leads are connected to the correct terminals.
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
We declare that the product conforms to the following directives
73/23 CEE, 93/68 CEE, 2004/108/EC, 2002/95/EC (ROHS), EN60335-1, EN60335-2-29
Technical Manager
Maypole Ltd, 2013
WWW.MAYPOLE.LTD.UK
June 2014