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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS
a. Consider having someone close enough nearby to come to your aid when you work near a lead acid battery.
b. Have plenty of fresh water and soap nearby in case battery acid contacts skin, clothing or eyes.
c. Wear complete eye protection and clothing protection. Avoid touching eyes while working near battery.
d. If battery acid contacts skin or clothing, wash immediately with soap and water. If acid enters eye, immediately fl ush eye with
running cold water for at least 10 minutes and get medical attention immediately.
e. Never smoke or allow a spark or fl ame in vicinity of battery, engine, motor or other fl ammable or explosive equipment.
f. Be extra cautious to reduce risk of dropping a metal tool onto the battery or across the battery terminals. It might spark or
short circuit the battery or other electrical component that may cause an explosion.
g. Remove personal metal items such as rings, bracelets, necklaces, and watches when working with a lead acid battery. A lead
acid battery can produce a short circuit current high enough to weld such items, causing severe burns.
h. Use the Minn Kota battery charger for charging and maintaining FLOODED LEAD-ACID, MAINTENANCE FREE, GEL CELL,
AND AGM / STARVED ELECTROLYTE batteries only. It is not intended to supply power to low voltage electrical systems
other than for charging and maintaining batteries. Do not use the charger for charging dry-cell batteries that are commonly
used with home appliances. These batteries may burst and cause injury to persons and damage to property.
DC CONNECTION PRECAUTIONS
a. The Minn Kota charger will only charge 12 volt 6 cell lead acid batteries including fl ooded lead/acid, AGM, and GEL batteries.
Do not connect the output of the charger to any other voltage or type of battery.
b. The charger’s DC output terminals are designed to be permanently mounted and connected to batteries.
c. Connect and disconnect DC output terminals only after disconnecting the AC plug from the electric outlet.
d. The charger output leads must be connected with the correct polarity for the charger to function. The RED lead must be
connected to the POSITIVE terminal of the battery and the BLACK lead must be connected to the NEGATIVE terminal of the
battery, as indicated in e(5), e(6) and f(2), f(3).
e. Follow these steps when the battery charger is installed in a boat or vehicle. A spark near the battery may cause battery
explosion. To reduce the risk of a spark near the battery:
1. Position AC and DC cords to reduce risk of damage by hood, door, or moving engine parts.
2. Stay clear of fan blades, belts, pulleys and other parts that can cause injury to persons.
3. Check polarity of battery posts. POSITIVE (POS, P, +) battery post is usually larger in diameter than
NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -) post.
4. Determine which post of the battery is grounded (connected) to the chassis (if any). If negative post is grounded to the
boat hull or chassis (as in most vehicles), see step 5 below. If positive post is grounded to the boat hull or chassis, see
step 6 below. If neither is grounded, the order in which the output leads are connected does not matter.
5. For negative-grounded boat or vehicle, connect POSITIVE (RED) output terminal to POSITIVE (POS, P, +) ungrounded
post of battery fi rst. Then connect NEGATIVE (BLACK) output to NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -) grounded post of battery.
6. For positive-grounded boat or vehicle, connect NEGATIVE (BLACK) output to NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -) ungrounded post
of battery fi rst. Then, connect POSITIVE (RED) output terminal to POSITIVE (POS, P, +) grounded post of battery.
7. When disconnecting charger, disconnect AC power cord from electric outlet fi rst.
8. See operating instructions for length of charge information.
