MODE
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4. Press the mode button to set the
charging programs. The symbol
for the applicable will appear in
the LCD.
WARNING!
CHARGING MAY CREATE DANGEROUS
EXPLOSIVE GAS AND THEREFORE YOU SHOULD AVOID
SPARK FORMATION AND NAKED FLAMES WHILST THE
BATTERY IS CHARGING. THERE IS A RISK OF EXPLOSION!
IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU VENTILATE THE ROOMS
WELL.
Setting the Charging Programs
Press the “Mode” button to switch to the various programs. The
symbol for the applicable program will appear in the display. The
batteries will be charged using the program which is displayed.
•
Fully Charged:
When “FUL” appears in the LCD (and all
increments Charge Status are lit), charging has been completed.
The charger holds the battery at 95% – 100% available battery
capacity using pulsed charging. If the charger shows this after just
a few minutes, this indicates that the battery capacity is low. The
battery needs replacing.
•
RECOND:
To go to the RECOND program, press the “Mode”
button for 5 seconds.
Check the charging process every half hour. After 4 hours at the
latest or as soon as the battery starts audibly gassing (bubbling),
remove the charger as described in
Disconnecting from a
Vehicle Battery
section.
If possible, check the acid level and, if possible, top up the battery
cells, if necessary just with distilled water. The acid level should
ideally be between the marked max. and min. level and should be
identical for all the cells. Screw the battery stoppers, if there are
any, tightly in place.
•
12V STD:
To get back to the 12V STD program from the
RECOND program or the SUPPLY function, also press the “Mode”
button for 5 seconds.
If the voltage of the battery is less than 3.5V or more than 15V,
the battery is either not suitable for charging or it is faulty. The
message “BAt” will appear in the LCD. The “Warning” symbol will
flash. It is also possible that other battery errors or faults can mean
that the battery cannot be charged.
5. BATTERY DISCONNECTION
WARNING!
GASSING GENERATES EXPLOSIVE
GAS – RISK OF EXPLOSION! ENSURE THAT THERE IS
GOOD VENTILATION.
Disconnecting from a Vehicle Battery (Finished Charging
the Battery)
1. Remove battery charger from mains power socket.
2. Remove the black negative terminal clamp from the bodywork.
3. Remove the red positive terminal clamp from the positive ( + )
pole of the vehicle battery.
Note:
When the charger is disconnected from the socket outlet, the
last charging program to have been set will be saved (apart from
RECOND and SUPPLY) and will be the default program the next
time the charger is used.
WARNING!
IN CASE OF POSITIVE EARTHING, FIRST
DISCONNECT THE RED POSITIVE TERMINAL CLAMP
FROM THE BODYWORK AND THEN THE BLACK
NEGATIVE TERMINAL CLAMP FROM THE NEGATIVE (
–
)
POLE OF THE VEHICLE BATTERY.
WARNING!
IF THE BATTERY CHARGERS MAINS PLUG
IS PULLED OUT BUT THE CHARGER CABLES ARE STILL
CONNECTED TO THE BATTERY, THE CHARGER WILL
DRAW OFF A SMALL AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY FROM
THE BATTERY. WE THEREFORE RECOMMEND THAT YOU
ALWAYS COMPLETELY REMOVE THE CHARGER FROM
THE BATTERY WHEN NOT IN USE.