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Personal Safety Precautions Continued
e) NEVER smoke or allow a spark or flame in the vicinity of a battery or engine.
CAUTION -
To reduce the risk of injury, charge only Lead-acid type rechargeable batteries;
Flooded (Lead-acid), Sealed (Lead-acid), GEL (Gelled Electrolyte Lead-acid) and AGM (Absorbed
Glass Mat). Other types of batteries may burst, causing personal injury.
The ProSport is factory
set for standard Flooded (Lead-acid) /AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) batteries
.
Incorrect assembly or modification may result in risk of electrical shock, fire, or explosion.
f) Be extra cautious to reduce risk of dropping a metal tool onto the battery. It might spark
or short-circuit a battery or other electrical hardware which may cause an explosion or fire.
g) Remove all personal metal items such as rings, bracelets, necklaces, watches, and
jewelry when working near a battery. A battery can produce a short circuit current high
enough to weld a ring or any other metal, causing serious burns.
Use your ProSport On-Board Marine Battery Charger to charge: Flooded (Lead -acid)/AGM
(Absorbed Glass Mat) GEL (Gelled Electrolyte Lead-acid) Batteries.
It is not intended to
supply low voltage electrical systems other than in a marine application. Do not use your marine
battery charger to charge dry cell batteries that are commonly used with home appliances.
These batteries may burst and cause injury to persons and property.
Never charge a frozen battery
Safety Precautions Prior to Charging Batteries
If necessary to remove a battery from a boat to charge,
always remove the grounded negative
terminal from the battery first
. Make sure all accessories in the boat are off, as to not cause an arc.
Be sure the area around the charger and batteries is well ventilated while the batteries
are being charged. Gases can be forcefully blown away using a piece of cardboard or
other nonmetallic material as a fan.
Clean battery terminals with full eye protection to prevent corrosive material from coming
in contact with eyes.
Add distilled water in each cell until electrolyte reaches levels specified by the battery
manufacturer. This helps purge excessive gases from cells. Do not overfill. For batteries
without caps, carefully follow manufacturer's recharging instructions.
Study all manufacturer’s specific precautions, such as removing or not removing cell caps
while charging, in addition to battery type for proper rate of charge.
Extension cords should be industrial grade / heavy duty UL approved and grounded. Check
extension cord before use for damage, bent prongs, and cuts. Replace if damaged.
Always make your extension cord connection on the charger side first
. After connecting
the extension cord to the charger proceed to plug the extension cord to a nearby 120 VAC
GFCI protected (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupt) outlet.
Always remove the extension cord from the 120 VAC outlet first when charging is
completed followed by unplugging the charger.
S a f e t y I n s t r u c t i o n s
P r o S p o r t O v e r v i e w
General Overview
The ProSport Charger is an Advanced Electronic and Fully Automatic Multi-Stage
On-Board Marine Battery Charger. ProSport is pre-wired for easy installation and
is 100% waterproof for fresh and salt water applications.
ProSport’s Sequential Multi-Stage Charging process delivers three sequenced
modes of operation that include: Charging, Conditioning, and Maintenance of each
battery. This process is proven to extend the life of your batteries and will fully
charge your batteries each time.
ProSport's Heavy Duty extruded aluminum housing delivers increased power and
performance while providing improved durability and heat transfer.
The ProSport's Distributed-On-Demand
™
Charging Technology will automatically
sense and distribute 100% of the available charging amps (model specific) to
any one battery or combination of all batteries. Each battery charger output is
fully isolated.
ProSport's easy to view LED indicators will provide at a glance status of: AC power,
Battery Type, Charging, and Ready Status. The LED Status Center can be seen on
the top of the unit when installed.
Note: ProSport Waterproof Marine Battery Chargers are designed for any combination
of group 24,27,30 and 31 batteries. Each Battery Charger DC output cable must be
connected to one (1) 12 Volt DC battery (even if batteries are configured for 24 Volt
DC or 36Volt DC trolling Motor or System Applications). Most specifically you do not
have to remove series or parallel jumper cables to use your ProSport Charger. See
typical wiring diagrams for these systems in the installation section of this manual.
Note (1): If your application is for 4D or 8D large capacity batteries, please refer
to ProMariner's website www.promariner.com and view our ProTech-i and ProNautic
C3 Line of Dry Compartment Chargers. Using our online selector guide, choose a
model that best fits your application for this class of batteries.
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Note (2): ProSport Marine Battery Chargers can not be used as a stand alone
power supply. The ProSport Battery Charger and each DC jacketed bank cable
must be properly connected to an "individual 12V battery". Number of DC jacketed
bank cables MUST equal the number of batteries that must be individually
connected. For example a 3 bank ProSport 20 Plus must be connected to 3
individual 12V batteries, as illustrated on Pages 10-18.
