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CHARGING A BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE
1. Turn off all the vehicle’s accessories.
2. Keep the hood open.
3. Clean the battery terminals.
4. Place the charger on a dry, non-flammable surface, or use the convenient hook
attachment to hang the unit safely outside the work area.
5. Lay the AC/DC cables away from any fan blades, belts, pulleys and other
moving parts.
6. Connect the battery, following the precautions listed in sections 6 and 7.
7. Connect the charger to a live grounded 230V AC outlet.
8. The green POWER LED will light.
9. When charging is complete, disconnect the charger from the AC power,
remove the clamps from the vehicle’s chassis, and then remove the clamp
from the battery terminal.
CHARGING A BATTERY OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE
1. Place battery in a well-ventilated area.
2. Clean the battery terminals.
3. Connect the battery, following the precautions listed in sections 6 and 7.
4. Connect the charger to a live grounded 230V AC outlet.
5. The green POWER LED will light.
6. When charging is complete, disconnect the charger from the AC power,
disconnect the negative clamp, and finally the positive clamp.
7. A marine (boat) battery must be removed and charged on shore.
USING THE QUICK-CONNECT CABLE CONNECTORS
Connect either of the two (2) output cable leads to the charger. Make sure to place the
charger on a dry, non-flammable surface.
IMPORTANT
Never connect the clip and ring terminal connectors together for
use in other applications, such as external battery or other power
source charging, or to extend the output cable length, as reverse polarity and/or
overcharge conditions will occur.
USING THE 50 AMP BATTERY CLAMPS
1. Connect the end of the charger output cable to the end of the battery cable
quick-connect and clamps.
2. Follow the steps in sections 6 and 7, to connect the output clamps to the
battery.
3. Connect the charger to a live grounded 230V AC outlet.
