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10. FEATURES
1.
Digital display
2.
Hook attachment
3.
Language button
4.
Charging status LED indicator
5.
Battery clamps
6.
AC Power cord
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2
3
4
5
6
11. CONTROL PANEL
DIGITAL DISPLAY
The digital display indicates the status of the battery and charger. See
Display Messages
for a complete list of messages.
LANGUAGE BUTTON
The digital display will show the battery’s voltage and percentage of charge. Press the button
for 5 seconds to select the language on the display. (EN→ DE→ FR→ NL→ ES→ IT).
LED INDICATOR
GREEN LED solid (CHARGING):
The charger is connected and is charging a battery.
GREEN LED pulsing (CHARGED/MAINTAINING):
The battery is fully charged and the
charger is in Maintain Mode
.
GREEN LED flashing:
The charge has aborted. (See
Aborted Charge
section.)
NOTE:
See
Operating Instructions
for a complete description of the charger modes.
12. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
This battery charger must be properly assembled in accordance with the
assembly instructions before it is used.
The charger does not have an ON/OFF switch. The On and Off commands are controlled by
plugging the SPI15 into an AC electrical wall outlet only after the battery connections have
been made.
IMPORTANT
Do not start the vehicle with the charger connected to the AC outlet, or it
may damage the charger and your vehicle.
BATTERY INFORMATION
This charger can charge 6-celled lead-acid batteries with rated capacities of 40-230 Ah.
NOTE:
This charger is equipped with an auto-start feature. Current will not be supplied
to the battery clamps until a battery is properly connected. The clamps will not spark if
touched together.
See instructions for charging a battery inside a vehicle (Section 6) or outside of the
vehicle (Section 7).
CHARGING
1.
Ensure that all of the charger components are in place and in good working condition.
2.
Connect the battery, following the precautions listed in sections 6 and 7.
3.
Connect the AC power following the precautions listed in section 8.
4.
When the charger starts, the
GREEN LED
will be solid, and the display will show
ANALYZING BATTERY
while the charger determines that the battery is properly connected
and the condition of the battery.
