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BATTERY CHARGING
Battery charger must be ensembled before using.
1.
Before charging any battery, make sure the electrolyte (battery liquid) in each cell is at
correct level.
2.
Set switch to the OFF position.
3.
If the battery is being charged inside the vehicle, use connection procedures outlined in
Section F. Should the battery be removed from the vehicle, follow the instruction in Section
G. Now plug the charger into the AC outlet.
4.
Set the charge rate switch to the desired charge position. See charge rate chart. NOTE:
These battery chargers are MANUAL type chargers and MUST have the charging
monitored regularly. The battery can overcharge if the charging is not stopped when
the battery is charged. Battery charger may produce some noise (buzz) during charging
process. Metal sheets of the transformer tend to vibrate (this is normal) continue charging
your accumulator. Noise may continue even after charger has been disconnected from
accumulator.
CHARGE PERIOD
The required time to completely charge a battery depends of the number of drained ampere-
hours. Ampere/ hours are obtained by multiplying the number of hours by the number of
amperes supplied to the battery during charging.
For example, if a charge was connected to an accumulator which absorbed 10 amps for 5 hours,
50 ampere-hours will have been fed. Charging time required to recover the 50 amps-hour is
obtained by dividing the 50 ampere-hours between the charge capacity, so, if a 40 amperes
charge capacity is used, divide 50 ampere-hours between 40 amperes and you will get a result
of 1.25 hours.
During charging cycle. The 40-amp charge does not remain constantly, but lowers the charge
approximately 15 amps. For this reason, it is necessary to let the battery charge approximately
25% additional time. In the example, 20 minutes will be increased to the hour with 25 minutes
for a total charging time of one hour with 45 minutes.
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