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Charging your battery in the thunder Weekender
The Thunder Weekender battery charger is protected from;
• Over charging
• Reverse polarity
• Over temperature
• Short circuiting
• When the Thunder Weekender 240 Volt battery charger has been connected
to the battery in reversed polarity (when using alligator clamps), the
FAULTY BATTERY LED indicator will be flashing and the charger will not
supply an output charge voltage.
• Never leave the battery charger unsupervised until the charging cycles
are complete.
disconnecting the thunder Weekender battery charger
• Your battery is fully charged when stage 7 is illuminated, but
can be stopped at any stage by turning off, and disconnecting at
the mains connection.
Charging Voltages
gel
lead aCid / agM
CalCiuM
Charging stages
14.3 Volt
14.8 Volt
15.6 Volt
boost
14.8 Volt
15.2 Volt
16.2 Volt
float
13.3 Volt
13.7 Volt
13.7 Volt
expeCted Charge tiMes
your battery aMp hour rating
Charge tiMe to 50% CapaCity
60Ah
5 hours
100Ah
9 hours
160Ah
14 hours
battery Charger speCifiCations
input rating
240 VaC / 50 hz
Operating temperature
-15°C to +40°C
Maximum charge current
6 Amp
Minimum start voltage
0 Volts (will revive a completely discharged battery)
Charger type
7 stage pulse
Environment protection rating IP65 (dust protection, and low pressure moisture protection)
How To Use The Thunder Weekender