Preparing Your Battery to be Charged

It is important that you read and follow these guidelines while you are preparing to charge your battery.

SAFETY

OPERATION MAINTENANCE

•Make sure that you have a 12 volt or 6 volt lead-acid battery. Set the selector switch to match the voltage rating of the battery to be charged.

•Clean the battery terminals. Be careful to keep corrosion from getting in or around your eyes.

•For batteries with removable cell caps, if required by the manufacturer, add distilled water to each cell until the battery acid reaches the level recommended. This will help purge excessive gases from the cells. Be careful not to overfill. If you have a sealed battery without cell caps, no action is necessary. Continue to the next step listed below.

•Take time to read all battery manufacturer’s specific precautions, such as removing or not removing cell

caps while charging, and recommended rates of charge.

•Wear safety glasses. See additional "Personal Safety Precautions" on page 4.

•Be sure that the area around the battery is well ventilated while it is being charged.

•If it is necessary to remove the battery from the vehicle to charge it, always remove the grounded terminal from the battery first. Turn off all vehicle accessories to avoid sparks from occuring.

NOTE: A marine battery installed in a boat must be removed and charged on shore.

USING YOUR BATTERY CHARGER

To obtain the best results from your battery charger, you must know how to use it properly. This section will tell you how to set the controls, how to charge a battery in or out of a vehicle, and how to use the engine start feature.

TROUBLESHOOTING

PARTS

SETTING THE CONTROLS

All controls are located on the front of the charger. Follow these instructions to obtain the correct charge level for your battery.

SELECTOR SWITCHES:

Your charger has three switches:

•Use the left switch to match the battery voltage—either 6 or 12 volt.

•Use the center switch to select a charge type—MANUAL, AUTOMATIC DEEP CYCLE or AUTOMATIC REGULAR.

•Use the right switch to select a charge rate—2 AMP charge, 12 AMP charge, or 75 AMP ENGINE START.

Battery Voltage:

Select the voltage of your battery. The most common applications will be 12 volt.

6 VOLT				12 VOLT