Charging your battery outside the vehicle

SAFETY

Charging your battery outside the vehicle:

POSITIVENEGATIVE

BATTERY

CHARGER

(NEGATIVE) lead of the charger to the free end of the cable. Rock the clamp to make a solid connection.

IMPORTANT: Wear safety glasses and face away from the battery while making this final connection.

BATTERY + -

24", 6

POWER CORD

6. Select the rate of charge with the Select

or Switch then plug the power cord into a

grounded AC outlet to begin charging.

TROUBLESHOOTING MAINTENANCE OPERATION

PARTS

GAUGE

CABLE

GROUNDED

Figure BPOWER

OUTLET

1.Remove the battery from vehicle, making sure to disconnect grounded terminal first with all accessories and lights turned off in the vehicle.

2.Check the polarity of the battery posts as indicated on the battery case: POSITIVE (POS, P, +) and NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -).

NOTE: On top-post batteries, the positive battery terminal usually has a larger diameter post than the negative one.

3.Connect the red (POSITIVE) charger clamp to the POSITIVE post of the battery. Be sure to rock the clip back and forth to make a solid connection.

4.Attach a 6-gauge (AWG) or a 4-gauge (SAE) insulated battery cable of at least

24-inches in length to the NEGATIVE battery post. This cable will provide a safer connection because arcing and sparking will occur away from the battery. (The battery cable is not provided with the charger, but may be purchased at most automotive accessory outlets.)

5.Take the other end of the 6-gauge (AWG) or a 4-gauge (SAE) insulated 24-inch cable and, standing as far away from the battery as possible, connect the black

7. The charger will not stop when the

battery is fully charged. For this reason it

is important to check charging progress

frequently. Overcharging can damage a

battery, you must monitor and unplug

charger when battery is fully charged.

8. When the battery is fully charged,

the AMMETER pointer will fall to about

half the charge rateselected. For specific

positions, refer to the “Ammeter” section in

“Using your battery charger” on page 6.

9. When the battery is fully charged,

unplug the charger power cord before

attempting to disconnect charger clamps.

10. Stand away from the battery and

remove thecharger leads from the

NEGATIVE connection first, then from the

POSITIVE battery post or terminal.

11. Clean and store the battery charger in a

dry location.