PROBLEM | POSSIBLE CAUSE | SOLUTION |
The CHARGED | The battery may be | If the battery is in a vehicle, |
(green) light turns on | fully charged or recently | turn the headlights on for a |
a few minutes or less | charged, leaving the bat- | few minutes to reduce the |
after connecting the | tery voltage high enough | battery voltage and try charg- |
battery. | to appear to be fully | ing again. Also try a lower |
| charged. | CHARGE RATE selection. |
| The battery may be faulty | A sulfated battery will eventu- |
| (sulfated). | ally accept a charge. Continue |
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| charging for a few hours. The |
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| CHARGING (yellow) LED will |
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| blink. If not, have the battery |
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| checked or call customer |
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| service. |
The measured current | The charger reached the | No problem; this is a normal |
is much lower than | maximum voltage and is | condition. |
what was selected. | reducing the current. |
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The charger is mak- | Circuit breaker is cycling. | The settings may be wrong. |
ing an audible clicking |
| Check the charger settings. |
sound. | Battery is defective. | Have the battery checked. |
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| Shorted battery cables or | Circuit breaker cycles when |
| clamps. | current draw is too high. |
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| Check for shorted cables or |
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| clamps and replace if neces- |
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| sary. |
| Severely discharged | The battery may not want to |
| battery, but otherwise in | accept a charge due to a run- |
| good condition. | down state. Allow charging to |
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| continue until battery has a |
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| chance to recover and take a |
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| charge. If more than 20 min- |
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| utes, stop charging and have |
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| the battery checked. |
| Reverse connections at | Shut the charger off and cor- |
| battery. | rect the lead connections. |
Charger will not turn | AC outlet is dead. | Check for open fuse or circuit |
on when properly |
| breaker supplying AC outlet. |
connected. | Poor electrical connec- | Check power cord and exten- |
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| tion. | sion cord for loose fitting plug. |
The battery is | Clamps are not making a | Check for poor connection at |
connected and the | good connection. | battery and frame. Make sure |
charger is on, but is |
| connecting points are clean. |
not charging. |
| Rock clamps back and forth |
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| for a better connection. |
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