BATTERY CHARGER CONTROLS
The
6/2 AMP DUAL RATE BATTERY CHARGER
INPUT: 120V AC 60HZ 1.3 AMP | 6 and 12 Volt Batteries | 6 VOLT | 12 VOLT | 12 VOLT | |||
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OUTPUT: 6/2 AMP AT 12V DC, 6 AMP AT 6V DC |
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CHARGE RATE AND VOLTAGE SWITCH SETTINGS
For 12 volt batteries either 2 or 6 amp charge rate may be se- lected. For 6 volt batteries, only the 6 amp rate is available. You may use either the 2 or 6 amp charge rate on large batteries. For batteries rated 28 ampere hours and less, use the 2 amp charge rate. The smaller the battery the greater the risk of harm- ing it by using the 6 amp charge rate.
NOTE: It is important to determine the battery type before charg- ing. (See BATTERY TYPES)
WARNING: This charger will continue to charge even after the battery is charged.
WARNING: Overcharging will damage the battery.
This is a manual
AMMETER (See FIGURE 4 & 5)
The ammeter gives a reading of the AMP draw by the battery from the charger. When a fully discharged battery is connected to the charger, the ammeter will read the maximum output rat- ing of the charger, either 2 AMPS or 6 AMPS, depending on the AMP selection. The charge current will gradually taper down as the battery approaches full charge. As the charge current tapers down, the ammeter needle will also move down.
PERCENTOFCHARGE
The percent of charge scale in intended as a visual aid to help simplify reading the state of charge. It is scaled for use with the 6 amp charge rate only. For the 2 amp charge rate use the red triangle. The percent of charge is based on current drawn by the battery. For this reason accuracy will vary with the size and bat- tery type. Typically a 28 ampere hour gel cell battery will draw less current at end of charge then a 140 ampere hour wet cell battery. This means that the indication for a fully charged large battery may be slightly less than 100%.
For the 2 amp charge rate a red triangle has been provided within the green area of the meter scale, it's accuracy has been calibrated for use with small batteries. As a battery takes on a charge, it draws less current from the charger, correspondingly less of the red area will fall under the meter needle.
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