NEGATIVE GROUNDED POST
5A. For
WARNING: Do not connect clip to carburetor, fuel lines, or sheet-
metal body parts. NOTE: Attach clips to battery post and twist or rock back an forth several times to make a good connection. This tends to keep clips from slipping off terminals and helps to reduce risk of sparking.
FIGURE 6 shows connections for a negative-grounded battery.
POSITIVE GROUNDED POST
5B. For
WARNING: Do not connect clip to carburetor, fuel lines, or sheet-
metal body parts. NOTE: Attach clips to battery post and twist or rock back and forth several times to make a good connection. This tends to keep clips from slipping off terminals and helps to reduce risk of sparking.
6.Select amperage: Ref. See Controls Section
7.Plug charger AC cord into a grounded 120 volt outlet.
8.WARNING: Be sure area around battery is well ventilated while battery is being charged. Gas can be forcefully blown
GROUND
(NEG)
FIGURE 6 CONNECTION TO NEGATIVE
GROUNDEDBATTERY
away by using a piece of cardboard or other
9.Continue charging battery until charger's ammeter needle shows half the rate of charge. (See FIGURE 4 or 5)
10.When battery is fully charged, unplug charger from AC power source.
11.Remove charger clips form (1) chassis and (2) battery post, in that order.
12.Clean and store battery charger.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS: CHARGING BATTERY OUT OF VEHICLE
When charging battery out of vehicle, take care to determine the battery type. To reduce risk of a spark near battery, follow these steps when battery is outside vehicle. WARNING: A spark near the battery may cause battery explosion. WARNING: When removing battery from vehicle or boat, disconnect grounded pole first. When disconnecting, make sure all accessories are off, so as not to cause an arc. (NOTE: A marine (boat) battery must be removed and charged on shore. (To charge on board requires special equipment designed for marine use.) WARNING: When reinstalling battery, attach the ground post first.
1.Check polarity of battery posts. Battery case will be marked by each post: POSITIVE (POS, P, +) and NEGATIVE (NEG, N,
2.Attach a
3.Connect POSITIVE (RED) charger clip to POSITIVE (POS, P, +) post battery. Rock clip back and forth to make good connection.
4.Position yourself and free end of 24 inch cable as far away from battery as possible. Then connect NEGATIVE (BLACK) charger clip to free end of cable.
WARNING: Do not face battery when making final connec- tion. Rock clip back and forth to make a good connection. FIGURE 7 shows the connection.
5.Select amperage: Ref: See Controls Section
6.Plug charger AC cord into a 120 volt grounded outlet.
7.WARNING: Be sure area around battery is well ventilated while battery is being charged. Gas can be forcefully blown away by using a piece of cardboard or other
POSITIVENEGATIVE
BATTERY CHARGER
BATTERY + -
POWER
24", 6 GAUGECORD CABLE
TO GROUNDED
POWER OUTLET
FIGURE 7 CONNECT NEGATIVE BATTERY CLIP TO
24 INCH CABLE END
8.Continue charging battery until charger's ammeter needle shows half the rate of charge. (See FIGURE 4 or 5)
9.When battery is fully charged, unplug charger from AC
power source.
10.When battery is fully charged and charger is unplugged,
(1) remove clip from end of Negative end of cable, and (2) remove clip from Positive battery post, in that order.
11.Clean and store battery charger.
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