TROUBLESHOOTING
The battery charger is designed to work automatically. However, If a problem does occur, check the following:
PROBLEM | POSSIBLE | SOLUTION |
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No meter reading. | Charger is not plugged in | Plug in |
| Connections are reversed. | With charger unplugged, reverse clips and |
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| reconnect (rock back and forth to bite in). |
| Poor electrical connection. | Clean clamps and battery poles and reconnect |
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| (roll back and forth to bite in). |
| AC outlet is dead. | Plug in a lamp or other appliance to check for |
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| voltage. |
| Battery is defective (will not accept | Have battery checked. |
| charge). |
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Charger will not turn on when | Battery recently used in vehicle and is | Battery does not need changing. |
properly connected to power. | fully charged. |
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| (If battery is in vehicle turning on headlights |
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| will lower battery voltage in a few seconds and |
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| charger should then turn on.) |
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| Battery has less than .7 volts set to manual and |
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| retry. |
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Charger will not turn OFF. | Battery has problem and will not take | Have battery checked. |
| full charge. | (If in MANUAL, switch to AUTOMATIC). |
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Meter needle pulses (fluctuates) | Two or more batteries connected in | Requires more time to charge: continue |
every few seconds AFTER THREE | parallel. | charging. |
HOURS without slowing down. |
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| Battery of 200 ampere hours or larger. | Requires more time to charge: continue |
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| charging. |
| Battery is connected to application that |
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| draws a small current (such as an auto |
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| dome light). |
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Charging current is less than full | Battery is partially charged. | Continue charging. |
output rating of charger. |
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| Battery is defective (battery plates are | Have checked and replace battery. |
| crusted) and will not accept a full |
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| charge. |
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| AC power supply is low. | Plug charger into another grounded AC outlet. |
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Meter needle moves to extreme | Severely discharged battery (but | Allow charging to continue until battery has |
right, remains a short time, then | otherwise good battery). | recovered sufficiently to take a charge (Circuit |
returns to zero, accompanied by a |
| breaker will continue to cycle and needle will |
clicking sound. |
| swing side to side until battery has recovered). |
| In MANUAL with battery connections | Unplug charger and change to correct |
| reversed. | connections. |
| Battery is defective (will not accept | Have battery checked. |
| charge) |
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| Charger is cycling after circuit breaking | Wait until charger automatically resets itself |
| overload. | (DO NOT RETURN FOR SERVICE). |
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