Q. | TROUBLESHOOTING |
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The battery charger is designed to work automatically. However, If a problem does occur, check the following: | ||||
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PROBLEM | POSSIBLE CAUSE |
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No meter reading. | 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 clips and battery posts 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 |
| Have battery checked. | |
| accept charge). |
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Charger will not turn on (when | Battery recently used in |
| Battery does not need charging. | |
properly connected to power. | vehicle and is 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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Charger will not turn OFF. | Battery has problem and will |
| Have battery checked. | |
| not take full charge. |
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Meter needle pulses (fluctuates) | Two or more batteries connected | Do not parallel charge. | ||
every few seconds AFTER THREE | in parallel. |
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HOURS without slowing down. |
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| Battery of 200 ampere hours or | Requires more time to charge: continue | ||
| larger. |
| charging. | |
| Battery is connected to applicaton that |
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| draws a small current (such as an |
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| autodome light). |
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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 |
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| breaker will continue to cycle and needle will | |
by a clicking sound. |
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| swing side to side until battery has recovered). | |
| 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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| LIMITED WARRANTY |
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SCHUMACHER ELECTRIC CORPORATION, 801 BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE, | THIS IS THE ONLY EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY AND THE MANUFAC- | |||
MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS | TURER NEITHER ASSUMES NOR AUTHORIZES ANYONE TO ASSUME OR | |||
TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER AT RETAIL OF THIS PRODUCT. THIS LIM- | MAKE ANY OTHER OBLIGATION TOWARDS THE PRODUCT OTHER THAN | |||
ITED WARRANTY IS NOT TRANSFERABLE. |
| THIS EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER MAKES NO | ||
Schumacher Electric Corporation warrants this battery charger for two years | WARRANTY OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR PURPOSE OF THIS | |||
PRODUCT AND EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES SUCH FROM THIS LIMITED WAR- | ||||
from date of purchase of retail against defective material or workmanship. If | ||||
RANTY. |
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such should occur the unit will be repaired or replaced at the option of the manu- |
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facturer. It is the obligation of the purchaser to forward the unit together with | SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCI- | |||
proof of purchase, transportation and/or mailing charges prepaid to the manu- | DENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LENGTH OF IMPLIED WAR- | |||
facturer or its authorized representative. |
| RANTY SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO | ||
This limited warranty is void if the product is misused, subjected to careless | YOU. |
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handling, or repaired by anyone other than the factory or other authorized factory | THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAYALSO | |||
representative. |
| HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. | ||
The manufacturer makes no warranty other than this limited warranty and ex- |
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pressly excludes any implied warranty including any warranty for consequential |
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damages. |
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