operating instructions
IMPORTANT: Follow all safety instructions and precautions when charging your bat- tery. Wear complete eye protection and clothing protection. Charge your battery in a
Charging Battery In The Vehicle:
1.Avoid personal injury by keeping clear of fan blades, belts, pulleys and other engine parts.
2.Avoid damaging the charger by keeping the power cord and output cords away from the hood, door or moving engine parts.
3.Note the polarity of the battery posts by checking the identification marks on the battery: POSITIVE (POS, P or +) and NEGATIVE (NEG, N or
The positive post is usually larger than the negative post.
4.Identify which battery post is ground- ed or connected to the chassis. THIS IS NORMALLY THE NEGATIVE POST.
NEGATIVE GROUNDED SYSTEM
5.Connecting to a
Then connect the black (NEGATIVE) output clamp to a heavy, unpainted metal part of the chassis or engine
block, away from the battery (see figure left). DO NOT connect clamp to negative battery post, carburetor, and fuel line or sheet metal part.
Connecting to a
6.Plug power cord into an 120V AC electrical wall outlet.
7.The CHARGING (yellow) LED should light and the charging process should start. If the CHECK (red) LED is on, check for correct cable con- nections.
8.The charger stops charging auto- matically after the battery is fully charged. Charge completion is in- dicated by CHARGED (green) LED and the charger has stopped charg- ing and switched to the Maintain Mode of operation.
9.To disconnect the charger, unplug the power cord from the 120V AC electrical wall outlet before attempt- ing to disconnect the output clamps. Then, standing away from the bat- tery, remove the output clamp from the chassis or engine block. Finally, remove the output clamp from the battery post.
10.Clean and store the charger in a dry location.