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Additional Battery Charger Safety Warnings:
1. Only use this Charger Engine Starter with lead acid, rechargeable type batteries. Remove
battery caps to check liquid level inside battery. If liquid is not present or if liquid appears to
be frozen, do not attempt to charge battery.
2. Do not use this Charger Engine Starter as a low voltage system power supply except in
automotive applications.
3. Do not try to start the automobile engine when the battery is still charging. It may damage
the unit.
4. Do not use this Charger Engine Starter to charge household dry cell batteries. Dry cell bat-
teries may explode causing personal injury and property damage.
5. Always charge lead acid batteries in well ventilated areas as explosive gases may be pro-
duced during charging.
6. Place the Charger Engine Starter as far away as possible from the battery you are
charging.
7. Never attempt to charge a battery with frozen fluid.
8. Be careful not to drip any fluids in or around the Charger Engine Starter. Damage to the
Charger Engine Starter can occur.
9. Never touch the Charger Engine Starter cable clamps together when the charger is plugged
in; touching the cables together will cause sparking and possible personal injury and/or
property damage.
10. Do not touch your eyes after working with a lead acid battery. Wash your hands
thoroughly with soap and water.
11. If battery fluids contact your skin, face, or eyes, immediately flush with plenty of fresh
water, and then contact a doctor.
12. Never smoke around a charging battery.
13. Make all cable clamp connections before plugging in the Charger Engine Starter.
14. Remove all metal objects (including tools, personal objects such as a watch or jewelry)
from around the battery being charged.
15. Don’t use the Charger Engine Starter in damp or wet locations.
How Batteries Charge.
A charger doesn’t force current into a battery, but makes a limited amount available, and the
battery draws what it needs, up to or slightly greater than the output amp rating of the char-
ger.
The closer the batter y is to zero charge, the more current is drawn. Beginning with a dead
battery, the charger’s ammeter registers toward the high amp end, and falls toward zero as
charging progresses. Remember, the ammeter registers the amount of current being drawn
from the battery, not the delivery capability of the charger.
After the charger reaches 100% charge, it continues to draw on low level, converting it into
heat inside the battery. If left connected, after a full charge, the battery acid will eventually boil,
overcharging and damaging the battery.
Warning!! This Charger Engine Starter doesn’t have an automatic cut off. It is equipped with
a 2-1/2 hour timer. Always check the battery and the time manually. Don’t depend solely on
the timer. Leaving the Charger Engine Starter unattended can result in property damage and/