PROBLEM | POSSIBLE CAUSE | REASON/SOLUTION |
The charger is | Battery is defective. | Have the battery |
making an audible |
| checked. |
clicking sound. | Shorted battery | Circuit breaker cycles |
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| cables or ring | when current draw is |
| terminals. | too high. Check for |
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| shorted cables or ring |
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| terminals and replace |
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| if necessary. |
| Severely discharged | The battery may |
| battery. | not want to accept |
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| a charge due to a |
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| |
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| charging to continue |
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| until battery has a |
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| chance to recover |
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| sufficiently to take a |
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| charge. If more than |
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| 20 minutes, stop |
|
| charging and have |
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| the battery checked. |
| Reverse connections | Shut the charger off |
| at battery. | and correct the lead |
|
| connections. |
Charger makes a | Transformer | No problem, this is a |
loud buzz or hum. | laminations vibrate | normal condition. |
| (buzz). |
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| Shorted Diode | Have charger |
| Assembly or Output | checked by a qualified |
| Rectifier Assembly | technician. |
| (hum). |
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