M.

TROUBLESHOOTING

 

 

 

 

The battery charger is designed to work automatically. However, if a problem does occur, check the following:

 

 

 

PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

SOLUTION

 

 

 

No meter reading.

Connections are reversed.

With charger unplugged, reverse clamps and

 

 

reconnect. (Rock back and forth to bite in.)

 

Poor electrical connection.

Clean clamps and battery posts and reconnect.

 

 

(Rock clamps back and forth to bite in.)

 

AC outlet is dead.

Plug in a lamp or other appliance to check for

 

 

voltage.

 

Battery is defective (will not

Have battery checked.

 

accept charge).

 

 

 

 

Charger will not turn on

Battery recently charged as result

Battery does not need charging.

(when properly connected

of driving and is fully charged.

(Turning on headlights will lower battery

to power) in automatic mode only.

 

voltage in a few seconds and charger

 

 

should then turn on.)

 

 

 

Charger will not turn OFF.

Battery has problem and will

Have battery checked.

 

not take full charge, or it is a manual

 

 

charger.

 

 

 

 

Meter needle fluctuates back and

Battery has reached Full Charge and

Have battery checked.

forth from the middle to the left.

and is not able to maintain above 13.V

 

 

 

 

Meter needle pulses

Two or more batteries

Do not parallel charge.

(fluctuates) every few

connected in parallel.

 

seconds AFTER THREE

 

 

HOURS without slowing

 

 

down.

 

 

 

Battery of 200 ampere hours

Requires more time to charge: continue

 

or larger.

charging.

 

Battery is connected to

 

 

a device that draws a small

 

 

current (such as an

 

 

interior light).

 

 

 

 

Meter needle moves to extreme

Battery is severely discharged (but

Allow charging to continue until battery has

right, remains a short time, then

otherwise good).

recovered sufficiently to take a charge.

returns to zero, accompanied

 

(Circuit breaker will continue to cycle and

by a clicking sound.

 

needle will swing side to side until battery has

 

 

recovered.)

 

Battery is defective (will not accept

Have battery checked.

 

charge).

 

 

Charger is cycling after circuit breaker

Wait until charger automatically resets itself

 

overload.

(DO NOT RETURN FOR SERVICE).

 

 

 

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