16.TROUBLESHOOTING

PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

REASON/SOLUTION

No reading on the

Charger is not plugged in.

Plug the charger into an AC outlet.

ammeter.

No power at the receptacle.

Check for open fuse or circuit

 

 

 

breaker supplying AC outlet.

 

Clips are not making a good

Check for poor connection to

 

connection to the battery.

battery and frame. Make sure

 

 

connection points are clean.

 

 

Rock clips back and forth for a

 

 

better connection.

 

Connections are reversed.

Unplug the charger and reverse

 

 

the clips.

 

Battery is defective (will not

Have battery checked.

 

accept a charge).

 

 

4 amp charge rate is being used.

Ammeter may show no activity at

 

 

the 4A charge rate.

Ammeter reading

Battery is severely discharged.

Continue charging battery for two

stays high.

 

more hours. If problem continues

 

 

have the battery checked.

 

Wrong battery voltage.

Verify the voltage settings on the

 

 

charger are correct.

Ammeter reads less than

Extension cord is too long or wire

Use a shorter or heavier gauge

selected charge rate when

gauge is too small.

extension cord.

charging a discharged

Weak cell or sulfated plate in

A sulfated battery will eventually

battery

 

battery.

take a normal charge if left

 

 

connected. If the battery will not

 

 

take a charge, have it checked.

 

Battery is only partially

Continue to charge the battery.

 

discharged.

 

Battery clips do not spark

The charger is equipped with

No problem; this is a normal

when touched together.

a safe start feature. In the

condition.

 

automatic modes, it will not

 

 

supply current to the battery

 

 

clips until a battery is properly

 

 

connected. Unlike traditional

 

 

chargers, the clips will no spark if

 

 

touched together.

 

The charger is making an

Circuit breaker is cycling.

The settings may be wrong.

audible clicking sound.

 

Check the charger settings.

 

Battery is defective.

Have the battery checked.

 

Shorted battery cables or clips.

Circuit breaker cycles when

 

 

current draw is too high. Check

 

 

for shorted cables or clips and

 

 

replace if necessary.

 

Severely discharged battery, but

The battery may not want to

 

otherwise it is a good battery.

accept a charge due to a run-

 

 

down state. Allow charging to

 

 

continue until battery has a

 

 

chance to recover sufficiently to

 

 

take a charge. If more than 20

 

 

minutes, stop charging and have

 

 

the battery checked.

 

Reverse connections at battery.

Shut the charger off and correct

 

 

the lead connections.

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