Troubleshooting
Performance problems often can be corrected by the user. Please read through this chart for a possible solution to common problems.
PROBLEM | POSSIBLE CAUSE | SOLUTION |
The battery is connected | The charger is in tester | Press the CHARGE |
and the charger is on, | mode, not charger mode. | RATE button to activate |
but isn't charging. |
| charging and select a |
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| charge rate. |
Indicator lights are lit in | You might have acciden- | Make sure nothing is |
an erratic manner not | tally activated a special | touching the control |
explained in the “Using | diagnostic mode. | panel, then unplug the |
Your Battery Charger” |
| charger and plug it in |
section. |
| again. |
| The charger may be | Return to place of pur- |
| defective. | chase for replacement. |
The Check (red) LED | The incorrect battery | Reset the charger by |
always flashes before | type may have been | unplugging it or briefly |
the battery is completely | selected. | disconnecting it or briefly |
charged. |
| disconnecting the nega- |
| This will happen if the | tive battery clip. Select |
| battery did not reach full | the desired charge |
| charge within 24 hours. | rate and battery |
| May be due to a very | type again, if neces- |
| large battery or a bank | sary. |
| of batteries requiring |
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| more power than a 30/12 |
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| Amp charger can deliver |
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| within 24 hours. The bat- |
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| tery may also be faulty. |
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Engine crank time is less | Starter motor may be | Charge the battery at the |
than specified. | drawing more than 80 | 12A 30A rate for 10 |
| Amps. | to 15 minutes then crank |
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| the engine. |
The green Charged | The battery may be | If the battery is in a ve- |
LED lights a few minutes | fully charged or recently | hicle, turn the headlights |
after connecting to the | charged, leaving the bat- | on for a few minutes |
battery. | tery voltage high enough | to reduce the battery |
| to appear to be fully | voltage and try charging |
| charged. | again. |
| The incorrect battery | Reset the charger by un- |
| type may have been | plugging it or briefly dis- |
| selected. | connecting the negative |
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| battery clip. Select the |
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| desired charge rate |
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| and battery type |
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| again, if necessary. |
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