c)Check polarity of battery posts. Positive battery post is usually larger diameter than the Negative post.
d)Determine which post of battery is grounded (connected) to the chassis. If negative post is grounded to the chassis (as in most cases), see Item E. If Positive post is grounded to the chassis, see Item F.
e)For negative grounded vehicle, connect Positive clamp from charger to Positive ungrounded post. Connect Negative (Black) clamp to vehicle chassis or engine block away from battery. Do not connect to carburetor, fuel lines or sheet metal body parts. Connect to a
f)For
g)When disconnecting charger, disconnect at wall receptacle, remove clamp from vehicle chassis and then remove clamp from battery post.
16.FOLLOW THESE STEPS WHEN BATTERY IS OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE.
a)Check polarity of battery posts. Positive battery post is usually a larger diameter than the Negative post.
b)To keep a safe distance from the battery, attach at least a
c)Connect Positive (Red) charger clamp to Positive post of the battery.
d)Position yourself and free end of the cable as far away from the battery as possible, then connect the Negative clamp to the free end of the cable. Do not face battery when making this final connection.
e)When disconnecting charger, always do so in reverse sequence of connecting procedure and disconnect the first connection while as far away from the battery as possible.
f)A marine (boat) battery must be removed and charged on shore. To charge it on board re- quires equipment specially designed for marine use.
17.OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
a)Set the 6 and 12 volt selector switch to match the voltage of the battery being charged.
b)Connect charger to a battery as outlined in Section 15 or 16.
c)Plug AC power cord into 120 AC volt receptacle.
d)The amber light indicates battery being charged the green light indicates battery is fully charged and the red light indicates trouble. See more detailed explanation below.
e)When the charger is plugged into an AC outlet but not connected to a battery the Green LED will be illuminated. For proper operation, the battery charger must be plugged into an AC outlet and connected to a battery.
f)When properly connected the amber LED indicator should illuminate. This indicator will stay illuminated until the battery voltage has reached approximately 14.4 volts and the charge current has decreased to 0.5 amps. At this point, the amber indicator turns off and the green indicator turns on. Also occurring at the same time, the internal voltage reference of the charger will change in order to maintain the battery voltage at 13.2 volts. At this lower voltage charge, current is typically a few milli- amperes (.001 ampere). Under this condition most all batteries can be left charging indefi- nitely. While in the maintain mode, if the battery was loaded 0.5 amps or greater the charger will reset to the full charge state until the above conditions once again meet.
g)Never leave the battery connected to the charger while the charger is unplugged from the AC outlet. The reason for this is the charger draws a few milliamperes from the battery which will eventually rundown the battery.
h)The Red LED indicates an overload condition. Common causes are shorting of the battery clamps,
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