PROBLEM | POSSIBLE CAUSE | REASON/SOLUTION |
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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 | Circuit breaker cycles when |
| clips. | current draw is too high. |
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| Check for shorted cables |
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| or clips and replace if |
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| necessary. |
| Severely discharged | The battery may not want |
| battery, but otherwise it is a | to accept a charge due to |
| good battery. | a |
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| charging to continue until |
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| battery has a chance to |
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| recover sufficiently to take |
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| a charge. If more than 20 |
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| minutes, stop charging and |
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| have the battery checked. |
| Reverse connections at | Shut the charger off |
| battery. | and correct the lead |
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| connections. |
Charger makes a loud | Transformer laminations | No problem, this is a normal |
buzz or hum. | vibrate (buzz). | condition. |
| Shorted Diode Assembly or | Have charger checked by a |
| Output Rectifier Assembly | qualified technician. |
| (hum). |
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Short or no start cycle | Drawing more than 225 | Crank time varies with the |
when cranking engine. | amps. | amount of current drawn. If |
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| cranking draws more than |
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| 225 amps, crank time may |
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| be less than 3 seconds. |
| Failure to wait 4 minutes | Wait 4 minutes of rest |
| (240 seconds) between | time before the next crank |
| cranks. | to allow the battery and |
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| charger to cool down. |
| Clips are not making a | Check for poor connection |
| good connection. | at battery and frame. |
| AC cord and/or extension | Check power cord and |
| cord is loose. | extension cord for loose |
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| fitting plug. |
| No power at receptacle. | Check for open fuse or |
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| circuit breaker supplying AC |
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| outlet. |
| The charger may be | The thermal protector may |
| overheated. | have tripped and needs a |
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| little longer to close. Make |
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| sure the charger vents are |
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| not blocked. Wait and try |
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| again. |
| Battery may be severely | On a severely discharged |
| discharged. | battery, charge for 10 to |
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| 15 minutes in the highest |
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| manual rate to help assist in |
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| cranking. |
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