PREPARING YOUR BATTERY TO BE CHARGED
SAFETY
MAINTENANCE OPERATION
It is important that you read and follow these guidelines while you are preparing to charge your battery.
•Make sure that you have a 12 volt
•Clean the battery terminals. Be careful to keep corrosion from getting in or around your eyes.
•If you have a battery with removable cell caps, if required, add distilled water to each cell until the battery acid reaches the level recommended by the manufacturer. This will help purge excessive gases from the cells. Be careful not to overfill. If you have a sealed battery without cell caps, no action is necessary. Continue to the next step listed below.
•Take time to read all battery manufacturer’s specific precautions, such as removing or not removing
cell caps while charging, and recom- mended rates of charge.
•Wear safety glasses. See additional "Personal Safety Precautions" on page 4.
•Be sure that the area around the battery is well ventilated while it is being charged. If ventilation is poor, gas can be manually blown away by using a piece of cardboard or other
a fan.
•If it is necessary to remove the battery from the vehicle to charge it, always remove the grounded terminal from the battery first. A spark may be caused if all accessories in the vehicle are not completely turned off.
NOTE: A marine battery installed in a boat must be removed and charged on shore.
USING YOUR BATTERY CHARGER
For best results from your battery charger, learn to use it properly. This section tells how to set the controls and how to charge a battery in or out of the vehicle.
SETTING THE CONTROLS
SELECTOR SWITCHES:
A
rate. As the battery charges, the needle will fall to about 2 or 3 amps, indicating a charged battery.
At the 2 amp charging rate, as the battery charges the needle will fall to about 3/4 to 1 amp indicating a charged battery.
TROUBLESHOOTING
PARTS
▲ | ▲ |
6 AMP | 2 AMP |
AMMETER:
The AMMETER indicates the measured amount of amperes being drawn by the battery. When you first start charging a battery, the reading will be high, with the needle near 6 using the 6 amp charging
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