operating instructions
IMPORTANT: Follow all safety instructions and precautions when charging your bat- tery. Wear complete eye protection and clothing protection. Charge your battery in a
Charging Battery In The Vehicle:
1.Avoid personal injury by keeping clear of fan blades, belts, pulleys and other engine parts.
2.Avoid damaging the charger by keeping the power cord and output cords away from the hood, door or moving engine parts.
3.Note the polarity of the battery posts by checking the identification marks on the battery: POSITIVE (POS, P or +) and NEGATIVE (NEG, N or
The positive post is usually larger than the negative post.
4.Identify which battery post is ground- ed or connected to the chassis. THIS IS NORMALLY THE NEGATIVE POST.
NEGATIVE GROUNDED SYSTEM
5.Connecting to a
Then connect the black (NEGATIVE) output clamp to a heavy, unpainted metal part of the chassis or engine block, away from the battery (see fig- ure above). DO NOT connect clamp to negative battery post, carburetor, fuel line or sheet metal part.
Connecting to a
twist the clamp back and forth to be sure a solid electrical connection is made. Then connect the red (POSI- TIVE) output clamp to a heavy, un- painted metal part of the chassis or engine block, away from the battery. DO NOT connect clamp to positive battery post, carburetor, fuel line or sheet metal part.
6.Select the desired charge rate and battery type: 2A, 12V or 4A, 6V.
7.Plug power cord into an 110V AC electrical wall outlet.
8.The CHARGING (yellow) LED should light and the charging process should start. If the CHECK
(red) LED is on, check for correct cable connections. Also, the red light could mean the battery is trying to draw more current than the charger is rated for.
9.The charger stops charging auto- matically after the battery is fully charged. Charge completion is in- dicated by CHARGED (green) LED and the charger has automatically switches to float mode charging and switched to the Maintain Mode of operation.
NOTE: As the battery nears the full charge state, both the yellow and green LEDs may light. The yellow LED will fade out as the green LED gets brighter.
10.To disconnect the charger, unplug the power cord from the 110V AC electrical wall outlet before attempt- ing to disconnect the output clamps. Then, standing away from the bat- tery, remove the output clamp from the chassis or engine block. Finally, remove the output clamp from the battery post.
11.Clean and store the charger in a dry location.
