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 out- lined.
c)Plug AC power cord into 120 Volt, 60 Hz receptacle.
d)The amber light indicates battery is being charged, the green light indicates battery is fully charged, and the red light indicates trouble. See more detailed exPlanation below.
•When properly connected, the amber LED indicator should illuminate, This indicator will stay illuminated until the battery voltage has reached approxi- mately 14,4 Volt and the charge cur- rent has decreased to 0.5 Amps. At this point, the amber indicator turns off and the green indicator turns on. Also at this point, the internal voltage reference of the charger will change in order to maintain the battery volt- age at 13.2 Volt. At this lower voltage, charger current is typically a few mil- liamperes (mA) (1 mA = 0.001 A). Under this condition called maintain,
most batteries can be left charging indefinitely. If the battery is loaded with 0.5 Amps or greater white in the maintain condition, the charger will change back to the normal charging condition described above.
•Never leave the battery connected to the charger while the charger is un- plugged from the AC outlet. The charger draws a few milliamperes (mA) from the battery and will eventu- ally rundown the battery.
The Red LED indicates an overload condition. Common causes are short- ing of the battery clamps, reverse- polarity connection to a battery, and charging a problem battery. An over- load condition could also be caused by charging two or more batteries in parallel or charging a battery larger than the size commonly used in a car or truck. Once the charger goes into the overload state, it will not auto- matically reset to the normal charge state. One of the battery clamps must
first be disconnected from the battery for at least 5 seconds.
CHARGING TIMES
This charger has a rated output of 1.5
Amps. This output will vary with the age and condition ofthe battery being charged.
| Approximate | |
Ampere Hour | Average | Charge |
Battery Capacity | Times | in Hours |
10 | ||
12 | ||
20 | ||
