Sears 200.71224 operating instructions Charging Your Battery, Negative Grounded System

CHARGING YOUR BATTERY

IMPORTANT: Follow all safety instruc- tions and precautions when charging your battery. Wear complete eye protection and clothing protection. Charge your battery in a well-ventilated area.

Charging your 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 cables 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 grounded or connected to the chassis. THIS IS NORMALLY THE NEGATIVE POST.

NEGATIVE GROUNDED SYSTEM

5.Connecting to a negative- grounded system: Connect the red (POSITIVE) output clamp to the POSITIVE post of the battery. Rock and twist the clamp back and forth to be sure a solid electrical connection

is made. Then connect the black (NEGATIVE) output clamp to a heavy, unpainted metal part of the chassis or engine block, away from the battery (see figure on this page). DO NOT connect clamp to negative battery post, carburetor, fuel line or sheet metal part.

Connecting to a positive-grounded

system: Connect the black (NEGA- TIVE) output clamp to the NEGA- TIVE post of the battery. Rock and 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, unpainted 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.Plug power cord into an AC outlet. The charger will set to the default state of 2 AMP charge rate and Type 1 for battery type.

7.Press the appropriate control buttons to select the desired charge rate and battery type. Within a few seconds, the red LED should go out and the charging process should start. If the red LED does not go out, check for correct cable connection.

8.To disconnect the charger, unplug the charger power cord before attempting to disconnect the output clamps. Then, standing away from the battery, remove the output clamp from the chassis or engine block. Finally, remove the output clamp from the battery post.

9.Clean and store the charger in a dry location.

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