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 and out of a vehicle.
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2 Amp charge rate: Intended for charging of small batteries such as those commonly used in garden tractors, snowmobiles and motorcycles. It is not to be used as a trickle charger for larger batteries.
15 Amp charge rate: Use for charging automotive batteries, marine starter batteries and deep cycle batteries. Not intended for industrial applications and very large batteries where 20 amp and greater charge rates are required.
100 Amp engine start: Provides 100 amps for cranking an engine with a weak or run down battery. Always use in combination with a battery.
Charging: Both the 2 and 15 amp charge rates perform an automatic charge function. During the first few seconds of operation, an analytical check of the battery is performed. If the charger does not detect a properly connected battery, the red “check” LED will light continuously until such a battery is detected. If a battery will not accept a normal charge, the charger will switch to a special mode of operation designed for such batteries.
Indication of this special mode is the flashing of the first amber LED in the charge status display. If successful, normal charging will resume. If not, a red LED will blink indicating that charging has been aborted. Note: The special mode could last up to 10 hours. When the amber LED is on but not flashing, normal charging is in progress. Charge completion is indicated by a green LED; at that point the charger has switched to the Maintain Mode of operation.
Maintain Mode: When the green LED is lit, the charger has started Maintain Mode. This mode of operation is also known as
Battery types: The charger offers a se- lection of three different types of batteries:
•Type 1 most
•Type 2 Deep Cycle and Maintenance- Free batteries;
•Type 3 Deep cycle batteries with a
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