Sears 200.71231 Using Your Battery Charger, Setting the controls, Output Selector Switches

Using Your Battery Charger

To obtain the best results from your battery charger, you must know how to use it properly. This section tells how to set the controls and how to charge a battery in and out of the vehicle.

Setting the controls

All the controls for your charger are located on the front of the unit. Follow these instructions to obtain the accurate charge level for your battery.

OUTPUT SELECTOR SWITCHES

Two switches are used to select the rate of charge or function—a 3-position switch on the right, and a 2- position switch to the left of it. Use the 3-position switch to select:

•	2 Amp Trickle Charge — Use for charging small
	batteries and warming large batteries. The lower the
	charge rate, the longer it will take, but the battery is
	subjected to much less stress.
•	OFF — Leave the switch in the OFF Position while
	connecting the charger to the battery and to the AC
	power outlet.
•	Select — This setting enables you to select one of
	the two charge-rate settings offered by the 2-

200A 12V

ENGINE

START

➞

40A 12V CHARGE

2A 12V

CHARGE

OFF

SELECT

position switch.
•	Use the 40 Amp Charge rate for a fast charge.
•	Use the 200 Amp Engine Start for cranking the
	engine. Remember that little or no charging has
	been done by the charger and, unless your trip is
	quite long, your battery will still need further
	charging by the vehicle's charging system once
	the engine starts.

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 40 at the 40 AMP CHARGE rate. As the battery charges, the needle will fall to about 15 to 20 amps, indicating a charged battery.

At the 2 AMP CHARGE rate, you will notice very little needle movement.

When cranking the engine while using the ENGINE START feature, the needle will swing into the Start (red) area of the scale.

VOLT/AMP SELECTOR

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