Sears 200.713121 Negative Post is Normally the ONE That is Grounded, Negative Grounded System

SAFETY OPERATION MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING

PARTS

•For deep cycle batteries, you may wish to allow the battery another one or two hours of charging after the LED glows to obtain a maximum charge.

•When using the AUTOMATIC charge rates, the LED will cycle on and off indicating the charger is maintaining the battery’s state-of-charge.

CHARGING YOUR BATTERY

Charging your battery inside the vehicle:

1.Arrange the power cord and charg- ing leads carefully to avoid damage that could be caused by the hood, door, or moving engine parts.

2.Keep clear of fan blades, belts, pulleys, and other parts that can cause injury.

3.Check the polarity of the battery posts as indicated on the battery case: POSITIVE (POS, P, or +) and NEGATIVE (NEG. N or -).

NOTE: The positive post on top- post battery is usually larger than the negative post.

4.Identify which battery post is ground or connected to the chassis.

THE NEGATIVE POST IS NORMALLY THE ONE THAT IS GROUNDED.

5.To charge a negative grounded post system: Connect the red (POSITIVE) battery charger clamp to the ungrounded POSITIVE (POS, P, +) post of the battery. Rock or twist the clamps back

and forth to make a solid connection. Then connect the black (NEGATIVE) clamp to a heavy, unpainted metal part of the chassis or engine block, away from the battery. DO NOT connect clamp to carburetor, fuel lines or sheet metal parts. (See Figure A.)

To charge a positive grounded post system: Connect the black (NEGATIVE) battery charger clamp to the ungrounded NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -) post of the battery. Then

NEGATIVE GROUNDED SYSTEM

Figure A

connect the red (POSITIVE) clamp to a heavy, unpainted metal part of the chassis or engine block, away from the battery. DO NOT connect clamp to carburetor, fuel lines, or sheet metal parts. IMPORTANT: Wear safety glasses and turn face away from the battery when making connections.

6.For automatic charging, select AUTOMATIC DEEP CYCLE or AUTOMATIC REGULAR as a charge type, then select a charge rate. The charger will stop charging when the battery is fully charged.

7.For manual charging, select MANUAL as a charge type then select a charge rate. The charger will not stop charging when the battery is fully charged—you must monitor and unplug charger when battery is fully charged. Avoid over charging, monitor the AMMETER frequently when in the MANUAL mode.

8.Next plug the power cord into an AC outlet.

9.When the battery is fully charged, in the MANUAL mode, the AMMETER pointer will fall to about half the charge rate selected. For specific positions, refer to the “Ammeter” section in “Using Your Battery Charger” on page 6.

10.When the battery is fully charged, unplug the charger power cord before attempting to disconnect charger clamps.

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