Using Your Battery Charger

To obtain the best results from your battery charger, you must know how to use it properly. This section will tell you how to set the controls. And how you can charge a battery while it is still in the vehicle, or you can remove it and then charge it. Follow the instructions below depending on how you choose to charge your battery.

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

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OUTPUT SELECTOR SWITCHES

40A 12V

2A 12V

CHARGE

CHARGE

Two switches are used to select the rate of charge or function—a 3-position switch on the right, and a 2- position swtich 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

200A 12V

ENGINE

START

OFF

SELECT

the two charge-rate settings offered by the 2-positon

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.

VOLT/AMP SELECTOR

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.

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