charging the battery with the AC Charger, this light will glow amber, then change to green when the battery is fully charged. Once fully charged, the charging circuitry automatically switches into its charge maintenance mode.
4.3Vehicle-Jump Start Indicators
There are two indicators that pertain to the vehicle jump-start feature; one is labeled Battery Clips Correct and the other is labeled Battery Clips Incorrect. When using the Jump-Start Cables supplied, the green Battery Clips Correct light will illuminate when the Jump-Start Cables are correctly connected to the positive and negative terminals of the vehicle battery you want to “boost”. If the Jump-Start Cables are not correctly connected to the battery terminals, the red Battery Clips Incorrect light will illuminate and the alarm will sound.
Portable Power 250 can detect a reverse polarity condition caused by incorrectly connecting the Jump-Start Cables to a battery and automatically cancel the flow of current through the Jump-Start Cables. This important feature prevents sparking at the battery terminals and potential damage to your vehicle’s electrical system. (See Section 7.1.)
4.4Charger Input Socket
The AC Charger supplied connects to this socket when recharging is required. Other low power charging devices can also be connected here. (See Sections 8.2 and 8.5 for full details.)
4.5DC Power Socket
The DC Power Socket is a cigarette lighter style connector used for powering 12-volt DC auto or marine products, and for recharging Portable Power 250 from a 12-volt outlet in a vehicle. (See Sections 6 and 8.3.)
4.6AC Outlet
The integrated AC inverter converts 12 volts DC (supplied by the internal battery) to 110 volts AC. A standard 3-prong AC outlet supplies this 110 volts AC power for running your AC electrical products. See Section 5 for complete details on using the AC inverter.