Owner`s manual

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anyapparentbatteryllercaps.If,however,thebatterymanufacturer/distributor
recommendsperiodiccheckingoftheelectrolytelevelandprovidesaccesstothe
batteryforwateradditions,thebatteryisprobablyaconventional/lowmaintenancetype.
Charge Rate Selector Switch (Voltage/Amp Selector)
Usethisswitchtosetthemaximumchargeratetooneofthefollowing.
2A Slow Charge Rate• –Intendedforchargingsmallbatteriessuchasthose
commonlyusedingardentractors,snowmobilesandmotorcycles.The2Aratecan
beusedtowarmortricklechargelargerbatteries.
6A, 10A, 12A, 15A Fast and 30A Rapid Charge Rate• –Useforcharging
automotive,marineanddeep-cyclebatteries.Notintendedforindustrialapplications.
Engine Start• –Providesadditionalampsforcrankinganenginewithaweakorrun
downbattery.Alwaysuseincombinationwithabattery.
Voltage Selector Switch
Usethisswitchtosetthechargertochargea6volt,12voltor24voltbattery.
NOTE:Thesechargersarenotrecommendedfor8or16voltsystems.
LED Indicators
Full Charge• –Whenlit,thisLEDindicatesthatthebatteryisfullychargedand
thechargerhasstoppedchargingandswitchedtotheMaintainModeofoperation
(Automaticchargersonly).
Power On• –Whenlit,thisLEDindicatesthatthereisACpowersuppliedtothe
batterycharger.
Check Battery• –Whenlit,thisLEDindicatesthereissomethingwrongwiththe
battery.ChecktheDCconnectionsforanimproperconnection;otherwisethebattery
maybebad.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS11.
Thisbatterychargermustbeproperlyassembledinaccordancewiththe
assemblyinstructionsbeforeitisused.
Overview
ConnectthebatteryfollowingtheprecautionslistedinSections6and7.1.
Selecttheappropriatesettingsforyourbattery.2.
ConnecttheACpowerfollowingtheprecautionslistedinSection8.3.
Automatic Charging
IfthechargerhasanAutomaticChargeMode,itcanperformanautomaticcharge.
WhenanAutomaticChargeisperformed,thechargerswitchestotheMaintainMode
(seebelow)automaticallyafterthebatteryischarged.Forabatterywithastarting
voltageunder1volt,usetheManualModersttopre-chargethebatteryforveminutes
togetadditionalvoltageintothebatteryforthechargertoanalyze.
Manual Charging
IfthechargerdoesnothaveanAutomaticChargeMode,youwillbecharginginManual
Mode.Amanualchargerwillcontinuetochargeandwillnotshutoff.Youmustkeep
avisualcheckontheammetertodeterminewhenthebatteryischarged.Besureto
monitorthechargingprocessandstopitwhenthebatteryischarged.Notdoingsomay
causedamagetoyourbatteryorresultinotherpropertydamageorpersonalinjury.
Completion of Charge (Automatic Chargers Only)
WhentheFULLCHARGE(green)LEDislit,thechargerhasstoppedchargingand
switchedtotheMaintainModeofoperation.Ifthe12VDEEPCYCLEbatterytypewas
selected,theCHARGED(green)LEDcomesonwhenthebatteryischargedenoughfor
normaluse.
Maintain Mode (Automatic Chargers Only)
WhentheFULLCHARGE(green)LEDislit,thechargerhasstartedMaintainMode.