Owner`s manual

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PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REASON/SOLUTION
Thechargerismakingan
audibleclickingsound.
Circuitbreakeriscycling.
Batteryisdefective.
Shortedbatterycablesor
clips.
Severelydischargedbattery,
butotherwiseitisagood
battery.
Reverseconnectionsat
battery.
Thesettingsmaybewrong.
Checkthechargersettings.
Havethebatterychecked.
Circuitbreakercycleswhen
currentdrawistoohigh.
Checkforshortedcablesor
clipsandreplaceifnecessary.
Thebatterymaynotwantto
acceptachargeduetoarun-
downstate.Allowchargingto
continueuntilbatteryhasa
chancetorecoversufciently
totakeacharge.Ifmorethan
20minutes,stopchargingand
havethebatterychecked.
Shutthechargeroffand
correcttheleadconnections.
Chargermakesaloudbuzz
orhum.
Transformerlaminations
vibrate(buzz).
ShortedDiodeAssemblyor
OutputRectierAssembly
(hum).
Noproblem,thisisanormal
condition.
Havechargercheckedbya
qualiedtechnician.
Shortornostartcyclewhen
crankingengine.
Drawingmorethanthe
EngineStartRate.
Failuretowait4minutes(240
seconds)betweencranks.
Clipsarenotmakingagood
connection.
ACcordand/orextension
cordisloose.
Nopoweratreceptacle.
Thechargermaybe
overheated.
Batterymaybeseverely
discharged.
Cranktimevarieswiththe
amountofcurrentdrawn.If
crankingdrawsmorethanthe
EngineStartRate,cranktime
maybelessthan3seconds.
Wait4minutesofresttime
beforethenextcranktoallow
thebatteryandchargerto
cooldown.
Checkforpoorconnectionat
batteryandframe.
Checkpowercordand
extensioncordforloosetting
plug.
Checkforopenfuseorcircuit
breakersupplyingACoutlet.
Thethermalprotectormay
havetrippedandneedsa
littlelongertoclose.Make
surethechargerventsarenot
blocked.Waitandtryagain.
Onaseverelydischarged
battery,chargefor10to15
minutesinthehighestmanual
ratetohelpassistincranking.