This manual contains important safety and operating instructions for battery charger you have purchased. You may need to refer to these instructions at a later date. 2. CAUTION. To reduce risk of injury, charge only wet cell, lead-acid, automotive type rechargeable batteries. Other types of batteries may burst causing personal injury and property damage. 3. Do not expose the charger to rain or snow if specifically warned on the unit not to do so. 4. Use of an attachment not recommended or sold b

Never allow the clamps to touch each other. b. Attach the DC clamps to the battery post and twist or rock back and forth several times to make a good connection. This tends to keep the clamps from slipping off the terminals and helps to reduce the risk of sparking. 17. FOLLOW THESE STEPS WHEN THE BATTERY IS INSTALLED IN A VEHICLE. A SPARK NEAR THE BATTERY MAY CAUSE A BATTERY EXPLOSION. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF A SPARK NEAR THE BATTERY: a. Position the AC and DC cords to reduce the risk of damage by

Do not connect to the carburetor, fuel lines, or sheet metal body parts. f. For positive-grounded vehicles, connect the NEGATIVE (BLACK) clamp from the battery charger to the NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -) ungrounded post of the battery. Connect the POSITIVE (RED) clamp to the vehicle chassis or engine away from the battery. Do not connect the clamp to the carburetor, fuel lines, or sheet-metal body parts. Connect to a heavy gauge metal part of the frame or engine block. g. When disconnecting the charger,

Test the battery for state of charge. Do not charge if it is over 75% charged or the battery is determined to be defective. b. Set beginning amps charge rate for size of battery and state of charge per charts c. Charge for length of time per charge, d. Discontinue charge when the specific gravity of electrolyte reaches 1.260 or above. A temperature compensating hydrometer should be used for this reading. Discontinue charge if the battery begins to gas excessively or when the temperature of the e

The actual charging current depends on the AC line voltage and internal condition of the battery. Therefore, the charger's DC ammeter will not always register maximum rated charging current. This does not mean the charger is not performing properly. POSSIBLE CHARGING PROBLEMS 1. THE METER INDICATOR SWINGS TO THE EXTREME RIGHT SIDE OF THE METER: This battery charger has been equipped with an automatic reset circuit breaker. This protects the charger from temporary overload conditions. A severely