Charger Controls - Schumacher Electric SPEEDCHARGE SC-8020A El Manual Del Propietario

11.5 COMpLETiON OF ChARgiNg:
• 12V Standard Battery:
CHARGED (green) LED; when lit, the charger has stopped charging and
switched to the Maintain Mode of operation.
• 12V AgM OR gEL CELL BATTERy:
when the battery is charged enough for normal use. After charging is
complete, the CHARGED LED will be on and the voltage will be less than
14V.
11.6 MAiNTAiN MODE
has started Maintain Mode. This mode of operation is also known as Float-
Mode Monitoring. In this mode, the charger keeps the battery fully charged
by delivering a small amount of current, when necessary. The voltage is
maintained at a level determined by the BATTERy TyPE selected.
NOTE: For 12V AGM and 12V GEL CELL battery types, the CHARGED
LED might be lit before the maintain mode is started.
11.7 gENERAL ChARgiNg NOTES:
The charger is designed to control its cooling fan for efficient operation,
but the fan might run continuously when maintaining a fully charged bat-
tery. The fan does not run in Tester Mode.
If the charge mode is changed after charging has started (by pressing
the BATTERY SIZE or BATTERY TYPE button), the charging process will
restart.
The voltage displayed during charging will usually be higher than the bat-
tery's resting voltage.
The voltage displayed during charging is the battery voltage, not the RMS
charging voltage.
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ChARgER CONTROLS

Charge completion is indicated by the
: When the CHARGED (green) LED is lit, the charger
DIGITAL DISPLAY
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The CHARGED LED comes on
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