10. FEATURES
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11. CONTROL PANEL
DIGITAL DISPLAY
The digital display indicates the status of the battery and charger. See Display Messages
for a complete list of messages.
LANGUAGE/VOLTAGE/RECONDITION BUTTON
The digital display will show the battery's percentage of charge. Press the button for 5 seconds
to select the language on the display. (EN→ DE→ FR). Press the button once to select voltage
for 12V Battery Charge or 24V Battery Charge. Double click button to select Recondition mode.
LED INDICATOR
GREEN LED solid (CHARGING): The charger is connected and is charging a battery.
GREEN LED pulsing (CHARGED/MAINTAINING): The battery is fully charged and the
charger is in Maintain Mode.
GREEN LED flashing: The charge has aborted. (See Aborted Charge section.)
NOTE: See Operating Instructions for a complete description of the charger modes.
12. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
The charger does not have an ON/OFF switch. The On and Off commands are controlled
by plugging the SPI1224 into an AC electrical wall outlet only after the battery connections
have been made.
IMPORTANT
BATTERY INFORMATION
This charger can charge 12-celled lead-acid batteries with rated capacities of 60-230 Ah or
6-celled lead-acid batteries with rated capacities of 40-230 Ah.
NOTE: This charger is equipped with an auto-start feature. Current will not be supplied
to the battery clamps until a battery is properly connected. The clamps will not spark if
touched together.
See instructions for charging a battery inside a vehicle (Section 6) or outside of the
vehicle (Section 7).
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This battery charger must be properly assembled in accordance with the
assembly instructions before it is used.
Do not start the vehicle with the charger connected to the AC outlet, or it
may damage the charger and your vehicle.
1. Digital display
2. Hook attachment
3. Language/Voltage/Recondition button
4. Charging status LED indicator
5. Battery clamps
6. AC Power cord
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