11. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: A SPARK NEAR
THE BATTERY MAY CAUSE AN
EXPLOSION.
CHARGING A BATTERY
IN THE VEHICLE
1. Turn off all the vehicle's
accessories.
2. Keep the hood open.
3. Clean the battery terminals.
4. Place the charger on a dry,
non-flammable surface.
5. Lay the AC/DC cables away
from any fan blades, belts,
pulleys and other moving parts.
6. Connect the battery, following
the precautions listed in
sections 6 and 7.
7. Connect the charger to a live,
grounded 120V AC outlet.
8. Select the charge rate.
9. Press the START button to
begin charging immediately. If
START button is not pressed
within thirty seconds after unit
was first powered up, and
the charger detects a battery
that is properly connected,
the charging process will
automatically begin and finish.
Unit will automatically use the
BOOST rate for the first 10
minutes and then change to
the Charge rate, if selected.
10. When charging is complete,
indicated by Charged/
Maintaining LED lit, or if you
are done, press STOP button,
disconnect the charger from
the AC power, disconnect the
clamp attached to vehicle's
chassis, and finally remove the
clamp from battery terminal.
CHARGING A BATTERY
OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE
1. Place battery in a well-
ventilated area.
2. Clean the battery terminals.
3. Connect the battery, following
the precautions listed in
sections 6 and 7.
4. Connect the charger to a live
grounded 120V AC outlet.
5. Select the charge rate.
6. Press the START button to
begin charging immediately. If
START button is not pressed
within thirty seconds after unit
was first powered up, and
the charger detects a battery
that is properly connected,
the charging process will
automatically begin and finish.
Unit will automatically use the
BOOST rate for the first 10
minutes and then change to
the Charge rate, if selected.
7. When charging is complete,
indicated by Charged/
Maintaining LED lit, or if you
are done, press STOP button,
disconnect the charger from
the AC power, disconnect the
negative clamp, and finally the
positive clamp.
8. A marine (boat) battery must
be removed and charged on
shore.
CHARGE TIME
Charge time will depend on battery
size, as depicted in the chart below.
APPLICATION
POWERSPORTS
AUTOMOTIVE
MARINE
Times are based on a 50% discharged
battery and may change, depending
on age and condition of battery.
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BATTERY
CHARGING TIME (Hours)
SIZE
2A
6A
8A
6Ah
6
2
1.75
32Ah
15
5
4.5
300 CCA
12
4
3.5
1000 CCA
30
10
8.5
50Ah
15
5
4.25
105Ah
33
11
9.5
10A
1.5
4
3
7
3.5
8