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operations manual Model 2606A/2606A-B
Display Operating condition
WhentheredLEDison,itindicatesthatyourbatteryisdis-
chargedandthe2606Aisrechargingatthe"BULK"rate(stage1).
This charging rate is 6 Amps.
WhiletheredLEDison,thevoltagemeasured(withthecharger
on)willbeapprox.11.8to14Volts.
IftheredLEDstaysonformorethan24hours,refertoProblem1
in the troubleshooting section in this manual.
WhenboththegreenandtheredLED’sareon,the2606Ais
chargingatthe"FINISHING"rate.(stage2).Duringthissecond
chargingstage,thechargerholdsthebatteryvoltageatap-
proximately14.6VDC,andthengraduallyreducestheamountof
current(Amps)itdeliverstothebattery.Bydoingthis,thebattery
is able to “absorb” the last 10% of charge as quickly as possible
withoutbecomingoverheated.
IfbothLED’sstayonlongerthan24hours,refertoProblem2in
the troubleshooting section in this manual.
WhenthegreenLEDison,the2606Aischargingata"FLOAT”
or“MAINTENANCE"rateoflessthan1.5Amps,(stage3).Your
batteryisnow90%chargedandreadyforuse.This"oat"charg-
ing current will gradually decrease to as low as 0.1 Amps as the
batteryreaches100%charge.Itwillnowbekeptatfullcharge
withoutover-charging.
IfthegreenLEDstaysonwhenyourbatteryisknowntobelow,
refertoProblem3inthetroubleshootingsectioninthismanual.
WhentheredLEDisashingonandoff,the2606Aisconnectedin
reversepolarity(positivechargeroutputterminaltonegativebattery
postandnegativechargeroutputterminaltopositivebatterypost).
Meaningthechargerisdisabledandnocurrentisbeingdeliveredto
the battery.
4. OPERATING THE CHARGER
THE LED FUNCTION CHART BELOW DESCRIBES THE CHARGING PROCESS.