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attention immediately.
NEVER smoke or allow a spark or flame in vicinity of battery or engine.
Be extra cautious to reduce risk of dropping a metal tool onto battery. It might spark or short-
circuit battery or other electrical part that may cause explosion.
When working with a lead-acid battery, remove personal metal items such as rings, bracelets,
necklaces, watches, etc. A lead-acid battery can produce a short-circuit current high enough to
weld a ring or the like to metal, causing a severe burn.
It is not intended to supply power to a low voltage electrical system other than in a power supply
application. Do not use battery charger for recharging dry-cell or non-rechargeable
batteries that are commonly used with home appliances. These batteries may burst and cause
injury to persons and damage to property. While charge the impropriety type of battery will
cause battery serious damage.
NEVER charge a frozen battery.
NEVER charge the impropriety type of battery.
NEVER charge the impropriety Voltage of battery.
NEVER block off the ventilation louver of the chrger.
PREPARING TO CHARGE
If necessary to remove battery from vehicle to charge, always remove grounded terminal from
battery first. Make sure all accessories in the vehicle are off, so as not to cause an arc. Be sure
area around battery is well ventilated while battery is being charged. Gas can be forcefully
blown away by using a piece of cardboard or other non-metallic material as a fan.
Clean battery terminals. Be careful to keep corrosion from coming into contact with eyes. Add
distilled water in each cell until battery acid reaches level specified by battery manufacturer. This
helps purge excessive gas from cells. Do not overfill. For a battery without caps, carefully follow
manufacturer's recharging instructions.
Study all battery manufacturers’ specific precautions such as removing or not removing cell caps
while charging and recommended rates of charge.
Determine voltage of battery by contacting battery manufacturer and make sure it matches output
rating of battery charger.
CHARGER LOCATION
Locate charger as far away from battery as dc cables permit.
Never place charger directly above battery being charged; gases from battery will corrode and
damage charger.
Never allow battery acid to drip on charger when reading gravity or filling battery.
Do not operate charger in a closed-in area or restrict ventilation in any way.
Do not set a battery on top of charger.
DC CONNECTION PRECAUTIONS
Connect and disconnect DC output terminals only after removing charger from AC outlet.
Never allow DC output terminals to touch each other.
If problems arise connecting the output leads, solicit the aid of your Dealer from whom you
purchased this product or the charger manufacturer for finding a suitable connection device for
your application.
FOLLOW THESE STEPS WHEN BATTERY IS INSTALLED IN VEHICLE. A SPARK NEAR
BATTERY MAY CAUSE BATTERY EXPLOSION. TO REDUCE RISK OF A SPARK NEAR
BATTERY:
Position AC and DC cords to reduce risk of damage by hood, door or moving engine part.
Stay clear of fan blades, belts, pulleys, and any other parts that can cause injury to persons.
Check polarity of battery posts POSITIVE (POS., P, +) post usually has larger diameter than
NEGATIVE - (NEG., N, -).
Determine which post of battery is grounded (connected) to chassis.
For negative-grounded vehicle, first connect POSITIVE (RED) clip from charger to POSITIVE
(POS., P, +) ungrounded post of battery. Then connect NEGATIVE (BLACK) terminal to vehicle
chassis or engine block away from battery.
For positive-grounded vehicle, connect NEGATIVE (BLACK) clip from charger to NEGATIVE
(NEG., N, -) ungrounded post of battery. Connect POSITIVE (RED) clip to vehicle chassis or
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