CHARG!ilG
ITTTIES
The
VEC
l087C,
o
lully
outrcmotic Smort Bottery Chorger will
outomoticolly
odjust the
chorge
rote
os the bottery becomes
chorged ond stops chorging
when
the bottery is fully chorged. For estimotes of
the time it
hkes to chorge o bottery refur
to the following toble for
detoils.
Deep
cycle botteries moy need longer chorging time. lt is recommended to repeot the
chorging cycle o second lime beginning with the 2 AMP rote.
The following
chod converts hydrometer reodings into
percent
of chorge
volues.
Refer to the
chort below for opproximote chorging times.
SPECITrc GRAVITY
(HYDRorulrTrR
R EADI
NG)
PERCENT
OT CHARGE
I
PERCENT OF CHARGE
NEEDED
IN BATTERY
I
BY BATTERY
.265
.225
.r90
.r55
.120
r00%
75%
s0%
25%
07"
0%
257"
507"
75%
r00%
The times
shown
in the
chort oboue ore oooroximole ond
refer io
on overoqe
outomotive botlery. For smoller botteries,
$e chorge time should be odiusted using ihe formulo
sho*n
below ond odiling I hour to fie tirie colculoted.
To estimote choroino time for o dischoroed botterv. divide the omo hour [oH] rotino of the botterv bv the choroe rote
selected.
This is
"the"
number
of
hours
[ouired
t<i' rechoroe the
6otterv.
'Foi
exom"ple. o 50 AF(
(12
voltl
bq[ery
is
dischorged
(10
volts).
How long should it lie chorged ot thi l0 Amp rot6?
Divide thi:
50
AH
by
10.'
Answer: 5.5 hours. Alwovs round uo lhe choroe lime bv l0% io ensure full choroe. ln most coses. botterv choroino times
will.vory
depending on thd oge ond iondition oT
the
bott6ry. Smoller botteries
sho"uld be chorged dt o lo#er rote-(2-Amps)
ond odd on exiro hour to chorge
time.
PERCENT
OT CHARGE
2 AMPS
6 AMPS
IO AA/IPS
7
5o/o
7 HRS
2.5 HRS
I .4 HRS
50o/o
I4 HRS
5
HRS
2.8 HRS
25o/o
NR*
7 HRS
4.1 HRS
0o/o
NR*
9.2 HRS
5.5 HRS
*
Not recommended
E