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Usage
Thedeviceissuitedtotest6Vand12Vbatteriesand
totest12Vand24Vchargingsystems.
Permittedoperationaltemperaturerangesfrom0°C
to50°C(ambienttemperature).
Important
Workinginthevicinityofaleadacid
batteryisdangerous.Batteries gener-
ate explosive gases during normal
batteryoperation.Forthisreason,itis
ofutmostimportance,ifyouhaveany
doubt,that eachtimebeforeusing yourtester, you
readtheseinstructionsverycarefully.
Toreduceriskofbatteryexplosion,followthesein-
structionsandthosepublishedbythebatterymanu-
facturer and manufacturer of any equipment you
intendtouseinthevicinityofthebattery.Observe
cautionarymarkingsontheseitems.
Donotexposethedevicetorainorsnow.
Test preparation
— Be sure area around battery is well ventilated
whilebatteryisbeingtested.
— Cleanbatteryterminals.Becarefultokeepcorro-
sionfromcomingincontactwitheyes.
— Inspectthebatteryforcrackedorbrokencaseor
cover.Ifbatteryisdamaged,donotusetester.
— If the battery is not sealed maintenance free,
adddistilledwaterineachcelluntilbatteryacid
reacheslevelspeciedbythemanufacturer.This
helps purge excessive gas from cells. Do not
overll.
— If necessary to remove battery from vehicle to
test,alwaysremovegroundterminalfrombattery
rst.Makesureallaccessoriesinthevehicleare
otoensureyoudonotcauseanyarcing.
Read these operating instructions
priortoinitialoperationofyourde-
vice and adhere to them. Retain
these operating instructions for fu-
ture reference or for subsequent
possessors.
Someoneshouldbewithinreachtocometo
youraidwhen youareworkingwitha lead
acidbattery.
Haveplentyoffreshwaterandsoaponhandin
casebatteryacidcontactsskin,clothingoreyes.
Workonlywith
protectiveglasses(itemno.0899102110),
protectiveclosing(itemno.08990202-5)
gloves(itemno.089943507-10).
Ifbatteryacidcontactsskinorclothing,wash
immediatelywithsoapandwater.Ifaciden-
ters eye, immediately rinse eye thoroughly
withrunningcoldwaterforatleasttenmin-
utesandgetmedicaltreatmentimmediately.
Neversmokeinvicinityofbatteryorengine
orallowasparkorametooccur.
Beextracautioustoreduceriskofdropping
a metal tool onto the battery. It can spark
orshort-circuitthebatteryorotherelectrical
partsandcancauseanexplosion.
Remove personal metal items such as rings,
bracelets,necklacesandwatcheswhenworking
withaleadacidbattery.Itcanproduceashort
circuitcurrenthighenoughtoweldaringorthe
liketometalcausingsevereburns.
OnlyusegenuineWürthaccessories.
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For your safety