CHARGER OPERATION
To avoid overheating, never place charger and/or battery pack in direct sun light while charging.
DETERMINETHETYPE OF INPUT POWERYOUWILL BE USING
• If using 120VAC then read the two steps of the 120VAC section following.
• If 12VDC then read the two steps of the 12VDC section below.
WARNING!
Turn the knob to set the charge rate in amps.
For 12VDC operation, connect
the DC adapter cord’s plug to the
plug connected to the rear of the
charger.
Left: DC adapter cord.
Middle: AC cord.
Right: Alligator clip adapter
• Plug the AC cord into the input socket
located on the side of the charger.
The male plug on the cord
should not be plugged into the AC source
while connecting to the charger.
Go to step 2 at right.
2 Hook up the unit to your
charging source
• Insert the DC adapter cord’s female plug into
the male DC input plug exiting the rear of the
charger.
When using a lead acid
battery, such as a car or motorcycle battery,
as a power source, care must be taken as it
may generate explosive gases during charg-
ing operation. To prevent this danger always
unplug the DC adapter cord from the charger
before disconnecting the alligator clips from
the battery.
Go to step 2 at right.
WARNING!
WARNING!
3 Select the charge rate
Using the charge rate chart below, select the proper recommended charge rate for the battery you
will be charging. Turn the charge rate knob to the selected setting.
CHARGE RATE CHART
under 500mah 0.5amp
500mah-1100mah 1.0amp
1200mah-1600mah 3amp
1700mah-5000mah 4amp
Printed on every battery label will
be a series of numbers followed
by “mah.” This number will
indicate which charge rate to use.
Using a charge rate higher than
recommended in above chart
may damage your batteries.
• The power source must be a minimum of
12VDC and a maximum of 13.8VDC. If a
power supply is used, a minimum of 7 amps
output is required. The red wire alligator clip
should be connected to the positive (+) on the
12VDC source and the black wire alligator clip
connected to the (-) negative side.
The red and green panel lights should not be
on at this time.
Go to step 3 below.
• Plug the male plug on the AC cord into the
AC source.
The red and green panel lights should not be
on at this time.
Go to step 3 below.
1 Plug the power cord into
the charger
IF USING 120VAC
IF USING 12VDC
2 Hook up the unit to your
charging source
1 Plug the power cord into
the charger
For 120VAC operation,
use the plug shown.
2
