Follow These Steps When Battery Is Installed In Vehicle; Follow These Steps When Battery Is Outside Vehicle - Schumacher SpeedCharge SC-1200A Owner's Manual

6. FOLLOW THESE STEPS WHEN BATTERy IS INSTALLED IN
vEHICLE.
A SPARK NEAR THE BATTERy MAy CAUSE A BATTERy
EXPLOSION. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF A SPARK NEAR THE BATTERy:
6.1 Position the AC and DC cables to reduce the risk of damage by the hood,
door and moving or hot engine parts.
6.2 Stay clear of fan blades, belts, pulleys and other parts that can cause injury.
6.3 Check the polarity of the battery posts. The POSITIVE (POS, P, +) battery
post usually has a larger diameter then the NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -) post.
6.4 Determine which post of the battery is grounded (connected) to the chassis.
If the negative post is grounded to the chassis (as in most vehicles), see
step 6.5. If the positive post is grounded to the chassis, see step 6.6.
6.5 For a negative-grounded vehicle, connect the POSITIVE (RED) clip from
the battery charger to the POSITIVE (POS, P, +) ungrounded post of
the battery. Connect the NEGATIVE (BLACK) clip to the vehicle chassis
or engine block away from the battery. Do not connect the clip to the
carburetor, fuel lines or sheet-metal body parts. Connect to a heavy gauge
metal part of the frame or engine block.
6.6 For a positive-grounded vehicle, connect the NEGATIVE (BLACK) clip
from the battery charger to the NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -) ungrounded post
of the battery. Connect the POSITIVE (RED) clip to the vehicle chassis
or engine block away from the battery. Do not connect the clip to the
carburetor, fuel lines or sheet-metal body parts. Connect to a heavy gauge
metal part of the frame or engine block.
6.7
When disconnecting the charger, turn all switches to off, disconnect the
AC cord, remove the clip from the vehicle chassis and then remove the
clip from the battery terminal.
6.8 See CALCULATING CHARGE TIME for length of charge information.
7.

FOLLOW THESE STEPS WHEN BATTERy IS OUTSIDE vEHICLE.

A SPARK NEAR THE BATTERy MAy CAUSE A BATTERy
EXPLOSION. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF A SPARK NEAR THE BATTERy:
7.1
Check the polarity of the battery posts. The POSITIVE (POS, P, +) battery
post usually has a larger diameter than the NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -) post.
7.2 Attach at least a 24-inch long 6-gauge (AWG) insulated battery cable to
the NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -) battery post.
7.3 Connect the POSITIVE (RED) charger clip to the POSITIVE (POS, P, +)
post of the battery.
7.4 Position yourself and the free end of the cable you previously attached to
the NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -) battery post as far away from the battery as
possible – then connect the NEGATIVE (BLACK) charger clip to the free
end of the cable.
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