Charging Your Battery - DieHard 200.71465 Owner's Manual

• METER: Besides showing amps, volts, and time,
the meter displays information:
- --A-- Charge Rate in amps
- --V-- Voltage
- MAN Charger is in Manual mode
- AUTO Charger is in Automatic mode
- RDY Charger is ready for cranking
(Engine Start)
- WAIT Wait until the charger is ready
before cranking again
- FULL Battery is charged (Automatic mode)
- OFF Time has expired (Manual or Timer mode)
- HR Hour(s)
- CHK BA'I-I" There is a problem with the battery
or connections
Charging Your Battery
Charging your battery in the vehicle:
1. Arrange the power cord and charging leads care-
fully in order to avoid damage that could be caused
by the hood, door, or moving engine parts.
2. Keep clear of the fan blades, belts, pulleys, and
other parts that can cause injury.
3. Check the polarity of the battery posts using the
identification marks on the battery case: POSITIVE
(POS, P, +) and NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -).
4. Identify which battery post is grounded or con-
nected to the chassis. THE NEGATIVE POST IS
NORMALLY THE ONE THAT IS GROUNDED.
5. To charge a negative grounded post system:
Connect the red (POSITIVE) charger clamp to the
ungrounded POSITiVE (POS, P, +) post of the
battery. Next, connect the black (NEGATIVE) clamp
to an unpainted, heavy metal part of the chassis or
engine block, away from the battery. Do not
connect clamp to carburetor, fuel lines, or sheet
metal parts.
To charge a poslUve grounded post system:
Connect the black (NEGATIVE) charger clamp to
the ungrounded NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -) post of the
battery. Then connect the red (POSITIVE) clamp to
an unpainted, heavy metal part of the chassis or
engine block, away from the battery. Do not
connect clamp to carburetor, fuel lines or sheet
metal parts.
IMPORTANT: Wear safety glasses and face away
from the battery while making connections.
6. Twist or rock clamps back and forth to make a solid
connection. This will help make better contact and
help keep them from slipping off and causing
sparks.
7. Make sure the POWER switch is set to the OFF
position. Next plug the power cord into a grounded
AC outlet.
NEGATIVE GROUNDED SYSTEM
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