Charging Your Battery - DieHard 200.71231 Owner's Manual

Charging Your Battery
Charging your battery in the vehicle:
1. Arrange the power cord and charging cords care-
fulty 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: POSI-
TIVE (POS,P, +) and NEGATIVE (NEG,N, -).
4. Identify which post of the battery is ground or
connected 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) battery charger
clamp to the ungrounded POSITIVE (POS,P,+)
post of the battery. Then connect the black
(NEGATIVE) clamp to a heavy metal part of the
chassis or engine brock, away from the battery. Do
not connect clamp to carburetor, fuel lines, or
sheet metal parts.
To charge a positive grounded post system:
Connect the black (NEGATIVE) battery charger
clamp to the NEGATIVE (NEG,N,-) ungrounded
post of the battery. Then connect the red (POSI-
TIVE) clamp to a heavy unpainted metal part of
the chassis or engine block, Do not connect clamp
to carburetor, fuel lines, or sheet metal parts.
6. Connect the clamp to the battery post and twist or
rock back and forth to make a solid connection.
This will help keep the clamps from slipping off the
posts and causing sparks.
7. Set VOLT/AMP SELECTOR switch and TIMER to
the OFF position. Next plug the power cord into a
grounded AC outlet.
8. Set the TIMER to the desired charge time, from
30-135 minutes. If more than 135 minutes of
charging time is needed the HOLD position can be
used. When using the HOLD feature the battery
being charged must be monitored closely to avoid
over charging.
9. Set the VOLT/AMP SELECTOR to the desired
charge position. (See =CHARGE RATE" chart on
page 12 for correct settings.)
10. When battery i.sfuUycharged, the ammeter pointer
will be in the farthest left position and the voltme-
ter pointer will be in the green area of the meter.
11. When the battery is fully charged, turn timer knob
to OFF position, then unplug the charger power
cord. Stand away from battery and remove the
charger clamps from the NEGATIVE end of the
cable _irst, then from the POSITIVE post.
12. Clean and store the battery charger in a dry
location.
NEGATIVE GROUNDED SYSTEM
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