Charging Your Battery - DieHard 200.71315 Owner's Manual

Charging your battery
outside the vehicle:
t. Remove the battery from vehicle, making sure to
disconnect grounded terminal first with all accessories
and lights turned off in the vehicle.
2. Check the polarity of the battery posts as indicated
on the battery case: POSITIVE (POS, P, +) and
NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -).
NOTE: On top-post batteries, the positive battery
terminal usually has a larger diameter post than the
negative one.
3. Connect the red (POSITIVE) charger clamp to the
POSITIVE post of the battery. Be sure to rock the
clip back and forth to make a solid connection.
4. Attach a 6-gauge (AWG) or a 4-gauge (SAE)
insulated battery cable of at least 24-inches in
length to the NEGATIVE battery post. This cable
will provide a safer connection because arcing and
sparking will occur away from the battery. (The
battery cable is not provided with the charger, but
may be purchased at most automotive accessory
outlets.)
5. Take the other end of the 6-gauge (AWG) or a
4-gauge (SAE) insulated 24-inch cable and,
standing as far away from the battery as possible,
connect the black (NEGATIVE) lead of the charger
to the free end of the cable. Rock the clamp to
make a solid connection.
IMPORTANT: Wear safety glasses and face away
from the battery while making this final connection.
6. For automatic charging, select AUTOMATIC
REGULAR or AUTOMATIC DEEP CYCLE depending
on the type of battery, then select a charge rate.
The charger will quit when the battery is fully charged
and will restart if the battery voltage drops too low.
7. For manual charging, select MANUAL as a charge
type then select a charge rate. The charger will not
stop charging when the battery is fully charged --
you must monitor and unplug charger when battery
is fully charged. Avoid overcharging, monitor the
AMMETER frequently when in the Manual mode.
8. Next plug the power cord into an AC outlet.
9. When the battery is fully charged in the MANUAL
mode, the AMMETER pointer wUlfall to about half
the charge rate selected. For specific positions,
refer to the "Ammeter" section in "Using your battery
charger" on page 6.
10. When the battery is fully charged, unplug the
charger power cord before attempting to disconnect
charger clamps.
11. Stand away from the battery and remove remove
the charger leads from the NEGATIVE connections
first, then from the battery post or terminal.
12. Clean and store the charger in a dry location.
POSITWE
BATTERY
NEGA_VE
24",6 GAUGE
CABLE
BATTERYCHARGER
CORD
TO
POWER
OUTLET