Using Your Battery Charger; Setting The Controls - DieHard 200.71310 Owner's Manual

Using Your Battery Charger
To obtain the best results from your battery charger, you must know how to use it properly. This section will tell
you how to set the controls, how to charge a battery in or out of a vehicle, and how to use the charger to help
start an engine.
Setting the Controls
All controls are located on the front of the charger.
Follow these instructions to obtain the correct charge
level for your battery.
SELECTOR SWITCHES:
Your charger has three switches:
• Use the left switch to match the battery voltage--
either 6 or 12 volt.
• Use the center switch to select a charge type--
MANUAL, AUTOMATIC DEEP CYCLE or AUTO-
MATIC REGULAR.
• Use the right switch to select a charge rate--2 AMP
charge, 10 AMP charge, or 60 AMP ENGINE START.
Battery Voltage:
Select the voltage of your battery. The most common
applications will be 12 volt.
Charge Type:
• Use the MANUAL setting only if you check the
charging progress frequently. The charger will not
stop charging when the battery reaches full charge,
possibly damaging the battery if left on too long.
You must monitor and unplug the charger when
battery is fully charged.
• Use the AUTOMATIC DEEP-CYCLE setting for all
deep-cycle battery charging. The charger will
automatically stop charging when the battery
reaches full charge.
• Use the AUTOMATIC REGULAR setting for all but
deep-cycle batteries and for a severly discharged
battery. The charger will automatically stop charg-
ing when the battery reaches full charge.
• A severely discharqed battery may not have enough
charge to start the control circuit in an AUTOMATIC
setting. In this case, charge on MANUAL until the
battery has enough charge to accept an
AUTOMATIC setting.
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AUTOMATIC
REGULAR
Charge Rate:
• Use the 2 AMP charge rate setting for charging
small batteries and warming large batteries.The
lower the charge rate, the longer it will take to
charge the battery.
• Use the 10 AMP rate setting for automotive, deep
cycle and other large batteries.
• Use the 60 AMP ENGINE START setting only to
assist in cranking the engine.
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