Charging Your Battery; Inside Vehicle - DieHard 200.713201 Owner's Manual

freshly charged battery's voltage will
drop shortly after charging stops, and
the charger, if left connected, may
resume charging. This off-and-on
cycling will continue until the battery's
voltage no longer drops enough to
restart the charger.
At the 2 amp charging rate you will
notice very little needle movement.
DC AMPS
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CHARGE BAI'rERY
LED INDICATORS:
Two LED INDICATORS provide
information on the state-of-charge by
glowing steadily or blinking at different
intervals.
GREEN, FAST BLINK:
When the charger is charging a battery,
the green LED indicator will blink rapidly.
GREEN, STEADY GLOW:
In all settings, the green LED indicator
will glow when the charging cycle is
complete. Inthe MANUALsetting, stop
charging when the green LED indicator
glows steadily.
GREEN, SLOW BLINK:
A slowly blinking green LED indicates that
the charger is maintaining the battery's
state of charge in the MAINTAINER mode.
RED, STEADY GLOW:
When the red LED indicator glows
steadily, it means that the charger has not
sensed a battery voltage. The leads may
be reversed on the posts, or one or both
connections may not be making solid
contact. Check your connections.
RED, SLOW BLINK:
The charger has sensed a battery
condition which prevents further charging.
Have the battery checked by a Sears
technician.
CHARGING YOUR BA'I-rERY
Charging your battery inside the
vehicle:
1. Arrange the power cord and charging
leads carefully 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.
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Check the polarity of the battery posts
using the identification marks on the
battery case: POSITIVE (POS, P, +)
and NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -). NOTE:
The positive post on top-post batteries
is usually larger than the negative post.
,
Identify which battery post is the
ground or connected to the chassis.
THE NEGATIVE POST IS
NORMALLY THE ONE THAT IS
GROUNDED.
.
To charge a negative grounded
post system: Connect the red
(POSITIVE) charger clamp to the
ungrounded POSITIVE (POS, P, +)
post of the battery. Rock or twist the
clamps back and forth to make a solid
connection. Next, connect the black
(NEGATIVE) clamp to a heavy
unpainted metal part of the chassis or
engine block, away from the battery.
DO NOT connect clamp to carburetor,
fuel lines, or sheet metal parts. (See
Figure A.)
To charge a positive grounded post
system: Connect the btack
(NEGATIVE) charger clamp to the
NEGATIVE (NEG, N,-) ungrounded
post of the battery. Then connect the
red (POSITIVE) clamp to a heavy
unpainted 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 turn face away from the battery
when making connections.