General Charging Notes - Schumacher SSC-1500A Owner's Manual

12. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
12.1 OVERVIEW
To use this battery charger, first, connect the battery and AC power, fol-
lowing the precautions listed under sections 6 and 7. Then, select the
appropriate BATTERY TYPE and BATTERY SIZE for your battery. This
section explains a few details.
12.2 CHARGING:
the CONNECTED (red) LED will not light continuously until a battery is
detected. Charging will not begin until the CONNECTED LED comes on.
When charging begins, the CHARGING (yellow) LED will be lit.
12.3 AUTOMATIC CHARGE:
LARGE BATTERY SIZE is selected, the charger is set to perform an
automatic charge. When an automatic charge is complete, the charger will
switch to Maintain Mode.
12.4 ABORTED CHARGE:
will abort. When charging is aborted, the charger's output is shut off. The
CONNECTED LED will be lit and the display will read BAD BAT. In this
case, the charger ignores all buttons. To reset after an aborted charge,
disconnect the AC power cord.
12.5 DESULFATION MODE:
period of time, it could become sulfated and not accept a normal charge.
When lit, the charger has switched to Maintain Mode of operation. The
CHARGING LED will blink when the special desulfation mode is activated.
If successful, normal charging will resume after the battery is desulfated.
The CHARGING LED will then stop blinking and light continuously. Desul-
fation could take up to 10 hours. If desulfation fails, charging will abort and
the CONNECTED LED will remain lit. The display will read BAD BAT.
12.6 COMPLETION OF CHARGING:
CHARGED LED. When lit, the charger has stopped charging and has
switched to the Maintain Mode of operation.
12.7 MAINTAIN MODE
started Maintain Mode. This mode of operation is also known as Float-
Mode Monitoring. In this mode, the charger keeps the battery fully charged
by delivering a small current, when necessary. The voltage is maintained
at a level determined by the BATTERY TYPE selected.
12.8

GENERAL CHARGING NOTES:

The fan runs whenever the charger is plugged into a 120V AC outlet.
If the charge mode is changed after charging has started (by pressing the
BATTERY SIZE or BATTERY TYPE button), the charging process restarts.
The voltage displayed during charging is the charging voltage and usually
will be higher than the battery's resting voltage.
If the charger does not detect a properly connected battery,
When the 2A SMALL, 10A MEDIUM, or 15A
If charging can't be completed normally, charging
If a battery is left discharged for an extended
: When the CHARGED LED is lit, the charger has
Charge completion is indicated by the
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