Operating The Charger; Operating Condition - Guest 2606A Operation Manual

4. oPeRAting tHe CHARgeR

tHe leD FUnCtion CHARt BeloW DesCRiBes tHe CHARging PRoCess.
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operations manual Model 2606A/2606A-B
When the red LED is on, it indicates that your battery is dis-
charged and the 2606A is recharging at the "BULK" rate (stage 1).
This charging rate is 6 Amps.
While the red LED is on, the voltage measured (with the charger
on) will be approx. 11.8 to 14 Volts.
If the red LED stays on for more than 24 hours, refer to Problem 1
in the troubleshooting section in this manual.
When both the green and the red LED's are on, the 2606A is
charging at the "FINISHING" rate. (stage 2). During this second
charging stage, the charger holds the battery voltage at ap-
proximately 14.6 VDC, and then gradually reduces the amount of
current (Amps) it delivers to the battery. By doing this, the battery
is able to "absorb" the last 10% of charge as quickly as possible
without becoming overheated.
If both LED's stay on longer than 24 hours, refer to Problem 2 in
the troubleshooting section in this manual.
When the green LED is on, the 2606A is charging at a "FLOAT"
or "MAINTENANCE" rate of less than 1.5 Amps, (stage 3). Your
battery is now 90% charged and ready for use. This "float" charg-
ing current will gradually decrease to as low as 0.1 Amps as the
battery reaches 100% charge. It will now be kept at full charge
without over-charging.
If the green LED stays on when your battery is known to be low,
refer to Problem 3 in the troubleshooting section in this manual.
When the red LED is flashing on and off, the 2606A is connected in
reverse polarity (positive charger output terminal to negative battery
post and negative charger output terminal to positive battery post).
Meaning the charger is disabled and no current is being delivered to
the battery.

operating condition

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