Charging Your Batteries; Maintenance - ProMariner ProSport6 Owner's Manual And Installation Manual

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Charging your Batteries

The ProSport Charger is designed to charge, condition, maintain and recondition your batteries.
Please follow these steps each time you use your ProSport charger:
1. Open all battery compartments and ventilate for at least 15 minutes before applying AC
power to your charger. While charging your batteries make sure to keep your battery
compartment open allowing for free air ventilation.
2. Make sure all DC battery connections are tight and clean. Follow battery manufacturer's
recommendations for battery cell caps. (loosen caps if applicable).
Once your new ProSport is installed and properly connected to batteries you will be
ready to plug it in.
3. Connect a heavy duty UL approved extension cord to the ProSport charger first. After
connecting the extension cord to the charger, proceed to plug the extension cord
to a nearby 120 VAC GFCI protected (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupt) outlet.
4. Assuming your batteries are discharged, and your ProSport is factory set (black programming
cap installed) for standard Flooded (lead-acid) batteries, you should observe ProSport's self
test mode (flashing red charge mode LED), blue AC power LED turn on, followed by the red
battery type LED turning on (red is the factory setting of standard Flooded (lead-acid)/AGM
type batteries) and once the green system check OK LED turns on you will notice a solid red
charge mode indicator identifying the charging process has started.
Note: The ProSport has built in self testing to insure all batteries are connected correctly. The self test
is automatic and will take place everytime the unit is plugged into a 110 VAC outlet. The self test may
take 2 minutes to complete. During the self test the LED will flash indicating it is in self test mode. If
everything is connected properly and the batteries are OK the charger's system check OK indicator will
illuminate green and the ProSport will then go into its charge mode indicated by a solid red LED.
If the charger does not go into the charge mode and a red "fault" LED is illuminated then make
sure your batteries have a voltage greater than 2 volts DC present and refer to the trouble shooting
section on page 25.
5. The multi-stage charging process is complete when only the green LED for the Auto
Maintain mode is illuminated and the blue AC power LED remain on indicating that your
batteries are fully charged and are being automatically maintained with (Energy Saver Mode)
which will monitor batteries and Auto Maintain batteries only when needed to maintain a full
state of charge.
6. When you are ready to use your boat, unplug your extension cord at the GFCI outlet
first, followed by unplugging the charger.
Optional Battery Bank Status Monitor
See your local dealer or retailer for the ProMariner Remote Battery Bank Status Monitor. The
remote monitor is easy to install and connects directly to your boat's batteries. Once installed,
simply hold down the "push-to-test" button and observe the charge level indicator for each
battery (up to 3 batteries can be monitored).
Note: AC power to the battery charger and the boat's engine must be off when using the
Remote Battery Bank Status Monitor.

Maintenance

Item:
Battery Connections
Process: Clean and tighten all battery connections. Follow battery manufacturer's
instructions for cleaning a battery. Clean all battery terminals with a wire brush
where required and tighten all battery connections.
When: Monthly
Battery Electrolyte
Item:
Process:
Per battery manufacturer's instructions, monitor, and maintain proper
levels of distilled water in each battery.
When: Monthly
Item:
ProSport DC Output Wiring
Process:
Visually inspect all wiring for cuts and abrasions. Contact ProMariner if
your charger needs to be serviced.
When:
Monthly
Item:
AC Power Cord and Mounting Hardware Inspection
Process:
Visually inspect the AC power cord. Confirm ground blade is present and
all plug blades are in good condition and not bent out of place.
Check all mounting hardware to ensure there is no loose hardware.
Tighten where required.
When:
Monthly
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