Deltran Battery Tender Selectable Quick Start Manual

Deltran Battery Tender
Designed for six-cell lead-acid batteries from 1.2 – 200Ah
and three-cell lead-acid batteries from 1.2 – 200Ah
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1) SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS – THIS MANUAL CONTAINS IMPORTANT SAFETY
AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS.
2) WORKING IN VICINITY OF A LEAD-ACID BATTERY IS DANGEROUS. BATTERIES
GENERATE EXPLOSIVE GASES DURING NORMAL BATTERY OPERATION. FOR
THIS REASON, IT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT YOU FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTIONS EACH TIME YOU USE THE CHARGER, AND THAT YOU READ AND
FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED EXACTLY.
3) TO REDUCE THE RISK OF BATTERY EXPLOSION, FOLLOW THESE
INSTRUCTIONS AND THOSE MARKED ON THE BATTERY.
4) NEVER SMOKE OR ALLOW AN OPEN SPARK OR FLAME IN THE VICINITY OF THE
BATTERY OR ENGINE.
5) USE CHARGER FOR CHARGING A LEAD-ACID BATTERY ONLY. IT IS NOT
INTENDED TO SUPPLY POWER TO AN EXTRA-LOW-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL
SYSTEM OR TO CHARGE DRY-CELL BATTERIES. CHARGING DRY-CELL
BATTERIES MAY CAUSE THEM TO BURST AND CAUSE INJURY TO PERSONS AND
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
6) NEVER CHARGE A FROZEN BATTERY.
7) IF IT IS NECESSARY TO REMOVE THE BATTERY FROM VEHICLE TO CHARGE IT,
ALWAYS REMOVE GROUNDED TERMINAL FROM THE BATTERY FIRST. MAKE
SURE ALL ACCESSORIES IN THE VEHICLE ARE OFF IN ORDER TO PREVENT AN
ARC.
8) STUDY ALL BATTERY MANUFACTURE'S SPECIFIC PRECAUTIONS SUCH AS
REMOVING OR NOT REMOVING CELL CAPS WHILE CHARGING AND
RECOMMENDED RATES OF CHARGE.
9) FOR A CHARGER HAVING AN OUTPUT VOLTAGE SELECTOR SWITCH, REFER TO
THE CAR OWNER'S MANUAL IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE VOLTAGE OF THE
BATTERY AND TO MAKE SURE THE OUTPUT VOLTAGE IS SET AT THE CORRECT
VOLTAGE. IF AN OUTPUT VOLTAGE SELECTOR SWITCH IS NOT PROVIDED, DO
NOT USE THE BATTERY CHARGER UNLESS THE BATTERY VOLTAGE MATCHES
THE OUTPUT VOLTAGE RATING OF THE CHARGER.
10) NEVER PLACE THE CHARGER DIRECTLY ABOVE THE BATTERY BEING
CHARGED; GASES OR FLUIDS FROM THE BATTERY WILL CORRODE AND
DAMAGE THE CHARGER. LOCATE THE CHARGER AS FAR AWAY FROM THE
BATTERY AS THE DC CABLES PERMIT.
11) DO NOT OPERATE CHARGER IN A CLOSED-IN AREA OR RESTRICT VENTILATION
IN ANY WAY.
12) CONNECT AND DISCONNECT DC OUTPUT CLIPS ONLY AFTER SETTING ANY
CHARGER SWITCHES TO THE OFF POSITION AND REMOVING AC CORD FROM
THE ELECTRIC OUTLET. NEVER ALLOW CLIPS TO TOUCH EACH OTHER.
13) FOLLOW THESE STEPS WHEN BATTERY IS INSTALLED IN VEHICLE. A SPARK
NEAR A BATTERY MAY CAUSE A BATTERY EXPLOSION. TO REDUCE THE RISK
OF A SPARK NEAR A BATTERY:
a. POSITION AC AND DC CORDS TO REDUCE RISK OF DAMAGE BY HOOD,
DOOR, OR MOVING ENGINE PART;
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b. STAY CLEAR OF FAN BLADES, BELTS, PULLEYS, AND OTHER PARTS THAT
CAN CAUSE INJURY TO PERSONS;
c. CHECK POLARITY OF BATTERY POSTS. A POSITIVE (POS, P, +) POST
USUALLY HAS A LARGER DIAMETER THAN A NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -) POST;
d. DETERMINE WHICH POST OF THE BATTERY IS GROUNDED (CONNECTED) TO
THE CHASSIS. IF NEGATIVE POST IS GROUNDED TO CHASSIS (AS IN MOST
VEHICLES), SEE ITEM (e). IF POSITIVE POST IS GROUNDED TO THE CHASSIS,
SEE ITEM (f);
e. FOR A NEGATIVE-GROUNDED VEHICLE, CONNECT THE POSITIVE (RED) CLIP
FROM BATTERY CHARGER TO POSITIVE (POS, P, +) UNGROUNDED POST OF
BATTERY. CONNECT THE NEGATIVE (BLACK) CLIP TO VEHICLE CHASSIS OR
ENGINE BLOCK AWAY FROM BATTERY. DO NOT CONNECT CLIP TO
CARBURETOR, FUEL LINES, OR SHEET-METAL BODY PARTS. CONNECT TO A
HEAVY GAUGE METAL PART OF THE FRAME OR ENGINE BLOCK;
f. FOR A POSITIVE-GROUNDED VEHICLE, CONNECT THE NEGATIVE (BLACK)
CLIP FROM THE BATTERY CHARGER TO THE NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -)
UNGROUNDED POST OF BATTERY. CONNECT THE POSITIVE (RED) CLIP TO
VEHICLE CHASSIS OR ENGINE BLOCK AWAY FROM BATTERY. DO NOT
CONNECT CLIP TO CARBURETOR, FUEL LINES, OR SHEET-METAL BODY
PARTS. CONNECT TO A HEAVY GAUGE METAL PART OF THE FRAME OR
ENGINE BLOCK;
g. CONNECT CHARGER AC SUPPLY CORD TO ELECTRIC OUTLET; AND
h. WHEN DISCONNECTING CHARGER, TURN SWITCHES TO OFF, DISCONNECT
AC CORD, REMOVE CLIP FROM VEHICLE CHASSIS, AND THEN REMOVE CLIP
FROM BATTERY TERMINAL.
14) FOLLOW THESE STEPS WHEN BATTERY IS OUTSIDE VEHICLE. A SPARK NEAR
THE BATTERY MAY CAUSE A BATTERY EXPLOSION. TO REDUCE RISK OF A
SPARK NEAR BATTERY:
a. CHECK POLARITY OF BATTERY POST. A POSITIVE (POS, P, +) BATTERY POST
USUALLY HAS A LARGER DIAMETER THAN A NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -) POST;
b. ATTACH AT LEAST A 60 CM 6-GAUGE (AWG) INSULATED BATTERY CABLE TO
A NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -) BATTERY POST;
c. CONNECT THE POSITIVE (RED) CHARGER CLIP TO THE POSITIVE (POS, P, +)
POST OF BATTERY;
d. POSITION YOURSELF AND THE FREE END OF CABLE AS FAR AWAY FROM
BATTERY AS POSSIBLE, THEN CONNECT THE NEGATIVE (BLACK) CHARGER
CLIP TO FREE END OF CABLE;
e. DO NOT FACE BATTERY WHEN MAKING FINAL CONNECTION;
f. CONNECT CHARGER AC SUPPLY CORD TO ELECTRICAL OUTLET; AND
g. WHEN DISCONNECTING CHARGER, ALWAYS DO SO IN REVERSE SEQUENCE
OF CONNECTING PROCEDURE AND BREAK FIRST CONNECTION WHILE
STANDING AS FAR AWAY AS FROM BATTERY AS PRACTICAL.
15) USE OF AN ADAPTER IS NOT ALLOWED IN CANADA. IF A GROUNDING TYPE
RECEPTACLE IS NOT AVAILABLE, DO NOT USE APPLIANCE UNTIL THE PROPER
OUTLET IS INSTALLED BY A QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN.
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