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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
WARNING: BEFORE USING THE BATTERY CHARGER READ THE
INSTRUCTION MANUAL CAREFULLY.
1. GENERAL SAFETY RULES WHEN USING THIS BATTERY CHARGER
- During the charge the battery produces explosive gases, avoid the
formation of flames and sparkes. DO NOT SMOKE.
- Position the batteries to be charged in a well-ventilated place.
- Inexperience and untrained people should be properly instructed
before using the appliance.
- This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and
above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental
capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been
given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in
a safe way and understand the hazards involved.
- Children shall not play with the appliance.
- Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children
without supervision.
- Disconnect the mains cable before connecting to or disconnecting the
charging cables from the battery.
- Do not connect or disconnect the clamps to or from the battery with
the battery charger operating.
- Never use the battery charger inside the car or in the bonnet.
- Substitute the mains cable only with an original one.
- If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer,
its service agent or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a
hazard.
- Do not use the battery charger to charge batteries which are not
rechargeable.
- Make sure the available power supply voltage corresponds to that
shown on the battery charger rating plate.
- To avoid damaging the vehicle's electronics, read, keep and take very
careful note of the information supplied by the vehicle manufacturer,
when using the battery charger either for charging or starting; the
same applies to the instructions supplied by the battery manufacturer.
- This battery charger has components such as switches and relays which
can cause arcs or sparks. Therefore when using it in a garage or in a
similar place set the battery charger in a suitable case.
- Repair or maintenance of the inside of the battery charger can be
executed only by skilled technicians.
- WARNING: ALWAYS DISCONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY CABLE FROM
THE MAINS BEFORE CARRYING OUT ANY SIMPLE MAINTENANCE
OPERATION ON THE BATTERY CHARGER.
2. INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION
- This battery charger is used to charge electrolyte free lead batteries
used on motor vehicles (petrol and diesel), motorcycles, boats etc., and
is designed for charging sealed batteries.
- Rechargeable accumulators according to the output voltage available:
6V / 3 cells; 12V / 6 cells.
- This model is a single phase 230V 50/60Hz battery charger, with
constantly electronically controlled current and voltage.
The charge voltage and current supplied by the device have a IU charge
curve.
- Standard features:
- The device allows you to connect different types of output cables for
the charging of batteries:
- cables fitted with eyelets (fig. B-1);
- cables fitted with clamps (fig. B-2).
3. DESCRIPTION OF THE BATTERY CHARGER
Control, adjustment and indicator devices.
- Selecting the charge current/charge voltage:
Press the button seen in fig. A-1 to set the charge levels to 1A - 6V, 1A
(
)12V, 4A (
)12V: the LEDs seen in fig. A-2 will light up
according to the selected charge current.
Press and hold the button seen in fig. A-1 for 3 seconds to enable the
(EN)
"AGM
" and "RECOVERY
- The "AGM
" function is useful for charging "AGM" type batteries:
sealed lead batteries, with electrolyte on absorbent material, or for
charging standard batteries in low temperature conditions below
0°C "COLD".
- The "RECOVERY
" function, used at the start of the charging
process is designed to recover sulphated batteries.
- Warning indications:
- Yellow LED (
) (fig. A-5): polarity reversal, Danger!!! Invert the
charge clamp connections!
- Orange LED "25%" (fig. A-3): charge in progress.
- Orange LED "50%" (fig. A-3): charge in progress.
- Green LED "75%" (fig. A-3): charge in progress.
- Green LED "100%" (fig. A-3): charge completed.
4. INSTALLATION
BATTERY CHARGER POSITION
- Place the battery charger in a stable position during use.
- Do not lift the battery charger using the power cable or charge cable.
CONNECTION TO THE MAINS
- The battery charger must only be connected to a mains power supply
with neutral conductor connected to earth.
Make sure that the mains voltage is equivalent to the operating
voltage.
- The power line must have a protection system, such as fuses or circuit
breakers, that can support the maximum apparatus absorption.
- Use the relative power cable when connecting to the mains.
- Any power cable extensions must be of suitable size, never lower than
that of the supplied power cable.
5. OPERATION
BATTERY CHARGING PREPARATIONS
N.B.: Before charging, make sure the capacity (Ah) of the batteries
to be charged is not lower than that indicated on the rating plate (C
min).
Follow the instructions scrupulously in the order given below.
- Remove the battery covers (if present), so that the gas produced during
charging can exit.
- Make sure the level of electrolyte covers the battery plates; if they are
not covered, add distilled water until they are submerged by 5-10 mm.
WARNING! BE VERY CAREFUL WHILE CARRYING OUT THIS OPERATION
BECAUSE THE ELECTROLYTE IS AN EXTREMELY CORROSIVE ACID.
- Make sure the battery charger is disconnected from the mains.
- Check the polarity of the battery terminals: the (+) symbol is positive,
the (-) symbol is negative.
N.B. If the symbols are not clear, remember that the positive terminal is
not connected to the vehicle chassis.
- Connect the red charging clamp to the positive battery terminal (+
symbol).
- Connect the black clamp to the machine chassis, at a distance from the
vehicle battery and the fuel pipe.
N.B.: if the battery is not installed inside the vehicle, directly connect to
the negative battery terminal (symbol -).
CHARGING
- Power the battery charger by inserting the power cable into the mains.
- Use the button seen in fig. A-1 to select the charge current/charge
voltage. The battery charger maintains a constant charge current/
charge voltage during this phase.
END OF CHARGE
- The battery charger indicates that charging has finished by lighting up
the green "100%" LED (fig. A-3).
- Disconnect the power supply to the battery charger by removing the
power supply cable from the mains outlet.
- Disconnect the black charge clamp from the chassis of the vehicle or
from the negative terminal of the battery (- symbol).
- Disconnect the red charge clamp from the positive terminal of the
battery (+ symbol).
- Store the battery charger in a dry place.
- Close up the battery cells with the appropriate plugs (if present).
MAINTENANCE (enabled in TRONIC or PULSE TRONIC mode only)
- Leave the battery charger connected to the mains.
- 3 -
" (fig. A-4) functions:
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