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3A Automatic Battery Charger/Maintainer 260-9509 To Reduce The Risk Of Injury, User Must Read And Understand Operator’s Manual. Save These Instructions For Future Reference. 0099002185-00...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Symbols ................Page 3 Safety Information ................Page 4 Important Safety Instructions ............Page 5 Personal Safety Precautions............Page 5 Preparing To Charge ...............Page 6 Charger Location ................Page 6 DC Connection Precautions ............Page 6 Follow These Steps When Battery Is Installed In Vehicle ....Page 7 Follow These Steps When Battery Is Outside Vehicle ....Page 7 Grounding and AC Power Cord Connections ......Page 8 Assembly Instructions ..............Page 8...
SAFETY SYMBOLS Some of the following symbols may be used on your charger. Please study them and learn their meaning. Proper interpretation of these symbols will allow better and safer operation of the charger. Symbol Name Reason/Solution Volts Voltage Amperes Current Hertz Frequency...
SAFETY INFORMATION The purpose of safety symbols is to attract our attention to possible dangers. The safety symbols, and the explanations with them, deserve your careful attention and understanding. The symbol warnings do not by themselves eliminate any danger. The instructions and warnings they give are no substitutes for proper accident pre- vention measures.
1. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1.1 SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS – This 1.8 Do not operate charger if it has manual contains important safety and received a sharp blow, been dropped, operating instructions. or otherwise damaged in any way; take it to a qualified serviceman. 1.2 Keep out of reach of children.
produce a short-circuit current high in a starter-motor application. Do enough to weld a ring or the like to not use battery charger for charging metal, causing a severe burn. dry-cell batteries that are commonly used with home appliances. These 2.8 Use the charger for charging only batteries may burst and cause injury 12V lead-acid or lithium ion LiFePO4...
6. FOLLOW THESE STEPS WHEN BATTERY IS INSTALLED IN VEHICLE NEGATIVE (BLACK) clip to vehicle chassis or engine block away from A SPARK NEAR THE BATTERY MAY battery. Do not connect clip to carbu- CAUSE A BATTERY EXPLOSION. TO retor, fuel lines, or sheet-metal body REDUCE THE RISK OF A SPARK NEAR parts.
8. GROUNDING AND AC POWER CORD CONNECTIONS 8.1 This battery charger is for use on a 8.3 USING AN EXTENSION CORD nominal 120 volt circuit and has a The use of an extension cord is not grounded plug. The charger must be recommended.
11. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS CHARGING A BATTERY A SPARK NEAR BATTERY MAY CAUSE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AN EXPLOSION. 1. Place battery in a well-ventilated area. IMPORTANT: Do not start the vehicle with 2. Clean the battery terminals. the charger connected to the AC outlet, 3.
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BATTERY CLAMP 12V ACCESSORY PLUG QUICK-CONNECT QUICK-CONNECT 1. Connect the end of the charger output Charge or maintain your battery without cable to the end of the battery clamp lifting the hood. quick-connect. 1. Connect the end of the 12V accessory 2.
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AUTOMATIC CHARGING MODE MAINTAINING A BATTERY When an automatic charge is performed, This unit maintains 12 volt batteries, keep- the charger switches to the maintain mode ing them at full charge. It can charge small automatically after the battery is charged. batteries and maintain both small and large batteries.
DISPLAY MESSAGES SELECT BATTERY TYPE (no LED lit) – FULLY CHARGED-AUTO MAINTAINING Waiting for user to select battery type. (green LED pulsing) – Plugged into the AC outlet and correctly connected to a fully CONNECT CLAMPS TO LITHIUM ION charged battery. BATTERY (no LED lit) –...
14. TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION The charger is equipped No problem; this is a normal Battery clamps do not spark when touched with an auto-start feature. condition. together. It will not supply current to the battery clamps until a battery is properly connected.
3A Automatic Battery Charger/Maintainer WARRANTY 90-DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE This MASTERFORCE™ brand battery charger carries our 90-Day Money Back Guarantee. If you are not completely satisfied with your MASTERFORCE™ brand product for any reason within ninety (90) days from the date of purchase, return the item with your original receipt to any MENARDS retail store, and we ®...
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