Vector VEC092 Owner's Manual & Warranty Information page 10

TROUBLESHOOTING
-
FAULT LED
LIT
NOTE:
Batteries
below 4.0
Volts
will
not
allow
the
charger
to
operate.
If
a
1
2 Volt battery
is
below 4.0
Volt:
it
is
probably
either shorted,
open
or
sulfated.
Replace
the battery.
The
following conditions
may
light
the
FAULT
LED:
• Poor connection
to
battery
(or
frame)
• Charging
too
fast -
Decrease
Charge
Rate
-
Press
2/10/20/35A
button
to select
lower
rate.
• Charging
too slowly
-
Battery
is
large
and
did not complete charging
in
18
hours
-
Press
2/10/20/35/
to
charge
at
a
faster rate
• Shorted
battery
cell
-
Replace
battery (F01
•
Open
battery
Cell -
Replace
battery (F03)
•
Battery sulfated
-
have
battery serviced or replace battery (F03)
•
Reverse
Polarity
LED
Lit
-
disconnect
AC
then reverse
clamp
locations
on
battery
and
frame.
• Internal
over-heat
in
charger-make
sure fan
is
not blocked. (F05)
Try charging another
battery,
if
the
FAULT LED
does
not
light,
then
one
of the
above
problems
exists.
Charge
will
not
cnarge and
the fan
will
not
operate
if
there
is
a
fault.
Call
Vector Technical
Support
at
866.584.550^
SULFATED BATTERY
(F03)
When
batteries
are
left
in
a
discharged
state for
a
long period of
time,
they
become
"sulfated".
Sulfated
batterie
cannot accept
a
high rate of
charge
since the internal plates
are coated with lead
sulfate.
To see
if
a
batter}
in this
condition
can oe
"saved", follow the instructions
in
battery recondition.
INTERNAL
SHORT
CELL
BATTERY
(F01)
•
If
the battery
being charged has
internal short
cell,
the
FAULT LED
will light.
•
Using a
voltmeter,
determine
the
voltage of the battery
and
if it
is
under
1
2
volts,
the battery
is
probabl>
beyond
repair
or recharging,
and
will
need
to
be
replaced.
•
If
the
voltage
is
over
1
2
volts,
made
sure there
is
no
loading
on
the
battery,
resume
the
process again.
BATTERY
NOT
ACCEPTING
A
CHARGE
•
Make
sure that the
charger
is
plugged
into
a
"live"
1
10/1
20
volt
AC
outlet.
•
Unplug
charger
and
check battery connections
-
ensure
that there
is
a
good
connection with
the
batter
terminal
and/or
vehicle
chassis.
•
Check
to
be
sure that the battery
is
not
sulfated.
•
Check
that the correct
charge
rate
has been
selected for
the battery
being charged.
•
Ensure
that
enough
charging
time
has
been
allowed for-check table
in
Appendix
A
for
approximati
charging
times.
VERY COLD
BATTERY
If
the battery
to
be charged
is
extremely cold
(in
temperatures
less
than freezing
-
0
2
C/32
2
F)
it
cannc
accept a high
rate
of
charge, so
the
initial
charge
rate
will
be
slow.
The
rate of
cnarge
will
increase as
th<
battery
warms.
WARNING:
DO NOT
attempt
to
charge a
frozen
battery.
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