Personal Safety; Service; Power Pack Safety Warnings - CEN-TECH 60703 Owner's Manual

Personal Safety

1. Wear ANSI-approved splash-resistant
safety goggles and heavy-duty rubber
work gloves whenever connecting,
disconnecting, or working near
battery. Battery acid can cause
permanent blindness. Avoid touching
eyes while working near battery.
2. Do not use Power Pack while you are tired
or under the influence of drugs, alcohol
or medication. A moment of inattention
while operating Power Pack may
result in serious personal injury.
3. NEVER smoke or allow a spark or flame
in vicinity of battery or engine. .

Service

Have your Power Pack serviced by a qualified repair person using only identical replacement parts.
This will ensure that the safety of the Power Pack is maintained.

Power Pack Safety Warnings

1. Lead-acid batteries generate hydrogen gas when
charging. Hydrogen gas is explosive. Only use
the Jump-Start system in a well-ventilated area.
2. Never exceed the maximum charging
time of the Power Pack.
3. Jump Starting A Vehicle
a. Use the Power Pack for jump starting
a LEAD-ACID battery only.
b. For emergency use only. Do not use the Power
Pack as a replacement for a vehicle battery.
c. Be sure area around battery is well ventilated
while battery is being jump started.
d. NEVER jump start a frozen battery.
e. Do not attempt to jump start a vehicle with
a non-rechargeable or defective battery.
f. Study all battery manufacturer's specific
precautions for jump starting.
g. DO NOT TOUCH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE
BATTERY CLAMPS TOGETHER.
h. Unplug the Power Pack from its Adapter
before connecting its cables to a battery.
i. Connect and disconnect battery cable
clamps only after setting any Jump Starter
switches to OFF position.
j. Connect cables to proper polarities. Connect
black cable to negative body ground and
red cable to positive battery terminal.
k. Locate Power Pack as far away from
battery as battery cables permit.
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4. If battery acid contacts skin or clothing,
wash immediately with soap and water.
If acid enters eye, immediately flood eye with
running cold water for at least 10 minutes
and get medical attention immediately.
5. Remove personal metal items such as rings,
bracelets, necklaces, and watches when working
with a lead-acid battery. A lead-acid battery can
produce a short-circuit current high enough to weld
a ring or the like to metal, causing a severe burn.
6. People with pacemakers should consult their
physician(s) before use. Electromagnetic fields in
close proximity to heart pacemaker could cause
pacemaker interference or pacemaker failure.
4. Inverter
a. DO NOT OPEN HOUSING.
Contains no user-serviceable parts. Internal
parts may be electrified, even with unit off.
b. Do not use the Inverter to power sensitive
devices such as medical devices. Do
not use in ignition protected areas.
c. Some rechargeable tools and appliances
can damage the Inverter. Check the
temperature of the device several times when
it is charging. If the device becomes extremely
hot; turn the power off, remove the device,
and do not use with the Inverter again.
d. Do not attempt to power a device, or combination
of devices, that will require more than the
rated output of this Inverter. This may damage
the Inverter or the attached devices..
e. Some fluorescent lamps may not operate
properly with this type of Inverter. If the bulb
appears to be too bright, or fails to light,
do not use the lamp with this Inverter.
f. Some fans with synchronous motors may slightly
increase in speed when powered by the Inverter.
This is not harmful to the fan or to the Inverter.
g. Inverter will consume some power while on, even
without loads attached. Turn Inverter off after use.
5. Replace fuse with same type and rating only.
6. Maintain labels and nameplates on the Power Pack.
These carry important safety information.
If unreadable or missing, contact
Harbor Freight Tools for a replacement.
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