Connecting And Using - H-Tronic AL 2000 User Manual

Important notice when handling and charging batteries.
– Battery acid is highly corrosive. Always wear suitable clothing, gloves and
safety glasses when you are working on a starter battery. If acid gets on
the skin or clothing it should immediately be treated with soap and rinsed
with plenty of water to dilute the battery acid. If battery acid should come in
contact with the eyes, immediately rinse the eyes for at least 10 min under
running water and then consult your doctor for further treatment.
– When charging a battery it may occur that gas is released. This gas is
explosive.
– Never charge a battery near an open fire or a place where sparks can occur.
Do not smoke near a battery.
– Provide sufficient ventilation.
– Improper charging the battery e.g. using a wrong or defective battery or
short-circuiting it, can overload and eventually destroy it. In the worst case the
battery can explode and cause considerable damage.
Do not charge a defective or frozen battery. Signs of a defective battery are:
– There is a smell of gas in the room.
– During charging there is a detectable temperature difference between the
individual cells.
– A mechanical or thermal deformation of the battery case, a crack or corrosion
can be seen.
– The liquid level of the individual cells differs.

6. CONNECTING AND USING

– If a battery has to be removed from the vehicle before charging, first make
sure that all electrical consumers (ignition, radio, phone) are switched off.
Always remove the ground at terminal (-) of the battery first.
– Make sure the battery terminals are clean and have good electrical contact.
– When charging batteries with liquid acid, please remove the plugs of the
individual cells for ventilation before charging. Let the gases evaporate for
about 2 min before applying the leads.
– Should a power failure occur during charging, then the charger will resume in
the former charging mode when reconnected .
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6.1 CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING
THE BATTERY
NEGATIVE GROUNDED BATTERY (standard):
1. Always disconnect the charger from the mains when connecting the
battery.
2. First connect the red cable to the positive (+) terminal of the battery.
3. Connect the black cable to the body/ground of the vehicle. If the battery is
not being charged in the car then connect the black cable to the negative
(–) terminal of the battery.
Attention: if the battery is being charged in the car, the negative cable may
not come into direct contact with the battery or the fuel line.
4. Now connect the charger with your mains.
5. Set the correct charging voltage according to your battery by pressing the
6 V/12 V button. The LED 6 V or 12 V will indicate the selected charging
voltage.
6. The charging cycle will automatically start five seconds after the charging
voltage has been selected. The chosen mode will be locked to avoid an
accidental changing of the voltage. The LED "Laden" (charging) will light
up. Detailed information of the charging cycle is described under point 7.
7. The battery is fully loaded when the green LED "Fertig" (finished) lights up
and the LED "Laden" switches itself off.
8. After finishing the charging cycle disconnect charger from the mains first.
9. Then disconnect the black terminal from the battery/vehicle body and finally
disconnect the red cable from the battery.
POSITIVE GROUNDED BATTERY
1. Always disconnect the charger from the mains when connecting the
battery.
2. First connect the black cable to the negative (–) terminal of the battery.
3. Connect the red cable to the body/ground of the vehicle. If the battery is
not being charged in the car then connect the red cable to the positive (+)
terminal of the battery.
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