Sears 200.71212 - Manual (Page 7)

Using Your Battery Charger
For best results from your battery charger, you must know how to use it properly. This section will tell you how to
set the controls, and how you can charge a battery while it is still in the vehicle, or you can remove it and then
charge it. Follow the instructions below depending on how you choose to charge your battery.
Setting the Controls
All controls are located on the front of the charger.
Follow these instructions to obtain the correct charge
level for your battery.
SELECTOR SWITCHES:
Two switches are used to select the type and rate of
charge. Use the bottom switch to select the type of
charge: MANUAL. AUTOMATIC DEEP-CYCLE
or AUTOMATIC REGULAR.
• Use the MANUAL setting only if you can check the
charging progress frequently. The charger will not
stop charging when the battery becomes fully
charged, possibly damaging the battery.
• A severely discharged battery may not have enough
charge to start the control circuit in either automatic
setting. In this case, charge on MANUAL for five to
ten minutes until the battery has enough charge to
use an automatic setting.
• Use the AUTOMATIC DEEP-CYCLE setting for all
deep-cycle battery charging.
• Use the AUTOMATIC REGULAR setting for all but
deep-cycle batteries. The charger will automatically
stop charging when the battery reaches full charge.
fO^MP
▲
2 AMP
□
A
MANUAL AUT^ATIC
DEEP
CYCLE
A
AUTOMATIC
REGULAR
Use the top switch to select either the 2-AMP or 10-AMP
charging rate. Use the 2-AMP setting for small
batteries and the 10-AMP setting for larger batteries.
AMMETER:
The ammeter indicates the measured amount of
amperes being drawn by the battery. When you first
start charging a battery, the reading will be high, with
the needle near 10 using the 10 amp charging rate.
As the battery charges, the needle will fall to about 4 or 5
amps, indicating a charged battery in the MANUAL setting.
In AUTOMATIC setting, when the battery is charged, the
ammeter will go to zero and then will pulse frequently to
monitor the battery. At the 2 amp charging rate, you will
see little needle movement.
The percent of charge scale is intended as a visual aid
to help simplify reading the state of charge of the
battery. The meter is scaled for use with the 10 amp
charge rate only. For the 2 amp charge rate use the red
triangle. The percent of charge is based on current
drawn by the battery. For this reason accuracy will vary
with the size and battery type.
DC AMPS
CHARGE % 100 75 50 25 0
0 2 6 8 10 12