WeatherTech Battery Charger - Manual (Page 7)

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• A sulphated battery will only accept current with difficulty, and consequently the charg-
ing process takes a particularly long time. A worn out battery cannot be fully charged.
Therefore you should always check whether the charger has been switched to mainte-
nance charge before you leave it turned on or unobserved for any length of time.
Caution: If the BatteryCharger 200 does not switch to maintenance charge mode after
three days, manually switch it to pulse maintenance mode. If the set has been switched
to maintenance charge, then everything is in order. Note: A battery that hasn’t changed
to maintenance charge after three days is most likely worn out and needs to be re-
placed. All other batteries can be maintained for a very long time.
CHARGING
Connecting the WeatherTech ® BatterCharger 200:
Connecting the equipment to a battery fitted in the vehicle:
1. When the battery cable is being connected or disconnected, the plug of the
BatteryCharger 200 must be disconnected from the power socket.
2. Establish which terminal is ground (connected to the chassis). Normally the negative
terminal is grounded.
3. Charging a battery grounded to the negative terminal: Negative-grounded vehicle
Charger connection.
a) Connect positive charger clip (red) to positive battery terminal.
b) Connect negative charger clip (black) to a good metal engine ground away from
the battery. Do not connect clip to fuel lines or sheet-metal body parts.
c) Connect the AC cord to the socket. The red alarm indication light will indicate a
battery which is connected to reverse polarity.
4. Charging a battery grounded to the positive terminal: Positive grounded vehicle
Charger connection.
a) Connect negative charger clip (black) to negative battery terminal.
b) Connect positive charger clip (red) to a good metal engine ground away from the
battery. Do not connect clip to fuel lines or sheet-metal body parts.
c) Connect the AC cord to the socket. The red alarm indication light will indicate a
battery which is connected to reverse polarity.
Connecting the WeatherTech ® BatteryCharger 200 to an out of vehicle battery:
1. Check polarity of battery terminals. POSITIVE (POS, P, +) battery post usually has
larger diameter than NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -) post.
2. Connect POSITIVE (RED) charger clip to POSITIVE (POS, P, +) battery post.
3. Connect NEGATIVE (Black) charger clip to NEGATIVE (NEG, N, -) battery post. The
red alarm indication light will indicate a battery, which is connected to reverse
polarity.
4. Connect charger’s AC cord to socket.