DieHard 200.71225 Owner's Manual - Page 6
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NOTE: Amarine ( boat) boat b attery m ust beremoved and charged onshore. T o charge
itonboard r equires equipment specially designed formarine u se.
IMPORTANT:
Follow allsafety i nstructions
andprecautions
when charging your b attery.
Wear c omplete eyeprotection andclothing p rotection. Charge y ourbattery i na well-
ventilated area.
CHARGING
BATTERY INTHE
VEHICLE:
1.Avoid personal injury bykeeping clear
offanblades, belts, pulleys andother
engine p arts.
2.Avoid damaging thecharger bykeep-
ingthepower cord and output cords
away f rom thehood, door o rmoving
engine p arts.
3. Note thepolarity ofthebattery p osts
bychecking theidentification
marks
onthebattery: POSITIVE (POS, Por
+)andNEGATIVE
(NEG, Nor-).The
positive p ost i susually l arger than the
negative post.
4. Identify which battery p ost i sground-
edorconnected tothechassis. THIS
ISNORMALLY
THE NEGATIVE
POST.
NEGATIVE
GROUNDED
SYSTEM
5. Connecting
to a negative=grounded
system:
Connect
the red (POSITIVE)
output
clamp to the POSITIVE
post of
the battery.
Rock and twist the clamp
back and forth to be sure a solid
electrical
connection
is made. Then
connect
the black (NEGATIVE)
output
clamp
to a heavy,
unpainted
metal
part of the chassis
or engine
block,
away from the battery
(see figure).
DO NOT connect
clamp to negative
battery
post, carburetor,
fuel line or
sheet
metal part.
Connecting
to a positive=grounded
system:
Connect
the black (NEGA-
TIVE)
output
clamp
to the NEGATIVE
post of the battery.
Rock and twist
the clamp
back and forth to be sure
a solid electrical
connection
is made.
Then connect
the red (POSITIVE)
output
clamp to a heavy,
unpainted
metal
part of the chassis
or engine
block,
away from the battery.
DO NOT
connect
clamp
to positive
battery
post, carburetor,
fuel line or sheet
metal
part.
6. Plug power
cord into a 120V AC
2-prong
wall outlet. The charger
will
be set to the default
state of 12V
REGULAR
battery
type, no charge
rate (tester
mode).
7. Press the appropriate
control
buttons
to select
the desired
charge
rate and
battery
type. Within
a few seconds,
the CHARGING
(yellow)
LED should
light and the charging
process
should
start.
If the CHECK
(red) LED is on,
check
for correct
cable connections.
8. To disconnect
the charger,
unplug
its power
cord before
attempting
to
disconnect
the output
clamps.
Then,
standing
away from the battery,
re-
move
the output
clamp from the chas-
sis or engine
block.
Finally,
remove
the output
clamp from the battery
post.
9. Clean
and store the charger
in a dry
location.