Schumacher Electric SSC-1500A Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 11)

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USING YOUR BATTERY CHARGER

OVERVIEW

Using the battery charger is very simple.

First, connect the battery and AC power

following the precautions listed under

“OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS”. Then

select the appropriate BATTERY TYPE

and BATTERY SIZE for your battery. The

charger will then do everything automati-

cally.Thissectionexplainsafewdetails.

CHARGING: If the charger does not

detect a properly connected battery, the

CONNECTED(red)LEDwillnotlight

continuously until a battery is detected.

Charging will not begin until the CON-

NECTED LED comes on. When charging

begins, the CHARGING LED will be lit.

AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF: When the 2A

SMALL, 10A MEDIUM, or 15A LARGE

BATTERY SIZE is selected, the charger

is set to perform an automatic charge.

When an automatic charge is performed,

the charger stops charging automatically

after the battery is fully charged.

ABORTED CHARGE: If charging can’t

be completed normally, charging will be

aborted. When charging is aborted, the

charger’s output is shut off and all the

LED'sareoffexcepttheCONNECTED

LED. In this state, the charger ignores

all buttons. To reset after an aborted

charge, either disconnect the battery or

unplug the charger.

DESULFATION MODE: If a battery is

leftdischargedforanextendedperiod,it

could become sulfated and not accept a

normal charge. If the charger detects a

sulfated battery, the charger will switch to

a special mode of operation designed for

such batteries. Activation of the special

desulfationmodeisindicatedbyblink-

ing the CHARGING LED. If successful,

normal charging will resume after the

battery is desulfated. The CHARGING

LEDwillthenstopblinkingandlightcon-

tinuously.Desulfationcouldtakeupto10

hours. If desulfation fails, charging will

beabortedandtheCONNECTED(red)

LED will remain lit.

COMPLETION OF CHARGING:

Charge completion is indicated by the

CHARGED(green)LED;whenlit,the

charger has stopped charging and

switched to the Maintain Mode of opera-

tion.

MAINTAIN MODE: When the CHARGED

(green)LEDislit,thechargerhas

started Maintain Mode. This mode of

operationisalsoknownasFloat-Mode

Monitoring. In this mode, the charger

keepsthebatteryfullychargedby

delivering a small current, when neces-

sary. The voltage is maintained at a

level determined by the BATTERY TYPE

selected.

GENERAL CHARGING NOTES:

The fan runs whenever the charger is

plugged into a 120V AC outlet.

If the charge mode is changed after

charginghasstarted(bypressingthe

BATTERY SIZE or BATTERY TYPE

button),thechargingprocesswillbe

restarted.

The voltage displayed during charging is

the charging voltage and usually will be

higher than the battery’s resting voltage.

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