Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SF-520MA Schumacher
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1 1. Before you use your battery charger , be sure to read all instructions and cautions printed on: • Battery Charger • Battery • V ehicle or unit using battery 2. Use battery charger on LEAD ACID type rechargeable batteries only , such as used in autos, trucks, tractors, airplanes, vans, RV's, trolling motors, etc.
2 1. Make sure you have a 6 or 12 volt lead-acid battery . Check car owner manual to make sure. 2. Clean battery terminals. T ake care to keep corrosion from coming in contact with your eyes. 3. If required, add distilled water in each cell until battery acid reaches levels specified by battery manufacturer .
3 12 VOL T 2 AMP 12 VOL T 15 AM P OFF 6 VOL T 125 VOL T ENGINE ST ART 6 VOL T 15 AM P MANUAL 12 VOL T 125 AM P ENGINE ST ART OFF: This position disconnect s AC power supplied by your out- let from the rest of the charger .
4 OPERA TION – Model SF-1275-A T wo switches permit Battery T ype and Charge Rate selection. Switch #1 permits selection of either Conventional or Mainte- nance Free and Deep Cycle batteries. If you are not sure of your battery type, use the (Regular) Conventional Setting.
5 FIGURE 7 CONNECTION TO NEGA TIVE GROUNDED BA TTERY POWER ON FULL CHARGE CHARGE % 100 75 50 25 0 APPROACHES FULL CHARGE Charge current to the battery is typically 5 amps. The needle points toward the 100% mark. FULL Y DISCHARGED BA TTER Y Initial charge current to the battery is typically 10 amps.
6 1. These battery chargers are equipped with a self-resetting circuit breaker . This device protects the charger from temporary overloads. In the event of an overload, the circuit breaker will trip open, and after a short cooling off period will reset automatically .
7 S tore battery charger in a dry area. The approximate required time to bring a battery to full charge state depends upon the number of ampere-hours (AH) depleted from the battery . AH’s are determined by multiplying the num- ber of hours by the number of AMPS supplied to a load.
8 The battery charger is designed to work automatically . However , If a problem does occur , check the following: PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION No meter reading. Connections are reversed. With charger unplugged, reverse clips and reconnect (rock back and forth to bite in).
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