Preparing To Charge - Berner BHFB 05 Manual De Instrucciones

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Preparing to charge

• Be sure area around battery is well ventilated while battery is being charged.
Gas can be forcefully blown away by using a piece of cardboard or other non-
metallic material as a fan.
• Clean battery terminals. Be careful to keep corrosion from coming in contact with
eyes.
• Inspect the battery for cracked or broken case or cover. If battery is damaged, do
not use charger.
• If the battery is not sealed maintenance free, add distilled water in each cell until
battery acid reaches level specified by the manufacturer. This helps purge exces
sive gas from cells. Do not overfill. For a battery without cell caps, carefully follow
manufacturer's recharging instructions.
• If necessary to remove battery from vehicle to charge, always remove ground ter-
minal from battery first. Make sure all accessories in the vehicle are off to ensure
you do not cause any arcing.
• Study all battery manufacturer's specific precautions such as removing or not re-
moving cell caps while charging and recommended rates of charge.
• Determine voltage of battery by referring to car owner's manual and make sure it
matches output rating of battery charger.
• If the battery and terminals have a white or bluish crust on them, the charging sy-
stem may be having problem. These problems should be corrected before the
battery is replaced after charging.
Charger/maintainer location:
• Locate charger as far away from battery as DC cables permit.
• Never place charger directly above battery being charged. Gases from battery will
corrode and damage charger.
• Never allow battery acid to drip on charger when reading gravity or filling battery.
• Do not operate charger in a closed area or restrict ventilation in any way.
• Do not set a battery on top of charger.
Setting up & operations:
• Make sure the room has plenty of ventilation.
• Mount BHFB Chargers away from any vehicle repair or service. Make sure never
to start or run an engine near the batteries being charged.
• Be sure the total amperage used by BHFB Chargers should not exceed the
amperage capacity of the supply source. If you do not know how to determine
this, have a qualified electrician determine the capacity for you.
• Connect and disconnect DC output clips only after setting any charger switches to
off position and removing AC cord from electric outlet. Never allow clips to touch
each other.
• Make sure the battery terminals are clean. Wire brush them if necessary. Clamp
the black lead to the negative battery terminal. Clamp the red lead to the positive
battery terminal.
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