Using Your Battery Charger - Schumacher Electric SPEED CHARGE SSC-1500A Manual Del Dueño

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,

USING YOUR BATTERY CHARGER

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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