Battery Charging Times - Schumacher Electric XM1-5-CA Manual Del Usuario

BATTERY CHARGING TIMES

CCA = Cold Cranking Amps
Ah = Amp Hour
BATTERY SIZE/RATING
SMALL BATTERIES
Motorcycle, garden tractor, etc.
CARS AND TRUCKS
MARINE/DEEP-CYCLE
Times are based on a 50% discharged battery and may change, depending on age
and condition of battery.
AUTOMATIC CHARGING MODE
When an Automatic Charge is performed, the charger switches to the
maintain mode automatically after the battery is charged.
ABORTED CHARGE
If charging cannot be completed normally, charging will abort. When
charging aborts, the charger's output is shut off and the CHARGING
(yellow/orange) LED will flash. To reset after an aborted charge, unplug the
charger from the AC outlet, wait a few moments and plug it back in.
DESULFATION MODE
Desulfation could take 8 to 10 hours. If desulfation fails, charging will abort
and the CHARGING
COMPLETION OF CHARGE
Charge completion is indicated by the CHARGED
pulsing, the charger has switched to the maintain mode of operation.
MAINTAIN MODE (FLOAT-MODE MONITORING)
When the CHARGED
maintain mode. In this mode, the charger keeps the battery fully charged
by delivering a small current when necessary. If the charger has to provide
its maximum maintain current for a continuous 12 hour period, it will go into
abort mode (see Aborted Charge section). This is usually caused by a drain
on the battery or the battery could be bad. Make sure there are no loads on
the battery. If there are, remove them. If there are none, have the battery
checked or replaced.
RC = Reserve Capacity
NR = Not Recommended
200-315 CCA
315-550 CCA
550-1000 CCA
(yellow/orange) LED will flash.
(green) LED is pulsing, the charger has started
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CHARGE TIME (1.5A)
6-12 Ah
12-32 Ah
40-60 RC
60-85 RC
85-190 RC
80 RC
140 RC
160 RC
180 RC
(green) LED. When
2¾-5 h
5-13¼ h
15-19¼ h
19¼-24½ h
24½-46¼ h
23½ h
36 h
40 h
44 h