Xantrex Technology 600 - Manual (Page 20)

16 xPower600 Owner’s Manual
7.0 Vehicle or Boat Engine Starting
Assistance
7.1 Jump-Starting Direct to the Battery
xPower600 may be used to jump-start a 12 Volt vehicle or small boat
engine using standard jump-start cables available from most auto parts
stores.
Jump-starting causes very high current surges and possible sparking.
Unless care is taken, the possibility of battery explosion exists. Read
the safety warnings in Section 2.0 before proceeding, then follow these
instructions exactly. Before proceeding, remove the Terminal Covers
(rotate counter clockwise) and place them in xPower600’s Accessory
Storage Compartment.
WARNING: Connect only in the following order and make sure the polarity
is correct. The battery’s positive terminal is identified as being larger in
diameter than the negative terminal. In most vehicles it has a red wire
connected to it. Do not proceed until you are sure you have identified the
positive terminal.
1. Turn off the vehicle or boat ignition, and all accessories.
2. Engage the vehicle’s park or emergency brake and place the
transmission in park (automatic) or neutral (manual).
3. Purge the area where connections will be made of all fumes before
making any connections.
4. Position xPower600 so that it is a convenient distance from the
battery that supplies power to the engine you wish to start, but will
not cause the jump-start cables to come in contact with any moving
parts of the engine. If helpful, remove xPower600’s handle to
improve placement.
5. Do not connect the jump-start cables to xPower600 yet. First
connect the cable’s red positive (+) clamp to the positive (+) terminal
of the engine’s battery.
6. Making sure the cables are clear of the engine’s belts and fans,
take the other end of the jump-start cables and connect the red
positive (+) clamp to xPower600’s Positive Terminal (red).
7. As far from the battery as possible, connect the cable’s black
negative (-) clamp to the engine block, cylinder head, or other
stationary heavy metal part of the engine. Do not attach the black
negative clamp to the engine’s battery terminal.